SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 20: The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup last night completed its review of the federal process and has concluded the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe and efficacious for use in the Western States. The Workgroup provided its confirmation to the Governors of California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington this morning, making the Moderna vaccine the second COVID-19 vaccine sup more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 22 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general from around the nation in opposing a proposed Trump Administration rule that would virtually eliminate work authorization for nearly all immigrants who were released under orders of supervision.In a comment letter submitted to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the coalition argues that the proposed rule l more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 24 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that his office has joined attorneys general of 27 states in a settlement with Sabre Corporation that resolves their investigation into the 2017 data breach of Sabre Hospitality Solutions' hotel booking system. The breach exposed the data of approximately 1.3 million credit cards. The settlement focuses on injunctive relief, and requires a payment of  more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed and issued Emergency Directive 036, which implements a moratorium on most residential evictions in Nevada, through March 31. The moratorium was announced by the Governor on Sunday The moratorium will apply to tenants unable to pay rent due to circumstances related to COVID-19 and will not prohibit certain evictions; including for example, evictions based on br more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 24 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak urged Nevadans and visitors to stay safe and healthy during the upcoming holiday weekends. The effects of the Thanksgiving holiday have just started to recede and going into the Christmas and New Year's holiday, it is more important than ever to remember that COVID-19 is still among us in our communities. "While we are working towards large-scale vaccination distrib more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 22 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup last night completed its review of the federal process and has concluded the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe and efficacious for use in the Western States. The Workgroup provided its confirmation to the Governors of California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington this morning, making the Moderna vaccine the second COVID-19 vaccine supported for use  more PR

RENO, Nevada, Dec. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: A team of scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are investigating how cattle microRNAs and the genes they influence affect the human body and health. MicroRNAs are small RNA molecules involved in the regulation of gene expression that convert DNA code into proteins that carry out cellular functions, such as development, differentiation, growth and metabolism. The interdisciplinary team of researchers i more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 22 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 20: The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup last night completed its review of the federal process and has concluded the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe and efficacious for use in the Western States. The Workgroup provided its confirmation to the Governors of California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington this morning, making the Moderna vaccine the second COVID-19 vaccine supported for use  more PR

RENO, Nevada, Dec. 24 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Longtime University supporters Ann Carlson ('59 Business, '78 M.Ed.) and Ron Turek have recently provided a critical donation to help the College of Education & Human Development (COEHD) transform its existing advising center into a larger and broader-reaching Student Success Center. The newly named Ron Turek and Ann Carlson Student Success Center will expand the College's ability to support students though an integrat more PR

RENO, Nevada, Dec. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: New research from the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of South Florida, suggests that television viewing data can be used to estimate political and social preferences. For example, combined preferences for watching "College Football" and "The Price is Right" versus "CNN's Anderson Cooper" and "Modern Family" may be an indication of how likely an individual is to lean towards the Republican or Dem more PR

RENO, Nevada, Dec. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Marine plankton--the foundation of many marine ecosystems, producers of about half of the oxygen we breath, and regulators of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere--may be at risk of extinction as our planet continues to warm, according to a study led by Ph.D. candidate Sarah Trubovitz and published in the journal Nature Communications. Plankton living in the world's coldest waters surrounding Antarctica, the South more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 22 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: As a researcher studying magmatic rocks, UNLV geoscience professor Arya Udry has had to rely on meteorites catapulting through the solar system and surviving their descent through Earth's atmosphere to make her work possible. Now, that's all about to change. Udry, who studies Martian meteorites, has been selected as one of 13 participating scientists to join the Mars 2020 Mission -- an o more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: The year didn't start out as the darkest time in American public health history. 2020 began with millions of Americans, courtesy of TV and the internet, witnessing 330,000 people from across the world joyfully ushering in the New Year on the Las Vegas Strip. The entertainment business in Las Vegas, the backbone of the Southern Nevada economy, was so hot that Cirque du Soleil's aqu more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, issued the following news release on Dec. 20: Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup. The announcement comes after the FDA and CDC granted their initial authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Western States Workgroup, comprised of vaccine experts from Washington, California, Oregon and Nevada, have been meeting to review  more PR