News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
![Members of the Precision Medicine Lab lifting off a manhole cover to study wastewater](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-12/d74280_013_edwin_oh_lab.jpg?itok=G5hIVCFt)
A yearlong collection of headlines featuring community resources, training programs, and partnerships to move Southern Nevada forward.
![Ph.D. engineering graduate George William Kajjumba is hooded during the Spring 2022 commencement ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-12/d74061_049_grad_commencement_0.jpg?itok=ZAE_dCgp)
Student achievements including competition wins, a science fellowship first, and new innovations splashed local and national news headlines in 2022.
![Senior Design Competition.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-11/d70256_09.jpg?itok=IzWmSBMy)
Over 30 inventions addressing real-world problems were displayed during the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Senior Design Competition.
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A roundup of students and faculty whose innovation and expertise made news headlines.
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Through specially designed programs, students are put into the role of patients to gain experience and learn how to provide an even higher level of care.
The 25-year-old triumph of two UNLV engineering professors and their quest to build the world’s largest flying disc.
![Avatar-Hubo gets ready to stand as two students work on computers. Avatar-Hubo gets ready to stand as two students work on computers.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-11/d74416_008_ana-avatar-xprize-1.jpg?itok=wLZrH0iu)
Robotics come to life for a team of faculty and student engineers as they prepare for the finals of the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition.
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UNLV professor leads the way for first-gen doctoral student Meena Ejjada to attend prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting.
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UNLV’s Team-Hubo heads to the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition in Long Beach, CA.
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A topping ceremony celebrates the next milestone for the Advanced Engineering Building now under construction.
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Students gain workforce-ready training and experience for much-in-demand cybersecurity jobs.
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Even after relocating to Phoenix, engineering alumna Lisa Freestone continues to prove a loyal, active, and generous Rebel.