Las Vegas Review-Journal: Cuts to Nevada’s budget proposed by the state’s governor Brian Sandoval could trigger the bankruptcy of the University of Nevada system. Under Sandoval’s proposal, the system’s main campus in Las Vegas must cut $47.5 million from its budget over the next two years. If the cuts, which amount to 10% of UNLV’s total budget, were applied uniformly, the university’s College of Sciences would see its budget fall by $2.82 million. To deal with the cuts, UNLV’s president Neal Smatresk said he would declare “financial exigency,” a state akin to bankruptcy, to enable him to reduce expenses and fire tenured faculty.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
Get PT in your inbox
PT The Week in Physics
A collection of PT's content from the previous week delivered every Monday.
One email per week
PT New Issue Alert
Be notified about the new issue with links to highlights and the full TOC.
One email per month
PT Webinars & White Papers
The latest webinars, white papers and other informational resources.