Notes with a Purpose has launched the Lullaby Project, which pairs mothers with professional teaching artists to create original songs for their children. The songs are professionally recorded with support from UNLV, creating a lasting keepsake for both mother and child.

Hanna Aschenaki, 13, has witnessed Nevada’s youth mental health crisis firsthand. She watched classmates bully a peer to the point of suicidal intention with jokes at other people's expense, physical harassment and deliberate exclusion.

The Clark County School District’s plunging enrollment is a trend with no end in sight. Projections show that school funding could drop by nearly a quarter-billion dollars by 2030 as fewer students enroll to fill district classrooms.

For decades, the Clark County School District was one of the fastest growing school systems in the nation, buoyed by a booming gaming and tourism industry and low housing costs. Just seven years ago, when enrollment peaked, the district boasted 335,333 students in its classrooms. Then came the decline.

Primm Valley Casino Resorts will close 624 hotel rooms when it shutters this summer

Primm Valley Casino Resorts will close 624 hotel rooms when it shutters this summer

Primm Valley Casino Resorts will close 624 hotel rooms when it shutters this summer

Several local and regional startups were showcased recently at UNLV Innovation Day, where Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, director of the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience in the Department of Brain Health at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, was excited about the growth of the life sciences ecosystem.

Flecks of minerals captured in diamonds show hidden connections between Earth’s surface and its deep interior