News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Campus News |

Bills include funding for the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Medicine, College of Engineering, and student veterans.

Yoohwan Kim
Business and Community |

New cybersecurity minor paving the way for a new bachelor's in the field — making 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ one of just a few universities in the nation to offer such a program.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Jin Ouk Choi
People |

This South Korean-born civil and environmental engineering professor has been to more U.S. cities than most Americans. In fact, it was a U.S. city that originally ignited his passion for his profession.

RAD team members hold up giant check
Business and Community |

Prizes totaling $55K in seed money go to three 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ teams who bested over three dozen Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competitors with health care, hospitality, and esports business ideas.

Closeup of books
Research |

From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.

Suresh Vishnubhatla
People |

College of Engineering Alumnus of the Year Suresh Vishnubhatla crosses continents to find his academic home.

Kwang Kim
Research |

Kwang Kim, winner of the 2016 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award, designs substances that propel us into a cleaner, healthier future.

Erica Marti and students assembles a portable solar energy classroom kit
Campus News |

Solar kits illuminates energy concepts for both teachers and high school students.

Team Wingin' It stands in front of U.N.L.V. sign
Business and Community |

Team Wingin’ It, a group led by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students, hatched a plan to help Las Vegas become more energy efficient and plucked the $10K grand prize during the Consumer Electronics Show.

Signage with the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ logo on campus
Research |

Four faculty researchers have been turning heads in their fields and well beyond.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Team Las Vegas design of a full-size solar-powered house
Business and Community |

Fundraising for universitywide collaboration surpasses $750,000 with support from Switch and NV Energy Foundation.