The Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program and Brookings Mountain West will release their “Cracking the Code on STEM: A People Strategy for Nevada’s Economy” report during a panel discussion at The Innevation Center in southwest Las Vegas.
Here are five questions for UNLV’s hotel college dean.
UNLV’s campus stadium initiative culminated Thursday with the stadium board approving resolutions endorsing a venue at the university — someday.
A proposed medical school would have a ‘massive’ impact on the health of the community, stakeholders agree.
As parents rush to cross off every item on their child’school supplies list before the bell rings, back-to-school spending is expected to reach $237 million, an increase of 7.4 percent from last year, according to the Retail Association of Nevada.
As director of the Shenker Academy, a preschool in Summerlin, Specht stays busy even when school’s out. She’s working now with her staff on the curriculum for the upcoming school year and hosting several daily tours for prospective families.
Bart Patterson, who became president of Nevada State College in 2012, sees his role as “helping change family trees.”
The scholarship portion of a new education program Starbucks is offering to help workers pay for an online degree consists of a discount from Arizona State University, not money from the chain.
Maurice Gallagher, chairman of Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel, offered some of his business philosophies Tuesday to students at the College of Southern Nevada. He spoke to about 50 students and faculty members on the Charleston campus.
UNLV’s School of Engineering will debut a minor in unmanned autonomous systems, or drones, in the fall. By spring 2015, the program should be available as a continuing education certificate for those seeking a career change.
