CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 21 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following statement on Jan. 20: * * * Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford released the following statement regarding the 2021 Inauguration: "I am thrilled to officially congratulate our 46th President of the United States Joe Biden and 49th Vice President Kamala Harris on being sworn in to office. Last year was rife with trials and tribulations. This year provides an opportunity toward recovery, change, and   more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 23 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Neuroscience has a representation problem. Fewer students from underrepresented backgrounds pursue higher education in the field which leads to a less diverse group of neuroscience researchers, teachers and professionals. The Nevada ENDURE (Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences) program, launched in January by Professors Mariann Weierich, Marian Berryhill and Dennis Mathe  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Nevada State Democratic Party Chair William McCurdy II released the following statement on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: "Today, we can finally exhale. After four long years of unrelenting hard work and dedication, we made history. I am overwhelmed with excitement and hope as we welcome Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House. Together, they will f  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Nevada State Democratic Party Chair William McCurdy II released the following statement on the election of Jaime Harrison as Chair of the Democratic National Committee: "Congratulations to Jaime Harrison who I know will achieve incredible things as our next Chair of the Democratic National Committee. I know he has the heart and the commitment to electing Democrats up and down the ticket here in Nev  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 22 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: The University Libraries recently completed a major upgrade to the Mathewson-Automated Retrieval System (MARS). MARS is the three-story tall storage space located behind-the-scenes inside of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. It stores more than 800,000 items from the Libraries' collection including books that have been checked out fewer than seven times in the last 20 years, journals older than one year, government d  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 20 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Many media outlets have suggested countries that have flattened the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic and are led by women have fared better than those led by men. However, is this an oversimplified view based on attributes assigned to women, or about the kind of country that chooses a woman to lead it? "Early in the pandemic, there was a flurry of news articles that highlighted the success of women leaders such  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: With programs specifically aimed at undergraduate students, the offers opportunities to gain paid professional experience and contribute to science and communities through the creation and completion of research projects. There are four different research programs that students can apply for: the Pack Research Experience Program (PREP), Community-Based Research Experience, Nevada Undergraduate Research Award  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 22 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: The UNLV history department set out to increase the diversity of its faculty and students because it was the right thing to do. Now, that intention has not only resulted in the more diverse population it desired but also an award from a major history organization. The Committee of Minority Historians of the American Historical Association (AHA) named the department its 2020 Insti  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 23 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: The past will soon meet the future of workforce development in the historic Southside Studio, operated by the University of Nevada, Reno in downtown Reno. K-12 robotics competition teams help to stimulate interest and development in robotics, computer science, engineering and automation, and these teams need large, open areas in which to design, build and test their creations. The upstairs space of the former Southside  more