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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Monday, January 27, UNLV and Las Vegas leaders will gather on campus to host an event to honor the victims, survivors, and resistors of the Holocaust.
The Bali Provincial Government is targeting domestic and foreign tourist visits of more than 16 million visits by 2025. What are the challenges?
Mysterious fast radio bursts, or millisecond-long bright flashes of radio waves from space, have intrigued astronomers since the first detection of the phenomenon in 2007. The enigmatic signals, known as FRBs, release as much energy in less than the blink of an eye as the sun emits in one day.
Two years ago in Carson City, Nevada legislators and the governor played tug of war with policy proposals. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and GOP legislators pushed for need-based private school scholarships, but the Democratic-majority Legislature wouldn’t budge. They wanted universal school lunches, but the governor rejected it with his veto power. At the same time, the Legislature and the governor passed a major education funding bill.
Graduate students from UNR and UNLV have formed a union and are seeking formal recognition from the higher education system so they can collectively bargain to address workplace harassment and discrimination, lack of job security and low pay.
Home prices in the Las Vegas Valley rose in all but six ZIP codes over the last year, according to a new analysis of Redfin data by UNLV’s Lied Center for Real Estate. Shawn McCoy, the director of the center, said home prices rose in 91 percent of all ZIP codes in the valley from 2023 to the end of 2024.
After nine months of planning, the Nevada statewide hate crime reporting hotline is officially up and running.
The humble potato, often associated with high-fat foods due to its fried preparation, has been vindicated by a study from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). According to the results, this tuber, when eaten baked and with its skin, can benefit cardiovascular health in people with type 2 diabetes.
Nevada saw its deadliest year on record for pedestrian fatalities in 2024. The Silver State recorded 112 pedestrian deaths, surpassing 107 reported in 2023, according to Zero Fatalities Nevada, a statewide traffic safety initiative.