Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering News
The College of Engineering provides students a well-rounded foundation in several engineering disciplines for a successful career in engineering and computer science. Through the hands-on, experiential education experience we offer, students are enabled to achieve excellence in their respective fields.
Current Engineering News
A look at some of the most eye-grabbing headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.
Annual initiative invites CCSD elementary students to explore entertainment, science, and college life — all in one unforgettable day.
UNLV engineering and science students test an experiential course partially designed for NASA astronauts who will soon return to the moon.
University’s online nursing master’s programs, bachelor’s in psychology, and master’s in engineering crack the top 50 in publication’s annual list of nation’s best online degree programs.
UNLV community outreach programs offer practical learning opportunities for students while leveraging our resources to address societal needs.
Do you know how to use a makerspace? This class will teach you.
Engineering In The News
In December, the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) culminated the first semester of the 2025 UNLV STEM for Girls Camp, a year-long extracurricular program for elementary and middle school-aged girls aimed at encouraging interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects and the variety of careers in these areas.
Nevada legislators passed a sweeping bill, which took effect Nov. 18, to prevent the next state cyberattack. Experts recently explain what the bill means for Nevada’s future online safety.
Nevada legislators passed a sweeping bill, which took effect Nov. 18, to prevent the next state cyberattack. Experts recently explain what the bill means for Nevada’s future online safety.
The School Traffic Safety Working Group met for the first time this year, and there’s plenty of work to be done to recommend sweeping changes for the start of the next school year.
Many Nevadans know car insurance rates in the state are high, but fewer understand why they continue to climb or whether anything can be done to stop the increases. Car insurance rates in Nevada are expected to jump by nearly 6.5% in the new year, the second-largest increase in the nation, according to a new study from LendingTree.
It’s about the size of a microwave, costs more than a house and could change how artificial intelligence runs. At CES in Las Vegas last week, tech startup Odinn showed off a countertop computer it calls “Omnia,” a compact powerhouse that the California-based company with an office in Las Vegas says can handle the kind of data-hungry AI tasks normally reserved for massive data centers.
