Fundraising efforts for the November 2026 midterm elections are in full swing. However, candidates seeking office at the city, county, state, and national levels face a monumental challenge in raising sufficient funds to finance their candidacies. In the Nevada governor’s race between Democrat Attorney General Aaron Ford and incumbent Governor Joe Lombardo, contributions from the local South Asian community total just over $96,000 – an all-time low compared to previous elections. Several longtime donors who were active in past cycles have not contributed this year. Major donors in the currentRead More

The anatomical education program at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV has rapidly evolved into one of the most advanced in the region. Housed in the school’s 135,000-square-foot medical education building, made possible through the generosity of the Nevada Health and Bioscience Corporation (NHBC), the program combines state-of-the-art facilities with innovative curriculum design, offering students access to human body dissection, plastinated specimens, virtual reality platforms, and digital anatomy tools. Transforming the Curriculum Since joining UNLV in 2023, Dr. Aftab Merchant, professor of medical education and assistant dean forRead More