In The News: Planning and Construction

The future of UNLV’s 42-acre lot near the Strip is still uncertain after the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents special meeting Tuesday. “This land is not just a parcel of real estate,” University President Keith Whitfield said during a presentation of four proposals for the land. “It’s a transformative opportunity to shape the future of UNLV and its future within the border of Las Vegas.

UNLV Health is expanding its footprint in Las Vegas. A new clinic is now open in the northwest valley at 2724 N. Tenaya Way, near Cheyenne Avenue and the U.S. 95 freeway. This clinic is the new home for UNLV Healthy Family Medicine, according to a UNLV spokesperson.
First the lights blinked out, preventing state education officials from approving a $1.25 billion ground lease to G2 Capital Development in Las Vegas. Then regents balked at the deal.

State higher education officials expressed strong skepticism over UNLV’s plans to enter into a lengthy ground lease on 42 acres of university-owned land near the Las Vegas Strip.

Violence has been in the spotlight recently — specifically crimes near the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas underwent a sizable overhaul recently by changing the signage associated with 165 of its single-use public restrooms to "All Gender/Family Restroom."

Jamie Sprague-Ballou’s heart raced in fear every time she walked into a public restroom when she was transitioning from male to female.

Jamie Sprague-Ballou’s heart raced in fear every time she walked into a public restroom when she was transitioning from male to female. In the women’s restroom, she risked being humiliated by security. In the men’s restroom, she risked violence.

The latest redesign proposal for a major intersection near UNLV and McCarran International Airport would send drivers underground.

UNLV is in the process of getting campus upgrading for students.