LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- Caesars Entertainment Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: The World Series of Poker (WSOP), in partnership with GGPoker, today unveiled the daily event schedule for its recently-announced new winter series, WSOP Paradise, which will run from Dec. 3-14 at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Players looking to travel to the series and buy into the tournament directly can now book their stay at Atlantis Paradise Island via a "players exclusi  more

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: CIQ, Oracle and SUSE today announced their intent to form the Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA), a collaborative trade association to encourage the development of distributions compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) by providing open and free Enterprise Linux (EL) source code. The formation of OpenELA arises from Red Hat's recent changes to RHEL  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Last week, Senate Republicans' "intraparty rifts that defined the 2022 cycle and contributed to the GOP's loss[es]" were on full display in races across the map. * In Nevada, new reporting highlights Tony Grady is expected to enter the already "crowded" and "chao[tic]" "primary brawl," joining Brown and "vocal election denier and Trump ally" Jim Marchant, while Roll Call detailed how McConnell  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Today, the Interim Finance Committee (IFC) voted against Governor Joe Lombardo's proposal to utilize unallocated federal COVID relief funds to maintain Opportunity Scholarship funding for the 2023 school year. The proposal was denied on a partisan vote with all Democrats in opposition. With the denial of the proposal, several hundred Nevada school children will now be kicked off of  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 9 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Former Trump Ambassador and GOP megadonor Jeffrey Ross Gunter officially launched his campaign for U.S. Senate in Nevada today - joining the increasingly crowded and messy GOP primary field. Gunter will have to face off against former Assemblyman Jim Marchant and Mitch McConnell's handpicked candidate Sam Brown in a damaging primary that will push every candidate even further to the righ  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 9 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: A bombshell new report from the Messenger details the lengths to which Sam Brown has gone to paper over his previous support for Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda - and how he's now "facing his own challenges from the right - including over his handling of Trump." Brown has repeatedly dodged questions about his past support for Trump and whether he will endorse him in the GOP presidential primary. Meanwh  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 9 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Former Nevada lieutenant governor candidate Tony Grady became the latest MAGA Republican to jump into the increasingly crowded and messy Nevada Senate primary today. Grady will face off against former Trump ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter (who launched his campaign just yesterday), former Assemblyman Jim Marchant, and Mitch McConnell's handpicked candidate Sam Brown in a damaging primary   more

HENDERSON, Nevada, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Touro University Nevada issued the following news: A study published August 10, 2023 in the journal Nature Communications has identified a new pathway that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) uses to enter the nucleus of a healthy cell, where it can then replicate and go on to invade other cells. The researchers also identified three proteins that are needed for the virus to carry out the invasion and have in turn synthesized molecules (potential drugs) th  more

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: It's no secret that teachers are in short supply in our state, especially ones to fill vacancies in the sciences. At the University of Nevada, Reno, the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources has hired Charmayne Mitchell as the NevadaTeach master teacher for agriculture sciences and environmental science. As such, Mitchell will help guide students through this dual major program that allows s  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 5 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: Part of any great university is knowing how to position students to succeed within the local community. The Southern Nevada Leadership Summit is pivotal in keeping that pathway of success not only paved, but building upon it. Held on Aug. 1 at UNLV's Strip View Pavilion, the second annual summit brought together about 200 business leaders tasked with figuring out the best   more

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 8 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: The Community Foundation of Northern Nevada (CFNN), a nonprofit that connects people who care with local causes, has named seven Northern Nevada Endowment Fund grant recipients. Through the generous contributions of individuals and organizations, the Endowment's earnings support pressing needs each year. This year, the focus was to improve mental health outcomes in Northern Nevada by supporting organizations th  more

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: The College of Engineering has awarded the Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Endowed Faculty Award to three of its academic faculty: Kelly Keselica, Nancy LaTourrette and Eric Marchand. Each received a cash award of $700; the awards were bestowed at the end of the spring 2023 semester. Each of these faculty has a different type of engineering degree, but all attended the University to get at least one of their degre  more

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: Lake Tahoe has always been known for its incredibly clear blue water and now it seems it is only improving. In the spring of 2023, numerous news stories were released stating that the clarity of the lake is the best it has been since 1980 and the public is wondering how this happened and how can we keep this level of clarity. Sudeep Chandra is the director of the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies and the Glob  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Integrated Health Sciences professor coordinates talks on clinical trials research across the disciplines. * * * Connecting the scientific dots. Fostering serendipitous connections among experts and students. Creating avenues for more dynamic medical research. Bringing such perspective is the goal for the monthly forums on randomized clinical trials organized by Peter G  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Dusk is just as important as dawn. Those nighttime hours in the dark help provide a much-needed cooling effect that leverages our daytime highs, and minimizes the intensity of potentially lethal heatwaves in our cities. The problem is that the cooling part of the equation is not happening as much anymore. It's a phenomenon known as the 'Urban Heat Island,' and we built it  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 11 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Without a doubt, summer brought the heat to Vegas. It also brought a shine to UNLV's newest, and nearly complete, addition: the Advanced Engineering Building. "This is the time when the building really comes alive," said Patrick Castellano, director of design and associate university architect. "This is where it gets its personality. You can see the finishes, you can see the design, you c  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Nicholas Schaefer '23, who graduated in May from the Virginia Military Institute with a degree in international studies, recently presented a paper remotely to the 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) in Las Vegas, Nevada. ICAI serves researchers, scholars, professionals, students, and academicians who are looking to both foster working relationships and gain access to the  more

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Mandela Washington Fellowship Program for Young African Leaders worked with faculty from the College of Business * * * This summer, the University of Nevada, Reno had specials visitors when members of the the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders came to campus from June 21 to July 30 to experience the world of business and entrepreneurship in the United States. The Mandela   more