Finding a Win-Win Through Service-Learning Course
Minnie Wood wins a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Community Engagement Award for her work with community partners.
Minnie Wood wins a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Community Engagement Award for her work with community partners.
Projects include a portable wind turbine for easy power generation following natural disaster, a mobile app that helps shelter animals find families, and a hands-free thermal imaging camera for first responders.
So married to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ that she had her wedding reception on campus, this alum says working at her alma mater is a natural progression.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Medicine student Lauren Hollifield was inspired by her experiences abroad to come back to Las Vegas to practice medicine.
The best summation of the presidential debate experience: "No one treated me like a student. For a couple of hours, I felt like a professional."
This biologist advises students to become involved in research to enhance their academic experience.
Connecting with the community will be an important part of school’s curriculum.
Inventions from 21 teams on display Dec. 3 include a mechanized sock donner, a drone that detects methane gas, and enhanced parking options for the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ campus.
Grant from The Bernard Osher Foundation supports 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ program that offers courses to more than 1,500 retired and semi-retired Southern Nevadans each year.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ engineering professors team with researchers from Korea, Japan as part of grant-funded National Science Foundation international research program.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's humanoid robot, designed to save lives in disasters, will showcase a distinctly different talent at the annual art and music festival this weekend.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s robotics team goes up against the likes of MIT, NASA, and Lockheed Martin in international competition this week. The humanoid robot, dubbed "Metal Rebel," must navigate a disaster simulation course.