Interim NSHE Chancellor Patty Charlton will formally recommend appointing him at Thursday's meeting. NSHE chose Heavey for the interim role after holding a series of listening sessions with UNLV constituencies in March, according to the agenda item.

Eight lucky students were chosen out of more than 100,000 Clark County-based students to create art for the Exosphere. The students chosen range from elementary school to college and will have their Earth Day-themed artwork displayed on a rotation basis at the Exosphere throughout the summer.

Many people don’t think twice when their physician prescribes antidepressants or other medications—after all, mental health is just as important as physical well-being. However, new research suggests that some of these drugs may quietly interfere with brain development in unborn children, raising urgent safety concerns during pregnancy.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said that wildlife trafficking is a $10 billion industry, with millions of animals dying in transit each year. That's not surprising after seeing photos of the bound turtles in the Express story.

Pilots' mealtime options at cruising altitude aren't just a matter of taste—they follow airline protocols you might not expect.

Neuroscience can explain the disconnect between how much time we think has passed and how much actually has. Our brains create unique network states through drift, helping working and autobiographical memory. Reading about the barrage of news events lately has tricked our brains into thinking more time has passed.

The longest place name in the world is a mouthful—and we dare you to try to pronounce it.

A recent discovery of a molecular connection between autism and myotonic dystrophy, a type of neuromuscular disease, may provide a breakthrough on how clinicians approach autism spectrum disorder. The new study by an interdisciplinary team of biomedical scientists, published on April 21 in Nature Neuroscience, used myotonic dystrophy as a tool or model to learn more about autism – effectively using one disorder to better understand the other.

A recent discovery of a molecular connection between autism and myotonic dystrophy, a type of neuromuscular disease, may provide a breakthrough on how clinicians approach autism spectrum disorder. The new study by an interdisciplinary team of biomedical scientists, published on April 21 in Nature Neuroscience, used myotonic dystrophy as a tool or model to learn more about autism – effectively using one disorder to better understand the other.