For media inquiries, visit the Office of Media Relations website or call 702-895-3102.
Newsletter Subscription
Want to see how UNLV is covered in national and local media outlets? Subscribe to the Office of Media Relations' "UNLV In The News" newsletter for top headlines. It is emailed to subscribers on weekdays. Submit the form below to subscribe.
The idea behind social distancing is to create physical separation that reduces each individual’s risk of infection. While staying home in order to limit contact with others is straightforward, your contact isn’t really limited unless you live alone. While you can’t avoid your family members altogether, you will have to think about your living situation and take reasonable steps that are appropriate for you and your family.
![Headshot of Shawn Gerstenberger](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/D70380_33.jpg?itok=b1Lvyo4v)
![Las Vegas Sun](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/las-vegas-sun.png?itok=zYEkDFQm)
Since the first person tested positive for the coronavirus in Nevada, the pathogen has swept Southern Nevada with alarming speed — from one to two cases, then a few dozen and then a couple hundred. By the time you read this, the number will certainly have jumped again.
![K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/klas-tv.png?itok=ga_UNogP)
Nevada is one of several states permitted to fast track coronavirus testing by developing and approving it without the FDA signing off. While that’s underway, testing is still limited in the Las Vegas Valley.
![Dr Gardner White Coat.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/Dr%20Gardner%20White%20Coat.jpg?itok=mlSkJCfG)
On the low end, Penn National Gaming is burning through $6.4 million daily having just 5.2 months before running out of cash, the report said.
![Headshot of Stephen Miller](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/D71422_07.jpg?itok=z9dWM63M)
On the low end, Penn National Gaming is burning through $6.4 million daily having just 5.2 months before running out of cash, the report said.
![David Schwartz headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/Schwartz_D68605_20.jpg?itok=OP_ST724)
On the low end, Penn National Gaming is burning through $6.4 million daily having just 5.2 months before running out of cash, the report said.
![Anthony Cabot headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/cabot.jpg?itok=Qio9j2AT)
Over the weekend, photos of busy parks, markets and beaches in the US, UK and Canada caused uproar, as officials described people who ignored social distancing guidelines as selfish, arrogant or self-destructive.
![Brian Labus Headshot Brian Labus Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/D70679_13.jpg?itok=rkSFuSPP)
The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the American Library Association has chosen Melissa Bowles-Terry, associate director of the Faculty Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as the 2020 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award. The Librarian Recognition Award was created to recognize an individual’s contribution to the development, advancement and support of information literacy and instruction.
![Las Vegas Review Journal](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/las-vegas-review-journal.jpg?itok=IX9YBkgU)
Las Vegas resident Cedric Taylor was glad to see the U.S. Postal Service open for business Tuesday morning despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Brian Labus Headshot Brian Labus Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/D70679_13.jpg?itok=rkSFuSPP)
You Might Also Like
UNLV Newsmakers 2024: April
News highlights starring UNLV students and faculty who made local and national headlines.![Spring Flowers (Becca Schwartz)](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-03/D75415_001_Spring%20Flowers%20%281%29.jpg?itok=jAeZ9tPL)