News: Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Assistant professor-in-residence makes engineering students understand physics just as smoothly as he makes the six-string wail.
Lied Library’s Makerspace has let students dive into DIY projects. With more facilities on the way, UNLV is creating a pipeline for students to take their ideas from dorm-room dream to mass-produced products.
A collection of news stories highlighting remembrance and improvement at UNLV.
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First-of-its-kind device developed by UNLV for International Space Station experiment will test microgravity and Earth differences in growth and treatment of oral bacteria.
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U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of top graduate and professional schools ranks 26 UNLV programs within nation’s top 100.
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Alumna credits her involvement in a student organization with her current career in aeronautical engineering.
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Alumna Valentina Alayon says exploring her options at UNLV prepared her for a career in mechanical engineering.
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While navigating the challenges of a global pandemic, UNLV’s Engineers Without Borders student chapter is building a better world through philanthropy.
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Team climbs to new heights in standings at Baja SAE competition in a year where the rubber never met the road.
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Alexandrea Washington to create soft robotic platform capable of traversing extraterrestrial terrains.
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As daily life around the country came to a sudden halt in March, UNLV rapidly reconfigured the rhythms of its day-to-day operations and lent its considerable expertise to fighting the virus in Nevada.
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Pair of geoscience professors at the forefront of UNLV’s contributions to Mars exploration, but plenty more academics are involved in the Red Planet.