In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Three months after breaking ground, the future UNLV School of Medicine building is beginning to take shape.

The images are popping up on our social media feeds: pictures of friends, coworkers, and family members proudly displaying their COVID-19 vaccine card.

Researchers at the La Jolla Institute of Immunology in Southern California are bringing new technology to the fight against COVID-19.
With the nights at their longest and the weather at its bleakest, winter is in full force for those of us in the northern hemisphere. After the hubbub of the holiday season – even if our celebrations were a little different this year – it’s tempting to hunker down and wait for spring to brighten our moods before we think about socialising out and about. This year, perhaps more so than any we have experienced before, that retreat indoors has coincided with an increase in Covid-19 restrictions, meaning that for many across Europe and the US the decision isn’t optional.

Some Clark County educators were elated to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine last week, while many others met with disappointment during a confusing rollout, including some who booked appointments only to be turned away at inoculation sites.

Funds for the UNLV School of Medicine’s new medical education building are back in the state budget.
For the hopeless romantic, love is the pulse of life—the most intoxicating rush of all. Hopeless romantics live for sparks and butterflies in their bellies, often dreaming of fateful encounters and wedding vows that land like poetry.

Like many couples around the valley, Tony and Tabitha Scott found themselves unemployed last March when the lockdown began. But as the months went by, and distance learning dragged on in Clark County Schools, they say they saw an opportunity to make their dreams a reality and use their backgrounds in fitness to help youth, and Glitch Fitness was born.

A vaccination site at UNLV’s Student Union is open and qualified candidates and volunteers are focusing their efforts on vaccinating education employees.

The UNLV School of Medicine’s new medical education building will continue to rise following the restoration of state funding that was cut over the summer.

The UNLV School of Medicine is getting millions of dollars for the development of its medical education building.

While some Clark County School District educators have already received COVID-19 vaccinations, the drive to inoculate district employees is expected to officially launch on Monday.