Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada says it will continue to treat current patients and is working to resolve a longstanding billing dispute with the insurer.
Education
Parents at Lamping Elementary were notified Monday that “multiple individuals” tested positive and the campus would switch to remote learning through Aug. 27.
The Clark County School District will pay a stipend of up to $1,000 to any licensed substitute teacher who works at a school for at least 15 days during first quarter.
The State Board of Health will hold an emergency meeting at 9 a.m. Friday and members of the public can tune in via phone or Zoom video conferencing.
UNLV is part of an 11-university consortium that will receive a $25 million federal grant to support research and development in nuclear science, engineering and security.
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents has approved revisions to a procedures and guidelines manual to implement a COVID-19-spurred furlough policy.
The public charter school transitioned back to 100 percent distance learning for at least 10 days due to “a handful” of COVID-19 cases on campus.
The University of Nevada, Reno, announced the hiring of Brian Sandoval on Thursday before the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents voted to approve him.
Students began moving in Monday in preparation for fall semester, which begins Aug. 24. The university plans to offer about 80 percent of its classes in a remote format.
Many private schools are planning to have students return full time to campuses in August and say they are receiving an influx of inquiries from public school parents.
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents is scheduled to consider the chancellor search committee’s recommendation and possibly take action Thursday.
UNR’s Nevada Faculty Alliance chapter released a statement opposing a plan to alternate which students attend large lecture classes in person during the COVID-19 outbreak.