News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ History |

Learn more about the namesake of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s basketball practice center and engineering programs for undergraduates.

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Campus News |

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.

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Research |

Thirty-eight faculty will receive a combined $332,270 in seed funding for their research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Portrait Eakalak Khan
People |

A firm believer in perseverance, this engineering professor hopes to contribute to Nevada’s water conservation efforts.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students in caps and gowns celebrating commencement
People |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Michelle Quizon
People |

Commencement speaker Michelle Quizon is searching for the right materials to help build artificial organs that could help make diabetes a thing of the past.

Portrait Michael Schwob
Research |

Stepping into the world of research helped one student choose a career, make new friends, and get a head start on the future.

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Campus News |

Esport championship, an Oprah Moment, and a (somewhat) daring neurologist — News from around campus

Engineering students use a laptop and tools to fix two box-like robots
Campus News |

Rebel Robotics team wins out over more than a dozen schools in American Society of Mechanical Engineers competition; takes on world next.

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People |

Professor Fatma Nasoz earns 2018 Faculty/Staff Community Outreach Award for program providing computer coding opportunities to underserved female students.

Maxim Sonsa, electrical engineering, working on his senior project, a toaster that also butters toast.
Campus News |

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.

young women looking at solar components
Campus News |

The student-led Scientista Foundation chapter is working to close the gender gap in professional STEM fields.