Seeking to benefit from the anticipated, widespread commercial use of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) nationwide, Nevadans have been working diligently to cultivate an industry around this type of aircraft.

Soft robotics might be the next big thing in medicine. With the cutting-edge technology, researchers have created a glove to return a paralyzed hand to its full function and an unobtrusive exoskeleton for patients with severe neurological diseases.

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker are expected to give a much-needed jolt to New Jersey's fledgling Internet gambling market, but observers say the market needs to expand to other jurisdictions in order to truly thrive.

The alphabet soup of sexuality and gender identity doesn’t end at LGBT. A more inclusive acronym extends the group of four communities to 10 with LGBTQQIAAP (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, allies, asexual, pansexual). And while the gay and lesbian segments are quite visible—in news headlines and popular culture—some other parts of the spectrum are less noticed and more misunderstood.

The mayors of Las Vegas and Reno are wagering the wearing of their home team colors when Nevada's two university football rivals take to the field on Saturday in Reno.

Within the sprawling contemporary Las Vegas landscape linger millions of personal stories that are lost to history or buried in the larger picture. Delving into the files (digital and physical) at UNLV’s Special Collections reveals the layers, the minutiae behind the names and places that weave together a larger narrative.

The new school year is only about a month in, but that's not slowing the conversation about sex education.

Robin Mendoza started mapping the Clark County Wetlands Park as an obligation — her geographic-information systems class professor assigned it as part her B.A. in environmental science at UNLV. But she finished it as an enjoyable, if slightly OCD, occupation — the wetlands staff was so impressed with her work that the county hired her as a summer intern.

K12 Inc., the nation's leading provider of K-12 online school programs released a new report on Nevada Virtual Academy's innovative college and career readiness programs and the school's collaboration with University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).