In The News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The MSG Sphere became an instant sensation when it turned on its lights during the Fourth of July weekend. Since then, the new concert venue has drivers stopping in the middle of the road, people running across lanes of traffic, and big traffic backups all just to get the best possible view.

University Business

To get more engineers to stay in the state after graduation, UNLV received $4 million from the GOED for a program that helps students obtain paid internships with startup and tech companies.

Las Vegas Weekly

Higher education is an investment, and the Legislature this year approved more than $74 million in budget restorations for the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), according to NSHE’s website.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada is currently leading the nation in job growth and experiencing an uptick in college-educated workers moving to Clark County in particular.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada is currently leading the nation in job growth and experiencing an uptick in college-educated workers moving to Clark County in particular.

Vegas Business Digest

The new building will provide more spaces for teaching, research, and collaborations.

Nevada Independent

Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday announced a host of initiatives during a summit held at UNLV to strengthen the state and national cybersecurity industry’s growing workforce, with a focus on young people entering the industry.

The White House

UNLV has received funding from the federal government for cybersecurity education, enabling it to bring on fifty students per year as paid interns at its Free Cyber Clinic. Through this experience, students will get hands-on cyber experience from small business clients, training for the Security+ and Certified Ethical Hacker certifications plus exam fee support, and support for attending cybersecurity conferences such as DEFCON.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Nevada joins the nation in a shortfall of professionals within the cyber workforce, which the White House is taking measures to reverse as cyber threats evolve.

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español

The three teenagers who died in a car crash in North Las Vegas last week weren't even old enough to have driver's licenses, according to the Clark County Coroner's Office.

Environmental Protection Agency

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $24,994 in funding for a student team at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program seeking solutions to environmental and public health challenges. The UNLV team, one of 21 award winners nationwide, is researching a cost-effective, simple process using agricultural waste biomass products to clean the drinking water supply.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Public safety officials around Clark County are becoming concerned about the recent surge in crashes involving motorcycles, including six over the past month, four of which were fatal.