Brett Abarbanel was named executive director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute, and she credits basement poker games for piquing her interest in gambling research.
Education
Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada is accepting applications for the largest scholarship award in the history of the Girl Scout organization.
As aid begins to flow out of state grant reserves to Nevada nonprofits, government officials must weigh the long-term success of the programs they support, the Nevada governor said.
UNLV students were challenged to innovate a new way to diversify Nevada’s economy in the university’s first entreprenuerial pitch contest.
Communities in Schools of Nevada received its largest one-time gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
The Andre Agassi Foundation for Education and the Engelstad Foundation will give winners of a three-phased contest up to $500,000 to solve one question: “Who has an idea for improving Nevada’s educational landscape?”
A challenging relationship between donors and Nevada System of Higher Education regents ultimately helped propel a multimillion-dollar capital project for UNLV’s medical school building.
Jobs 4 Nevada Graduates, a nonprofit to teach students professional skills and workforce preparedness, helped one Chaparral High School student finish six credits in two weeks, ensuring a path to graduation in the spring.