Articles by Cheryl Bella
A Swarm for Our Safety
UNLV engineers developed a team of drones that detect radioactivity in areas where it’s unsafe or unfeasible for other trackers to go.
Triassic Park
Nevada State Museum's new donation box, designed by UNLV students, features a fearsome fish from long ago.
UNLV Engineering Students Show Off Product Prototypes at Senior Design Competition
Projects include a portable wind turbine for easy power generation following natural disaster, a mobile app that helps shelter animals find families, and a hands-free thermal imaging camera for first responders.
Young Baseball Fan Starts “Journey to 30” with Pitch for Padres
March 31 game marks 8-year-old Las Vegas girl Hailey Dawson's first Major League Baseball park pitch in 2018 using her UNLV 3D-printed hand.
Engineering Students Bring High-Tech Ideas to Life at Senior Design Competition Dec. 7
A pedestrian lighting system, a new pallet design for warehouses, a remote-controlled device that can detect IEDs, and a location-sharing app designed to encourage human interaction among more than 30 projects on display.
UNLV Adds Second Place Engineering Win to Solar Decathlon Tally; Finishes Eighth Overall
International competition wraps up today; Team Las Vegas places second in engineering contest, following earlier wins of first in innovation and second for architecture.
UNLV’s Solar Decathlon Team Wins First Place in Innovation Contest, Second Place in Architecture
Overall competition winner to be announced on Saturday.
New Face: Jin Ouk Choi
This South Korean-born civil and environmental engineering professor has been to more U.S. cities than most Americans. In fact, it was a U.S. city that originally ignited his passion for his profession.
UNLV’s Student-Led Solar Decathlon Team Nears $1 Million Sponsorship Goal
Fundraising for universitywide collaboration surpasses $750,000 with support from Switch and NV Energy Foundation.