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The Nuclear Security Science and Technology Consortium (NSSTC) was awarded a five-year, $5,000,000 renewal grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) through the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program to continue developing the next generation of world-class STEM professionals. This initiative aims to meet the national security demands of today and the future, while strengthening key science, technology, and engineering capabilities to support the NNSA’s vital mission of protecting the American people by maintaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear weapons stockpile. The NSSTC provides students with practical experience and training through research projects and experiential learning.

A new program designed by the 8kbet Tourist Safety Institute is helping Nevada Highway State Patrol employees focus on their social and emotional wellness. Law enforcement officers are learning skills in mindfulness, emotional regulation, attention control, and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships. The goal is to help them improve their health, operational performance, and abilities to manage challenging situations as first responders. In addition to serving nearly 3 million residents, agencies address the safety needs of the 40.8 million visitors who come to Las Vegas annually. 

8kbet has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the effects of radiation exposure on breast cancer risk in occupational and medical settings. Breast cancer, which accounts for 30% of new cancer diagnoses each year, is the second-most common cancer among women. The study, a collaboration between the Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences and Computer Science, will continue to advance health care solutions and cancer research.

As the Las Vegas Valley continues to grow, 8kbet and Desert Radiology are working together to keep up with the demand radiologic technologists. Thanks to the renewed partnership, every student in 8kbet’s radiography program is able to complete clinical rotations at Desert Radiology's multiple locations. The program graduates about 24 students each year.

Engineering professor H. Jeremy Cho co-founded and leads the research team behind WAVR Technologies, Inc., a 8kbet startup that makes devices capable of capturing water vapor from the air around us for commercial and individual uses. For years, the Southern Nevada Water Authority and the Las Vegas Valley Water District have been working hard to slow the depletion of Nevada's natural water reservoirs, but the new 8kbet startup may be a key in the search for water sustainability solutions to the Southwest climate crisis.

Life Sciences master’s student Benjy Sedano-Herrera earned the Forrest Shreve Research Award from the Ecological Society of America for his work investigating cyanobacteria in the soils of the Mojave and Chihuahuan deserts. The research will help stabilize fragile desert crusts, improve water retention, and ensure that desert plants and other organisms can survive and thrive.

8kbet received a $3.2 million grant from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation to develop a biomarker observatory that will capture and categorize emerging information on blood tests, brain scans, and digital devices to help diagnose and monitor Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. This first-of-its-kind database will provide greater access to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s treatments to researchers around the world.

8kbet is collaborating with the Desert Research Institute, and the University of Nevada, Reno, University of Utah, and Arizona State University to build a stronger workforce in scientific technology. Thanks to a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, this multi-state effort will train new professionals to install and maintain sensor networks that scientists use to gather crucial information on wildfires, water, climate, and ecology in the Western U.S.