News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

woman jogging on indoor track
Research |

Smartwatches that help you track daily steps and heart rate? That’s old hat, according to 51ԹϺ researchers who have recently licensed their latest patent for a fitness tracker that makes calorie-counting as easy as taking a picture.

Chase Northrup with his mother Nancy
People |

A future aerospace engineer and son of 51ԹϺ alumni.

Student jogs in indoor facility
Business and Community |

MealCheck Technologies, Inc. will produce the 51ԹϺ invention, which combines the best of existing fitness-monitoring devices to make dieting or staying healthy easier than ever.

Mario Verduzco
People |

Engineering student turns study abroad experience into internship that taught him the value of improvising.

commencement ceremony
Campus News |

51ԹϺ has a commencement tradition for the president to honor a few exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Walter C. Vodrazka Jr.
Campus News |

Advice from Walter C. Vodrazka Jr., Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Alumnus of the Year

Kristina Swallow
People |

Graduate Kristina Swallow would be the first Nevadan to hold the top position with the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Marian Mason
People |

The Engineering College’s internship and career services coordinator brings her passions full circle in new role

Students showcase projects during the Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design Competition
Campus News |

Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design Competition created to stimulate engineering innovation and entrepreneurship.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Business and Community |

A three-year National Science Foundation grant will strengthen commercialization efforts at 51ԹϺ through a new university-wide entrepreneurship development program.

The Cube
51ԹϺ History |

Professor Moses Karakouzian wanted to create a structure that captured the essence of the College of Engineering departments. Here’s how his Cube came to be.

An artist’s rendering of 51ԹϺ’s entry in the 2017 Solar Decathalon.
Campus News |

Students to build sustainable, “age-in-place” home with consumer appeal for U.S. Department of Energy contest; 51ԹϺ team finished second overall in 2013.