The Science, Engineering and Technology Building will allow UNLV to recruit Nevada's best students and continue attracting the nation's top faculty by offering them the opportunities, resources and research environment they not only deserve, but also require to be successful in their fields.

This building will ensure UNLV remains competitive with the nation's top and most respected institutions.

Although the university has experienced growth in numbers of both science and engineering students and staff, the growth of laboratory space has not kept pace. Over the past five years, the total number of students seeking undergraduateand graduate degrees in the Colleges of Engineering and Sciences has grown 42 percent, while the amount of research space for those colleges has remained steady at about 100,000 square feet. The new building will increase the amount of science and engineering space to more than 200,000 square feet, and will allow the university to accommodate current and future student growth while providing faculty and staff the space needed for research and teaching.

Although the project will leave UNLV well short of the national average for science and engineering space at top universities, the project will help address the institution's needs in natural sciences (chemistry, physics, biology and geosciences), engineering (computer science and civil, mechanical and electrical engineering) and other technology areas requiring multidisciplinary research.

With the added space comes new possibilities. Additional classrooms will allow UNLV to enhance its curriculum, with both new courses and faculty. Students will be offered expanded and more specialized fields of study. They will gain hands-on experience with the most technologically advanced equipment and facilities available. Ultimately, the new building will provide limitless opportunities to both faculty and students of all majors and levels of degree.