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
Despite working with a challenging U.S. market, team STheory's bold strategy leads to big payoff.
A collection of colorful headlines featuring UNLV staff and students.
As Engineering's Senior Design celebrates 25 years, a grad returns to guide one student team through a real-world mobility challenge.
UNLV’s Take Your Child to Work Day gives kids a chance to see what their parents do while exploring a fun range of educational and career-related activities.
Three-time engineering graduate Amber Guckes blends creative thinking with technical expertise to safeguard the nation’s nuclear stockpile.
A UNLV-record 28 graduate and professional programs placed within the nation’s top 100 in their discipline, including 14 from Boyd School of Law.
Engineering In The News
Is Las Vegas the new Silicon Valley? A new venture fund is giving local start-up companies the money they need to succeed.
Major cuts to public bus and rail services are looming in cities from New York to San Francisco, as combined route reductions and fare hikes suggest a post-pandemic “death spiral” in ridership and revenue.
As he stood on the steps of the Regional Justice Center the morning of May 3, Arbor View senior Brayden Boulter didn’t talk about his plans for the future, his upcoming graduation ceremony or his last days as a high schooler. Instead, he talked about what he called a “dangerous” crosswalk steps away from his high school in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Steve Finn, owner of Premium Trucking in Las Vegas, maintains that President Donald Trump’s approach to trade policy addresses a necessary concern. The hemorrhaging of U.S. manufacturing jobs over the past three decades required intervention, and Finn acknowledges merit in Trump’s tariff-centered strategy to revitalize domestic production.
A 23-year-old pedestrian, Joree Odabi, was struck and killed by a suspected impaired driver while walking along Warm Springs Road on Tuesday night. According to police, the driver, 38-year-old Daniel Stakleff, was traveling west on Torrey Pines when he veered off the roadway and hit Odabi. Stakleff appeared in court this morning and was ordered to be held without bail.
Motorcyclists in Southern Nevada and across the state are dying in traffic crashes at a higher rate this year than in 2024 — a grim figure underscored by at least eight more rider deaths in the state since early April.
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