News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

rendering of proposed building
Campus News |

College of Engineering expansion, on hold due to coronavirus-induced budget shortfalls, has a lifeline in February's meeting of the state legislature.

Three men crowd around a computer
Business and Community |

$1 million awarded to companies innovating solutions to challenges facing hospitality industry in UNLV-hosted competition.

group of children in front of wooden structure
Campus News |

While navigating the challenges of a global pandemic, UNLV’s Engineers Without Borders student chapter is building a better world through philanthropy.

portrait of rebecca paulson standing in front of a blooming plant
People |

From student worker to full-time employee, Rebecca Paulson says stepping out of her comfort zone has led her forward.

Haroon Stephen stands in front of the Engineering Complex.
People |

An early adopter of online teaching, this professor understands that technology is both a curse and a blessing.

A man holds up a UNLV license plate reading "Piotr"
People |

College of Engineering Alumnus of the Year Piotr Tomasik has been involved in several startups since his 2009 commencement.

two people working on an engine
Campus News |

Team climbs to new heights in standings at Baja SAE competition in a year where the rubber never met the road.

UNLV mechanical engineering student Alexandrea Washington poses for a portrait in the Engineering Building courtyard
Campus News |

Alexandrea Washington to create soft robotic platform capable of traversing extraterrestrial terrains.

A man stands in front of Greenspun Hall with his arms folded
Campus News |

As shutdowns threatened internships, various programs and employers have found creative workarounds for students to gain crucial workplace experience.

The exterior of the Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex
Campus News |

Donations aimed at pandemic relief, and longer-term endowments, create stability in an increasingly economically unstable environment.

UNLV student with engineering building in background
People |

Engineer’s research on improved flood control for Las Vegas led to a flood of research publications and a bright future.

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Research |

Physical therapy professor Szu-Ping Lee relies on patients – particularly veterans and seniors – as well as clinicians to help guide his research on ways to improve mobility after limb loss.