Kim Murga, Metro's forensic laboratory director, said untested rape kits go back to 1983, before DNA testing became more common about 15 years ago. Nevada is no different from most of the nation, which is struggling to confront rape kit backlogs and the high costs associated with catching up, she said.

Nevada colleges are getting more than $1 million in federal grants to help retain students who might otherwise drop out.

At the Baltimore Orioles game on Monday, the work of UNLV and its engineering students will be center stage as 5-year-old Hailey Dawson will throw out the first pitch using the Flexy-Hand 2, which is a 3D-printed prosthetic device created by the UNLV engineering department.

UNLV’s president on why Tier One status isn’t enough, the medical school’s impact and how the Rebels are gaining respect.

The U.S. Department of Education has offered Nevada State College a $220,000 grant to boost student services, making it the third Las Vegas-area campus to benefit from the federal award and raising the region's funding total to more than $1 million.

Advocates and public agencies are planning a week-long series of back-to-school safety events in and around Las Vegas ahead of schools opening Aug. 24.

Just east of this desert city's gleaming resort corridor, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas anchors a hardscrabble stretch of Clark County with early signs of college life.

Study hard. Plan your time. Meet people.

All are nuggets of advice incoming college freshmen often hear. And while they're great as far as they go, they may not cover the breadth of the college experience for new students.

Diabetes specialists Tomas Walker and Aimee Jose, who graduated five years apart from UNLV's nursing school, are each playing a role in the creation of a so-called artificial pancreas system, a mobile app-based tool that monitors and balances blood sugar levels.