News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
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Entertainment engineering alumna works behind the scenes to help clients like Shania Twain and Drake
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After a stint with the show American Ninja Warrior, the entertainment engineering grad's next challenge is scary.
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How fusing technology and fine arts is helping students build new creations and careers at top studios like Pixar.
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From UNLV Magazine fall 2018 issue
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Solar power is the future of energy, and this undergraduate engineering student is working on the future of solar cells.
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That pain in your neck may be from your tablet device, how librarians help keep students in school, a research course that has undergrads digging up viruses, and more.
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UNLV engineer Kwang Kim was one of 155 academic inventors to be named a 2017 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow.
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Nevada State Museum's new donation box, designed by UNLV students, features a fearsome fish from long ago.
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The three organizations will collaborate to research and develop new autonomous transportation solutions for Southern Nevada.
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Learn more about the namesake of UNLV’s basketball practice center and engineering programs for undergraduates.
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From magic and witchcraft to building robots using Legos, these wild courses can put swordfighters in training and future presidents ready to deal with environmental catastrophe.
Thirty-eight faculty will receive a combined $332,270 in seed funding for their research, scholarship, and creative activity.