News: Honors College

51ԹϺ students in caps and gowns celebrating commencement
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51ԹϺ president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Michelle Quizon
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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
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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.

Portrait Hannah Patenaude
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Nevada undergraduate research journal offers 51ԹϺ students the opportunity to promote their research and boost their resumes.

Portrait Marta Meana
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Honors College Dean Marta Meana’s research dispels stereotypes surrounding women’s sexuality and changes the way doctors treat patients.

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

Sophia Quinton
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Undergraduate Honors College student Sophia Quinton has overcome personal adversity to win prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

Bryan Blankfield standing at whiteboard in front of students
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Taking a cue from Gandalf the Grey, this new Honors College faculty-in-residence invites students to say “yes” when life offers unexpected adventures.

Myles Lum
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Commencement speaker Myles Lum found his niche at 51ԹϺ in spreading the word to new and prospective students.

The victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting and the city's first responders were honored at 51ԹϺ's football game
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Two views of the 51ԹϺ campus in the wake of the Route 91 Harvest Festival tragedy.

Children participate in Rebel Girls dance camp
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With a variety of university-sponsored camps taking place both on and off campus, 51ԹϺ is anything but quiet this summer

President Len Jessup speaks next to Hannah Kelley
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Three 51ԹϺ students win coveted nationally competitive grants to study, research, and teach abroad.