A new executive order issued this morning by the Trump administration reclassified medical marijuana, a shift that could ease research restrictions, provide tax relief for cannabis businesses, and signal a more tolerant federal approach to the industry.

Experts predict nearly 400,000 people will move to the Las Vegas Valley over the next 10 years. Gov. Joe Lombardo joined developers, realtors, policymakers and researchers today to look for ways to build homes for all of them, while confronting the reality that the Valley lacks affordable housing for all the people who live here right now.

On the morning of March 20, medical students at UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine gathered with their families in a room buzzing with nervous energy. At noon Eastern time, along with tens of thousands of peers at medical schools across the country, they tore open envelopes to learn where they would spend the next three to seven years of their lives — and, in many cases, build their entire careers.

Trump’s order shifting state-licensed cannabis to a less-dangerous drug category provides a tax break for operators and eases research barriers.

In this episode of The CFL Podcast, Joe Kennedy sits down with Maggie Farrell and Ingrid Ruffin from UNLV Libraries to discuss why the future of learning isn't just about what students know, but where and how they put that knowledge to work outside of the classroom. The library of the future isn’t just a space for quiet self-study among the bookstacks, it is a diverse ecosystem of physical and digital environments that connect learners through collaborative exploration. We examine how emerging learning environments like makerspaces and digital labs are being intentionally designed for access and flexibility with a focus on empowering learners to shift from passive consumers to active creators that can lead the conversation around their learning.

The 2026 Las Vegas Housing Outlook is held at the Las Vegas Realtors facility on South Rainbow Boulevard Thursday, April 23, 2026. The annual event was sponsored by Summerlin and presented by Home Builders Research.

On this episode of Casino Reports’ weekly gaming-biz podcast, we welcome the UNLV International Gaming Institute’s Brett Abarbanel and Kasra Ghaharian for a discussion around their recently released report The State of AI in Gaming in 2026, what sectors of the industry are proactively adopting AI, and what sectors are lagging behind.

On this episode of Casino Reports’ weekly gaming-biz podcast, we welcome the UNLV International Gaming Institute’s Brett Abarbanel and Kasra Ghaharian for a discussion around their recently released report The State of AI in Gaming in 2026, what sectors of the industry are proactively adopting AI, and what sectors are lagging behind.

UNLV's film school has a new name. The university's provost approved the renaming of the Department of Film into the School of Cinematic Arts, or UNLV CinArts. This change is meant to cover the full spectrum of creative and technical disciplines available for students. No changes will be made to the school's structure or administration.