Campus News
| February 3, 2021
UNLV Newsmakers 2021: January
A collection of news stories from the new year highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.
Articles Featuring Rama Venkat
Business and Community
| May 8, 2019
UNLV Engineering Students Present High-Tech Prototypes at Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design Competition
Nearly 40 student-created engineering projects provide technological solutions to real-world problems; prototypes on display May 9 at Thomas & Mack Center.
Business and Community
| February 3, 2017
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.
Business and Community
| October 11, 2016
UNLV and Lockheed Martin Collaborate on Space Exploration Projects
Under a master agreement, UNLV will provide services to Lockheed Martin that support NASA’s Orion program and other space exploration projects.
People
| September 29, 2016
'I Had Nothing to Lose'
When Vamsee Pamula, ’92 MS Electrical Engineering, sees chances to apply his big brain to business opportunities, he takes the leap. His latest venture is a daring moneymaker — and a potential life saver.
Campus News
| May 8, 2015
Engineering College Receives $3 Million for Senior Design Programs
Gift from Fred and Harriet Cox will fund successful design competition and give students access to the materials needed to complete design prototypes.
Campus News
| March 8, 2015
UNLV Engineering Team One of 25 Selected to Participate in Worldwide Robotics Challenge
$3.5 million in prizes at stake as human-robot teams attempt simulated disaster response in June final event.
Campus News
| December 1, 2014
UNLV Engineering Senior Design Competition Highlights Commercially Viable Student Inventions
On display Dec. 4 are inventions from 36 teams, including a wheelchair controlled by the user’s scalp, an autonomous robot programmed to pick up toys, and a warning system that alerts distracted drivers to approaching emergency vehicles.