Bishop Gorman High School reported a total of eight COVID-19 cases Wednesday and Thursday, which school officials say are linked to two off-campus student gatherings.
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UNLV School of Medicine held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its medical education building — its first permanent facility.
The UNLV School of Public Health announced in late September it received a $3.4 million state grant to expand its contact tracing program, a partnership with the Southern Nevada Health District.
UNLV, which has more than 31,000 students, has reported 208 cases among students and employees since the pandemic began.
More than 200 students will be employed through the program — a partnership with the Southern Nevada Health District, the school said in a news release.
The university has reported seven cases since fall semester classes began Aug. 24.
UNLV is closing its curbside COVID-19 testing site because of intense summertime heat and because the Nevada National Guard will no longer be deployed to assist in the operation.
Earlier this month, 14 graduates from St. George’s University arrived in Nevada — 11 of whom are in the Las Vegas Valley — to start their residency.
The services provided by Hazel Health will be offered at no cost to students, with parent or guardian consent. There’s no limit on the number of visits students can receive.
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents voted Friday to approve the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience.
School nurses assisted at places this spring such as testing sites, Las Vegas’ ISO-Q (Isolation and Quarantine) Complex for the homeless, Clark County Fire Department and nonprofits.
Volunteers at UNLV and Touro University build test kits and key ingredients from scratch to help alleviate a state shortage of tests for the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
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