NEVADA, Missouri, April 9 (TNSEco) -- Cottey College issued the following news: On March 27, Cottey College dedicated the new Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Campus Life. The date is particularly noteworthy as it also celebrated the 173rd anniversary of the birth of the founder, Virginia Alice Cottey, and was held in conjunction with annual Founder's Day events. The new campus center features gathering, studying, meeting and dining space for students, faculty, staff, and visitors; the Cottey   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, alongside FEMA and local partners, launched two mobile vaccination units to support equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas with limited medical infrastructure. Gov. Sisolak said, "It's imperative that every eligible Nevadan has access to these life-saving vaccines." The first vaccination event will be on Tuesday. Gov. Sisolak, like other   more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: In an interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal, GOP Rep. Mark Amodei "expressed what a difficult task defeating [Gov. Steve] Sisolak would be," citing the strength of the Nevada economy, Gov. Sisolak's impressive fundraising hauls, and his ability to connect with voters. Amodei said: "The economy will be moving in the right direction by the election, and it's a sitting incumbent governor with close to fiv  more

RENO, Nevada, April 8 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Twenty-seven percent of undergraduate student respondents and 12 percent of graduate student respondents at the University of Nevada, Reno reported experiencing "poor or terrible" internet access in a remote working and learning survey given to campus last spring. Many students are still working and learning part time via virtual modalities, making a strong internet connection imperative. The University recently recei  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is losing allies in her own party. Is she to blame? While Republicans have long been the party of freedom and opportunity, Democrats like Senator Cortez Masto are pushing for their party to embrace cancel culture, socialism, and anti-worker values. With such a radical agenda, it is no surprise to see Nevada Democrats turn in their party registration cards.  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 7 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced the appointment of Leslie Nino Piro as the new General Counsel for the Office of the Nevada Attorney General, effective immediately. In her role on the senior executive team, General Counsel Nino Piro will serve as a top legal advisor to AG Ford and the office on a broad range of legal and policy matters. "Leslie is the newest member of the AG  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 8 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on April 7, 2021: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of ten attorneys general urging the U.S. Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, which will reform law enforcement agencies nationwide and give state attorneys general clear statutory authority to investigate patterns or practices of unconstitutional policing. The coalition issued a letter tod  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 7 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer on Tuesday released the following statement regarding North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee's affiliation with the Republican Party: "Mayor John Lee, who claims to have voted for Donald Trump twice, has an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association, and has always opposed a woman's right to choose, has long been out of step with the core values of the Demo  more

RENO, Nevada, April 6 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Bret Hess, with the University of Nevada, Reno Experiment Station, has been hired to serve as the executive director of the Western Association of Agriculture Experiment Station Directors, supporting the collective interests of Experiment Stations and agriculture colleges throughout the Western U.S. Additionally, the University of Nevada, Reno was selected to serve as the host institution for the association.   more

RENO, Nevada, April 8 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Business cycles are not new for the mining industry. Mining is an inelastic supply-and-demand economic sector that is usually familiar with the volatility of the markets. Mining has a strong culture of safety and health awareness and disaster preparedness. The year 2020, however, was an unprecedented downswing in all economic activities, including mining operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Market capitali  more

RENO, Nevada, April 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: A combination of harsh winters and strong selection on cognitive abilities needed to find thousands of food caches lead to the evolution of specialized spatial cognition in food-caching species such as mountain chickadees, allowing them to resist age-related cognitive declines, according to a University of Nevada, Reno study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences scientific jour  more

RENO, Nevada, April 6 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Research, scholarly and creative activities by faculty and staff at the University of Nevada, Reno may be the start of an innovation that could potentially address societal problems or disrupt the marketplace. Enterprise & Innovation (E&I), part of Research & Innovation, helps faculty navigate the process of commercializing their research, which includes intellectual property (IP) protection, finding a potenti  more

RENO, Nevada, April 8 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Virology laboratory testing of ultraviolet-C (UVC) light conducted at the University of Nevada Reno has confirmed sterilization of a human coronavirus of the COVID-19 family at a distance of 5 feet in less than 8 seconds. American UVC Science Inc. (AUS), a business affiliate of the University's Nevada Center for Applied Research, has developed a patented technology combining the highest power UVC LED diodes w  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 7 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and the UNLV office of undergraduate research are proud to present "A Drawing a Day," a group exhibition documenting the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic through the work of 22 artists. Curated by Emmanuel Munoz, "A Drawing A Day" consists of more than 30 artworks, including drawings, sketches, collage, painting, and a musical instrument. Muno  more