In The News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

Dental Tribune

As the saying goes, the sky is the limit. This is true for the scientists conducting the first oral health experiment in space to investigate the growth and response of oral bacteria to treatment agents in zero gravity. The project, which is being sponsored by the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory and conducted in collaboration with NASA and Colgate-Palmolive, will last two months and is partly aimed at improving oral health treatment on the ground.

Las Vegas Sun

UNLV’s “Mojave Bloom” home — the university’s award-winning entry into the U.S. Department of Energy’s annual Solar Decathlon competition for energy-efficient home designs — will go on display this morning near the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden.

Las Vegas Review Journal

As Nevada’s colleges and universities prepare to transition to more in-person services starting next month, the higher education system is placing some limitations on remote work policies schools can adopt.

Las Vegas Review Journal

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with elected officials, advocates and students in Las Vegas on Thursday as she hosted a series of events centered around President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan, which the administration says will create millions of good-paying jobs in clean energy industries.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Thursday, the Secretary of Energy is coming to Las Vegas.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

UNLV is offering a free summer camp for high school students to learn about cybersecurity.

Glossy

Colgate-Palmolive sent an oral care experiment to outer-space in early June in what could be considered one small step for man, and one big step for the beauty and personal care industry.

Australian Broadcasting Corp.

The 3,300-kilogram shipment — which also includes fresh lemons, onions, avocados and cherry tomatoes for the station's seven astronauts — should arrive on Saturday.

Los Angeles Times

SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station on Thursday, along with a plaque-fighting toothpaste experiment and powerful solar panels.

Guardian

Rocket due to reach the International Space Station this weekend is loaded with 7,300lb of fresh food and supplies for an orbiting lab.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is teaming up once again with NASA to conduct research, this time to determine if oral bacteria grows the same way in weightlessness as it does in the mouths of humans on Earth.

Newswise

As the famous TV ad said, four out of five dentists recommend Colgate toothpaste … on Earth. But, what about in space?