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.
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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.
With schools around the country preparing to start remotely in the fall, the possibility of a full-time return to distance learning is looming over Clark County schools.
The Clark County School District has been approved to issue $400 million more in facilities bonds to help fund new buildings as well as address the maintenance needs of its aging schools.
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.
The Clark County School District was unable to reach nearly a third of its 325,000 students during the second week of distance learning and counted attempts as a contact.
The Clark County School District will postpone graduation for the class of 2020 because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the district announced late Friday.
While Clark County school closures due to COVID-19 meant the end to live school performances, students from at three Las Vegas schools are determined the show will go on.
The crosswalk on Lone Mountain Road where a boy, 12, and his sister, 9, were hit on Friday is inadequately lit, students say.