Topic: engineering

UNLV Student Selected by NASA for Competitive Three-Year Fellowship
UNLV mechanical engineering student Alexandrea Washington poses for a portrait in the Engineering Building courtyard
Campus News | August 12, 2020
Alexandrea Washington to create soft robotic platform capable of traversing extraterrestrial terrains.
No Office, No Problem for Interns
A man stands in front of Greenspun Hall with his arms folded
Campus News | August 6, 2020
As shutdowns threatened internships, various programs and employers have found creative workarounds for students to gain crucial workplace experience.
Private Scholarships Make Big Splash in Engineering
The exterior of the Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex
Campus News | July 17, 2020
Donations aimed at pandemic relief, and longer-term endowments, create stability in an increasingly economically unstable environment.
Senior Design Takes it Online
A man in a suit pulls a cord on a dune buggy
Research | May 1, 2020
Annual College of Engineering competition will hold all of its team presentations and judging virtually.
PPE From UNLV
woman wearing face shield and face mask
Business and Community | April 16, 2020
Engineering faculty, staff, and grad students design and fabricate personal protective equipment for local health care professionals.
Sparking a Curiosity for How Things Work
Campus News | February 28, 2020
K-6 students get hands-on learning in how to problem-solve during Introduce a Kid to Engineering Day.
After 50 Years, a New Generation Is Propelling NASA Needs Forward
Research | February 14, 2020
UNLV doctoral student Pouya Shojaei among nine selected in NASA collaboration project.
Capstone Competition Lets Students’ Skills Shine Through
Two students work on a mechanical apparatus
Research | December 3, 2019
Collaboration, confidence-building, and cash prizes are hallmark of product prototype showcase.
UNLV Is Helping Make Deep Space Missions Safer
A UNLV student wearing goggles, and one wearing a hat and glasses, stare at materials in a vice.
Research | September 25, 2019
On-campus lab testing materials for NASA Artemis Program’s Orion spacecraft.
Newsmakers 2018: Student Success
Two students are debating with one another.
Campus News | December 27, 2018
Student achievements including competition wins, a world record, and new innovations splashed local and national news headlines in 2018.
Hashtag UNLV: Keeping up with the Dawsons
A collage of images showing a snapshot of Hailey posing with a UNLV alumna as well as a close-up shot of a blue 3D printed hand held by a student in a red UNLV Engineering t-shirt.
Campus News | July 20, 2018
Hailey Dawson and her family have visited 22 ballparks (and counting) on her journey to throw out the first pitch for every MLB team.
UNLV Students Assemble Top Bots on West Coast
Engineering students use a laptop and tools to fix two box-like robots
Campus News | April 27, 2018
Rebel Robotics team wins out over more than a dozen schools in American Society of Mechanical Engineers competition; takes on world next.