Drivers across the valley are being warned to slow down, pay attention, and obey the rules of the road because this holiday season, enforcement is anything but jolly.  Thursday, the Grinch himself helped law enforcement crack down on dangerous driving at a busy Las Vegas crosswalk at the intersection of Flamingo and Mojave Road. Agencies involved include CCSD Police, LVMPD traffic, North Las Vegas police, Henderson police, and the UNLV traffic unit, all working together under a zero-tolerance policy to protect pedestrians.

Although pedestrians have the right of way in a crosswalk, they don’t always anticipate the possibility that a driver won’t stop, Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. David Stoddard said Thursday.

November through January is typically the biggest time of the year we see scams. Often, scammers are using the method of ‘pulling on the heart strings.’ Scams fall into a lot of variety; some are low-key tech – which can be a simple go-fund-me.

According to a UNLV cybersecurity study from September, Nevada casinos in particular “are opportunistic targets because they have an extensive array of cyber entry points, have lots of money, and the public outcry is less conspicuous when they are attacked”. The study listed nearly 50 confirmed Nevada cyber incidents from 2007-2023, with the majority coming from 2015 onward. This increase in activity might overload the board with “false alarm” notifications, stakeholders warned.

The announcement of a new task force by local law enforcement has been met with optimism from traffic and safety advocates. Erin Breen, director of UNLV's Road Equity Alliance Project, shared her thoughts on the initiative.

The devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area earlier this year inspired a trio of UNLV engineering students to design a device to detect fires in hard-to-reach areas, whether outdoors or inside.

With Lake Mead facing historic shortages that hydrologists only expect to worsen, he and three other UNLV engineering seniors — Alyssa Surette, Daniel Nevarez and Elias Black — zeroed in on how to quell the thirst of Las Vegas’ most water-intensive data center: Google’s facility off Warm Springs Road in eastern Henderson.

As enterprise teams enter a new era of digital transformation powered by agentic AI, a major challenge remains: transitioning going from pilot to production.

It’s a big day on campus as UNLV’s College of Engineering celebrates the 25th anniversary of its senior design competition. More than 40 student teams will present their innovations to industry judges, who will score each project on innovation, commercial potential, sustainability, engineering quality, and presentation. And for the first time, the public can vote for their favorite project between 1 and 5 pm.

UNLV engineering students presented projects to industry leaders.

More than 60 people have died on Las Vegas valley roads while in or crossing streets, leading road safety advocates to once again sound the alarm.

A program at UNLV is working with Las Vegas Valley high schools to recruit future technology experts as demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to grow.