Like most readers of the Review-Journal, I have closely followed the legislative debate over the past couple of years associated with the expansion of a film tax credit program in Nevada. Of course, as the president of UNLV, I have a vested interest in learning if and how it would directly aid our students, serve to lift up our campus community and contribute to the overall economic health and stability of our workforce.

Three Square Food Bank partnered with UNLV, CSN, and two churches — TCMI Church in Las Vegas and Central Church in Henderson — to provide fresh produce and nonperishable goods.

Volunteers gathered at sites across the Las Vegas valley Saturday for the start of emergency food distributions planned during the lapse in SNAP benefits. Hundreds helped Three Square distribute food outside the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV. Around 80 percent of volunteers at the distribution came from UNLV. Dr. Constance Brooks, vice president of government and community engagement for UNLV, said the lapse in benefits affects some of the university’s students.

The phones at Three Square Food Bank have been “ringing off the hook” from potential volunteers as the organization prepares for an influx of Nevadans seeking its services, said Beth Martino, the group’s president.

Of the many nightlife options on the Las Vegas Strip, The Pinky Ring is unique. It’s not a concert venue per se, but once you’re inside, it’s impossible not to gravitate toward the stage, which floats at the edge of a cozy, rotunda-like room. A six-piece band supplies a steady stream of funk and R&B hits from the 1980s and ’90s, and the warm, pulsating sound has the exhilarating effect of a tabernacle choir. Everyone wears the dazed, relieved look of someone who’s stumbled into a party they actually want to be at.

President Donald Trump set off a flurry of questions with a recent social media post that puts Nevada squarely at the center of the ultimate hot button issue: nuclear testing.

President Donald Trump set off a flurry of questions with a recent social media post that puts Nevada squarely at the center of the ultimate hot button issue: nuclear testing.

Cannabidiol aka CBD, is a cannabis compound with big promise. It has been touted for its wide range of potential benefits, including its FDA-approved use as a treatment for seizures. As researchers strive to gain a deeper understanding of CBD, they also aim to make it more accessible. One team at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) may have found a solution—and it could already be in your kitchen.

Last week, a Virginia couple filed an emergency motion to stop President Donald Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing, citing violations of federal preservation laws. To learn more about the history of the East Wing, LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi is speaking with Michael Green, an associate professor of history in UNLV's Department of History.