The fine arts space soon to be known as the Barrick Museum of Art began life in 1967, even before it was part of the UNLV campus proper. In 1975, it became the UNLV Museum of Natural History and moved into the school’s old gym space (hence the presence of cartoon-wolf mascot Beauregard on the gallery floor today). Its first contemporary art exhibit took place in 1986, three years before the Marjorie Barrick part of the name got added.

Last Saturday, September 4, the event "Be a superhero for the children in our community ?? By Prevent Child Abuse Nevada (PCA NV) with the topic of child abuse prevention that took place at Downtown Container Park at 10:00 am.

The series of free workshops in Spanish offered by Prevent Child Abuse Nevada (PCA), include topics such as prevention of child sexual abuse, development of the brain of children from the fetal stage and child stress, this occasion Valeria Gurr, coordinator of PCA Nevada, offered the course, choose your partner or child caregiver carefully.

Prevent Child Abuse Nevada (PCAN), in coordination with the Clark County Department of Family Services, held an event at the Town Square Mall to raise awareness about child abuse and to try to avoid this scourge.

For the most part, the days of “stranger danger” — the fear that an unknown assailant will sexually assault a victim — are behind us.

The parents of an infant who police say was hurt by a daycare worker are speaking out. They did what many parents do; they dropped their son off at daycare to go to work. Now, a woman is arrested for abusing him, and the child has permanent brain damage.

New research published in the journal Sex Roles examined how women who choose to keep their own surname after marriage are perceived in the United States.

In news that will probably surprise absolutely no one, new research has shown that women who don’t change their names when they get married are perceived by other people to be much less committed to their marriages than those who do are.