Research
| November 2, 2015
Tackling Alzheimer's Disease
Three 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ scientists will present their work during an Alzheimer's research symposium Nov. 13 on campus.
Topic: science and technology
Research
| October 21, 2015
Survival of the Fattest
Why 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers bred their fruit flies to be obese — and what their work reveals about heart disease.
Research
| October 15, 2015
The Climate Change Secrets of Stalagmites
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ geoscience professor exploring the links between wet conditions starting 5,000 years ago and weather events such as El Niño in the Desert Southwest.
Research
| October 7, 2015
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, Tesla Motors Form Research Partnership
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval joins leadership from Tesla, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ at university event Oct.7 to mark research collaboration.
Research
| September 29, 2015
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ-Led Team Awarded $3.8 Million to Advance Artificial Muscle Research
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ engineering professors team with researchers from Korea, Japan as part of grant-funded National Science Foundation international research program.
Campus News
| September 23, 2015
Metal Rebel to be Featured Muralist at Life Is Beautiful
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's humanoid robot, designed to save lives in disasters, will showcase a distinctly different talent at the annual art and music festival this weekend.
Research
| September 17, 2015
Revolutionary Gene-editing Technique to Stop AIDS Virus in Its Tracks
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ personalized medicine researchers seeking patent on potential HIV cure. Their technique uses a plant protein widely used in agriculture industry.
Research
| September 8, 2015
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, Local Motors Partner on Autonomous Vehicle Research
Automotive education partnership will help drive the next generation of vehicle technology.
Campus News
| June 25, 2015
The College Try
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ hosts three-day college bound program for high-achieving Las Vegas students.
People
| June 19, 2015
Engineering Student Chosen to Attend Annual Meeting of Nobel Laureates
Erica Marti, environmental engineering student, will travel to Germany this month to meet the world’s greatest minds in medicine, physics and chemistry.
Campus News
| June 2, 2015
Metal Rebel Tests Its Mettle
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s robotics team goes up against the likes of MIT, NASA, and Lockheed Martin in international competition this week. The humanoid robot, dubbed "Metal Rebel," must navigate a disaster simulation course.
Research
| May 21, 2015
Gait-way Technology
Amputation is a serious threat to people with diabetes. A team of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty researchers, entrepreneurial students, and economic development experts is working to bring a better way to prevent the problem to market soon.