Senator Roberta Lange, D-Las Vegas, who sponsored last session’s tax credit bill, is sponsoring a bill aimed at not only bringing film makers to Nevada, but also supporting education and workforce development by partnering with UNLV. In this bill, tax credits would be increased to 30 percent and capped at $115 million a year for 15 years, with $100 million set aside for production at Nevada Studios, planned for the UNLV Harry Reid Research & Technology Park in northwest Las Vegas. The $800 million, 34-acre project would include 14 sound stages and a five-acre backlot with a mill shop, studio operations space and equipment area. An additional 14 acres in the tech park would be reserved for a hotel, office space and mixed-use retail.

Deportations ordered by President Donald Trump could hinder Nevada’s economic growth and worsen the state’s housing crisis, experts say.

In March 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth assessment report. This report detailed current and projected climate change and established its 2050 goal: achieving global net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2050 so that global warming is limited to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. Exceeding that limit significantly increases the risk of severe, irreversible climate impacts that could render the planet uninhabitable. According to the report, meeting the net-zero goal by 2050 requires “immediate greenhouse gas emissions reductions in all sectors this decade.”

MGM Resorts, BetMGM & University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV): Educating the Next Generation - Expanding their community outreach efforts, MGM Resorts and BetMGM are partnering with UNLV Gaming Law students to underscore the importance of responsible gaming. These educational sessions will focus on the role of responsible gambling practices in enhancing customer experience and ensuring the industry’s long-term sustainability.

The Trump administration unveiled a plan on Thursday to “supercharge” the hiring process for air traffic controllers to address a longstanding problem with keeping control towers staffed that has raised safety concerns on America’s runways.

The Trump administration unveiled a plan on Thursday to “supercharge” the hiring process for air traffic controllers to address a longstanding problem with keeping control towers staffed that has raised safety concerns on America’s runways.

BACE1, aka β-secretase, is infamous for its fateful snip of amyloid precursor protein that leads to the production of Aβ peptides. Yet this might not be the only way BACE1 eggs on Alzheimer’s pathogenesis. According to a study published February 26 in Neuron, the enzyme also cleaves protein subunits off GABAAR, a receptor that transmits inhibitory currents responsible for reining in neuronal activity.

In addition, MGM Resorts and BetMGM are working with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to educate law students on the importance of responsible gaming in regulatory and industry practices.

Your next meal at home or in a restaurant might come with an unintended ingredient that could make you sick, they're called microplastics. Joshua Khorsandi is a first-year medical student at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine. He's focused on raising awareness about these tiny particles and their long-term health effects.