OPINION: Killing collective bargaining in higher ed will hurt students and shatter morale

OPINION: Killing collective bargaining in higher ed will hurt students and shatter morale Summary The Nevada Board of Regents has quietly placed proposals on its Sept 11–12 agenda that would fundamentally alter how collective bargaining and tenure function in the state’s higher education system. One change would require legislative fiscal preapproval for collective bargaining agreements, […]

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Funcionarios de Nevada abordan esfuerzos de conservación ante crisis por uso de agua del Río Colorado – The Nevada Independent

Funcionarios de Nevada abordan esfuerzos de conservación ante crisis por uso de agua del Río Colorado Summary Nevada leaders, including Rep. Susie Lee and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, convened at the third Southern Nevada Water Summit on 28 August to focus on the Colorado River water crisis. With the three-state conservation agreement expiring next year, […]

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UNLV students innovate to look into underreported impacts of cannabis

UNLV students innovate to look into underreported impacts of cannabis Summary UNLV students showcased research at a Sept. 5 event hosted by the UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute exploring underreported and emerging impacts of cannabis despite federal limits on research. Projects included a synthetic cannabidiol (CBD) analogue derived from caraway seeds that showed anticonvulsant promise in […]

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