UNLV President Keith Whitfield resigned Monday night, marking an end to four-and-a-half years that saw him guide the institution’s growth through a pandemic and deadly shooting.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Keith Whitfield announced his resignation from that post Monday evening, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned from a statement sent to students.

UNLV President Keith Whitfield is stepping down from his post after nearly five years, he announced tonight at the conclusion of a UNLV Foundation dinner.

With 146 confirmed cases of measles in the current Texas outbreak, and the first U.S. death from the disease in a decade, you may be wondering whether you actually did get all your childhood vaccinations. These include the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine, designed to protect you from the notoriously contagious measles.

Intermountain Health and UNLV are approaching the end of a 180-day negotiating window to finalize lease details for a proposed freestanding children’s hospital in southwest Las Vegas on UNLV-owned land, officials told the Sun today.

This weekend, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) will host a career symposium featuring industry leaders from the fields of law, technology, and entertainment. The event aims to provide valuable insights and guidance to both students and professionals.

Join us this Sunday at 8.00pm UK time for an exhilarating episode of The Amish Inquisition! This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Physics Professor Michael Pravica as our special guest. Michael has taken the world by storm with his groundbreaking insights, following a feature in Popular Mechanics that delves deep into the enigmas of consciousness and hyperdimensionality.

At the end of February 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 164 cases of measles in 9 jurisdictions in Alaska, California, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, Rhode Island, and Texas. An outbreak of measles is considered when there are 3 or more related cases, and 3 outbreaks have been reported in 2025 with most cases in Texas. A large majority of these cases were unvaccinated individuals and 20% were hospitalized with one confirmed death. This is a cause of alarm for the public as measles was declared to have been eliminated in 2000 in the United States. Hence, we need to be cognizant of precautions and preventive measures.

Illegal cannabis sales from criminal networks have been cutting into profits at legal establishments across Nevada, according to regulators. Regulators presented the numbers to a Senate committee, this week, as lawmakers discussed avenues for enforcement and ways to discourage the illegal market with proposed Assembly legislation.