Dedicated to preserving the history associated with the Nevada Test Site, now known as the Nevada National Security Sites, and the nation’s nuclear weapons program, the National Atomic Testing Museum continues to find innovative ways to connect history with contemporary culture. Its partnership with Bethesda Game Studios demonstrates how museums can use beloved entertainment franchises to spark curiosity about real-world events, while its collaboration with UNLV highlights the power of experiential education to prepare the next generation of designers, engineers and creative professionals. Together, the three organizations have created a project that bridges history, education and entertainment in ways that resonate with modern audiences.

Students from UNLV’s Colleges of Fine Arts and Education collaborated to create hands-on learning experiences for children enrolled at the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center.

Professional acrobats, circus performers, physicians and researchers gathered Saturday at UNLV for a conference aimed at improving medical care for performers whose jobs demand extreme strength, flexibility and endurance.

Scott McDonald and Dr. Nathan Hollister — co-founders of Circus Meets Medicine and UNLV Consortium of Arts + Medicine — joined us with the details on their Circus Meets Medicine Medical Conference.

Whenever another development threatens to push farther into the Mojave, the same words appear: beige, barren, empty, wasteland. But the Mojave Desert, which includes Las Vegas, is anything but. More than 50 mammalian species wander its foothills, more than 200 species of birds cross its skies, and more than 2,000 species of plants endure its extended droughts and blistering heat. It’s home to the Joshua tree, found nowhere else on Earth.

Glenn Nowak, professor of architecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says Las Vegas is the pioneer of integrated resorts — mega buildings that blend concepts of casinos, restaurants, stores, and other amenities.