May 19, 2023

UNLV and the 82nd Legislative Session

WEEK FIFTEEN UPDATE

The fifteenth week of the 82nd Session of the Nevada Legislature ended with 17 days left in the session. Legislators were busy meeting the May 19th deadline of Second House Committee Passage which means all bills, unless deemed exempt due to fiscal implications, must be voted out of committee to advance...(more)

REBELS IN ACTION

Dr. Marta Meana (Former UNLV President and Special Advisor to President Keith Whitfield), Dr. Constance Brooks (Interim VP of Government & Community Engagement), Warren Cobb (UNLV Associate Dean of Fine Arts), and Corbin Lopez (recent UNLV graduate) testified in support of SB496 (Revises provisions relating to the film industry)

UNLV Dean Marc Kahn (Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) co presented bill SB146 (Revises provisions relating to health care and access for physicians).

Dr. Constance Brooks (Interim VP of Government & Community Engagement) and Dr. Marc Kahn (Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine & VP for Health Affairs) testified in support for SB457 (Makes an appropriation to the Office of Finance in the Office of the Governor for certain costs related to the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, and interdisciplinary opportunities for health students

Dr. Sara Hunt (UNLV Assistant Dean of Behavioral Health Sciences with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine ,Dr. Marc Kahn (UNLV Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine and VP for Health Affairs) and UNLV testified in support of AB37 (Authorizes the establishment of the Behavioral Health Workforce Development Center of Nevada).

Dr. Constance Brooks (UNLV Interim VP for Government and Community Engagement) testified on AB490 (Authorizes the establishment of academic medical districts).

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Aniyah Muhammad-Henry

Each biennium, UNLV students engage in the legislative process in a variety of ways, including participating in policy development and the bill draft process, advocating for UNLV’s legislative agenda, and serving as legislative interns and externs to...(more)

THE WEEK AHEAD

May 22 - 26, 2023

The Government and Community Engagement team will continue to engage with elected officials during week sixteen of the 82^nd Session of the Nevada Legislature. Below, please find bills, legislative activities, and special events (subject to change) of particular...(more)

Startup Accelerator the ‘Next Step’ in Evolution of Black Fire Innovation

The UNLV Office of Economic Development is launching the Black Fire Accelerator, a program dedicated to assisting early-stage companies and cultivating a more fertile and diverse entrepreneurial environment in Southern Nevada. Partnering in the effort is Nevada’s first private incubator and accelerator, Las Vegas-based Zero Labs...(more)

UNLV Newsmakers 2023: April

Winter’s chilly grasp on Southern Nevada extended into April, making for one of the soggiest seasons in recent memory – and with that came a deluge of insight from our researchers at UNLV. Will the extra snowpack poke a hole in our climate crisis? Was Lake Mead doomed from the beginning? Will the wet weather cause an influx...(more)

Proposed Massive Expansion of Film Tax Credits Aims to Attract Industry to Vegas

(The Nevada Independent) – In an effort to diversify Nevada’s economy and attract a larger share of the film industry, state lawmakers introduced a long-in-the-works bill Thursday that would significantly expand a film tax credit program aimed at bringing Hollywood to Las Vegas. The bill, SB496, proposes up to $190 million in...(more)