After being caught in the grip of the nation's economic struggles, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has struggled for the past four years to recover from a plunge in student attendance.

Opening two new medical schools in Southern Nevada will bring more than brick and mortar changes.

Vu Tran's first full memory was just a few weeks before his fifth birthday.

How did representatives of the Hillel Jewish Student Center at UNLV spend a blistering-hot new student dorm move-in day on the UNLV campus?

By handing out bottles of water to parched incoming students.

A new bill introduced in Congress this summer is designed to assist veterans with child care while they work toward higher education.

Viewers can always expect some back-to-school stories in late August. One of the stories in Channel 3’s Video Vault from 30 years ago is titled “Bright UNLV Student”.

Classic slot machines are on the decline, according to David G. Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; which is why many land-based casinos are seeking to add games of skill to their casino floors.

In the national conversation about America’s over-crowded prisons, women are rarely mentioned. They’re less than 10-percent of the total inmate population. But they’re a rapidly-growing segment. Criminal justice expert Emily Salisbury says too many prisons are unprepared to deal well with female inmates. Salisbury’s research focuses on developing gender-appropriate prison facilities and programs.

UNLV Rebels WR Devonte Boyd was 9-year-old when he was caught in the middle of one of the most damaging storms in U.S. history.