In The News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

Vegas Seven

Since the Federal Aviation Administration designated Nevada as one of six drone test sites in 2013, Las Vegas has become a hotbed for drone development. That, along with the availability of cheaper hobby models, might have some in Southern Nevada contemplating a drone-free vacation.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Faraday Future is striving to make its 3 million-square-foot factory one that boasts energy-efficient and eco-friendly aspects.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday gave UNLV nearly $330,000 to fund new water conservation research.

Vegas Magazine

Your in-room dining delivered by drone? No idea is off-limits in UNLV’s new hospitality lab.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday gave UNLV nearly $330,000 to fund new water conservation research.

IEEE Spectrum

These days, whenever a group of roboticists gets together to talk shop, the subject almost inevitably turns to Google and its secretive robotics division. What are those guys up to?

Desert Companion

When Jay Sarno opened Circus Circus casino in 1968, he charged an admission fee to visitors. “He thought it was so unique and wonderful that people would pay to go in,” says UNLV history professor Eugene Moehring.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

After throwing the first pitch in an MLB game, 6-year-old Hailey Dawson got to do the same at an UNLV Rebels game Sunday.

KNPR News

Robots people the landscape of our sci-fi fantasies. Egg-shaped and beeping, golden humanoids with bad joints, and fully functioning (if pasty looking) androids.

Las Vegas Review Journal

In an off-campus building less than a mile away from UNLV, HUBO — a robot named Metal Rebel — stands still waiting for commands.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Andreas Stefik never really considered himself an agent for change.

Las Vegas Sun

North Las Vegas could become the “breadbasket” of the valley, the city’s mayor has said.