News: Department of Computer Science
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Stepping into the world of research helped one student choose a career, make new friends, and get a head start on the future.
Professor Fatma Nasoz earns 2018 Faculty/Staff Community Outreach Award for program providing computer coding opportunities to underserved female students.
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Awards recognize those on campus who demonstrate a commitment to community partnership
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8-bit Esports member Yzzi Ocampo on the challenges female gamers face and the community she found on UNLV's campus.
The computer science major on taking a nonconventional career path and coaching UNLV's Overwatch team to esports success.
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Faculty/staff donations to the annual holiday card tree fund have been providing scholarships for 50 years.
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New cybersecurity minor paving the way for a new bachelor's in the field — making UNLV one of just a few universities in the nation to offer such a program.
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Tomas C. Walker, the 2017 Nursing Alumnus of the Year, working to develop an artificial pancreas to help patients with diabetes.
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Jason Smylie, the Honors College Alumnus of the Year, invests in Capriotti's and ends up owning the company.
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Team Wingin’ It, a group led by UNLV students, hatched a plan to help Las Vegas become more energy efficient and plucked the $10K grand prize during the Consumer Electronics Show.
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From a home for homeless students to inspiring the next generation of health crusaders — these worthy causes will warm your heart during the holidays.
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Engineering professor Andreas Stefik will be honored for furthering computer science education during a Jan. 26 ceremony in the nation's capital.