Local higher-education institutions — the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nevada State University; College of Southern Nevada; and Touro University — provided statements to 8 News Now on their sexual assault policies.

New initiative includes partnership with education nonprofit Earn to Learn

UNLV administrators and U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., launched Destination Degree, an initiative to help more people earn bachelor’s degrees, at a panel discussion Thursday at UNLV. Eligible students who deposit up to $500 a year into a matched savings account receive $8 for every $1, up to $4,000 annually. The program also includes coaching and financial education.

Five programs within the new effort bring resources to students who may be struggling with debt or other challenges to going back to school. “Destination Degree” launched on Oct. 1 when it was announced during a roundtable at UNLV with university leaders, representatives from education non-profit Earn to Learn, and Democratic Nevada Congresswoman Susie Lee.

The good news is that $50,000 is enough to give you a number of options, though admittedly there are plenty of advisers who have minimum investment levels that you might not meet so you may have to shop around.

While the SEC pursues an end to mandatory votes on corporate shareholder proposals, investor advocates are pushing companies themselves to step in and help preserve existing rights.

Could water pulled from the desert air help Southern Nevada confront its water challenges — and concerns about the growing demand from data centers? That is the goal behind a developing technology from WAVR Technologies, a Las Vegas startup commercializing atmospheric water-harvesting technology developed at UNLV.

The now-vacant lot, at the southeast corner of Tropicana Avenue and University Center Drive, across from the Thomas & Mack Center, was previously home to a cluster of UNLV buildings called the Paradise Campus.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has been researching an innovative new approach to atmospheric water harvesting with improved water collection rates in arid environments.