In The News: Office of the President

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ athletics received a $6.5 million donation from Boyd Gaming Corporation and the Boyd family, the school announced Tuesday.

Less than three months after a deadly shooting took place on 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's campus; Students, faculty, and staff came together Tuesday for a mental health discussion. "If you want people to be vulnerable, you have to be vulnerable yourself," 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ president, Keith Whitfield shared.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ celebrated the opening of its Advanced Engineering Building on Friday as the university works to help accommodate one of its fastest growing programs.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ celebrated the opening of its Advanced Engineering Building on Friday as the university works to help accommodate one of its fastest growing programs.

A team of researchers at the Desert Research Institute and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is joining forces with other regional universities to study climate challenges in the water-scarce Southwest as part of the project funded by the National Science Foundation.

A team of researchers at the Desert Research Institute and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is joining forces with other regional universities to study climate challenges in the water-scarce Southwest as part of the project funded by the National Science Foundation.

The event will run from 3:30-5 p.m. on Feb. 27.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ President Keith Whitfield was among those honored.

It has been almost two months since a deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas left three university staff members dead.

The newly-formed 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Committee on Safety and Security, which includes students, staff, faculty and administrators, is continuing to meet to discuss safety and security policies and programming at the university.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ used this donation and worked with Allied Esports to transform a social lounge into a high-tech gaming center for both the experienced esports athlete as well as the passing enthusiast.

Name, image and likeness laws have revolutionized college sports — opening new questions over whether Nevada universities can still compete.