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Honors College News

The Honors College is a selective college within the university that offers an enhanced undergraduate core experience for highly motivated students. We partner with the "discipline" colleges at 51ԹϺ where honors students pursue their academic majors.

Current Honors News

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A collection of colorful headlines featuring 51ԹϺ staff and students.

three students work on science experiment
Campus News |

Event introduces young science enthusiasts to future career possibilities — and how 51ԹϺ can help get them there.

Kara Marinch stands next to a bookshelf that holds a collection of items from her travels
People |

This 51ԹϺ grad and Boyd Law School student is helping to revamp 51ԹϺ’s international experiences.

Spring flowers
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The students and faculty of 51ԹϺ are springing into headlines around the country.

spring flowers
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The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 51ԹϺ.

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Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 51ԹϺ.

Honors In The News

Casino.org

Everyone’s heard of the Bermuda Triangle, that three-sided zone of terror where planes and ships go missing for no known reason in the Atlantic Ocean. Nevada has its own equally mythical place.

Travel + Leisure

Flying has become somewhat routine for many travelers—the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization provides service for around 2.9 million passengers every day. Flights have become more accessible than ever before, but there is still a lot of mystery around how flying really works.

Reader's Digest

Pilots' mealtime options at cruising altitude aren't just a matter of taste—they follow airline protocols you might not expect.

NPR Marketplace

If you want a visual of the escalating trade war between the United States and China, look no further than a Boeing 737 Max plane painted with the logo of a Chinese airline touching down at a Seattle airport over the weekend.

BoredPanda

A retired pilot noticed something unusual about the tail of the helicopter that crashed in New York City on Thursday (April 10), claiming six lives.

Jalopnik

A clogged airline lavatory or two might not seem like a big deal to you, but when there are a couple hundred unruly passengers onboard for several hours at a time horking down airport Starbucks and Biscoff cookies, the bathrooms suddenly become quite important. Airlines will often divert an otherwise totally airworthy craft in the case of a severely clogged toilet.

Honors Experts

An expert in ethnic and national identities, geopolitics, and cross-border cooperation in Eastern Europe and the European Union. 
An expert on commercial aviation, airport history, and travel.
An expert in Nevada, Civil War, and gaming history.
An economist studying microeconometrics, economics of food security, health economics, and urban economics        

Recent Honors Accomplishments

Michael Chin (Honors) published a piece of creative non-fiction titled “Phantom Pain” with Florida International University’s Gulf Stream Literary Magazine.
Michael Chin (Honors College) published his new book, "Territories," a collection of linked short stories, through Serving House Books.
Dan Bubb (Honors College) and Todd Yeary (Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control Specialist, Air Traffic Controller in Chicago) were invited to be on National Public Radio, Detroit to talk about air travel safety.
Assistant professor-in-residence Michael Chin (Honors College) published a work of creative non-fiction with Eunoia Review, titled "RUN-HIDE-FIGHT." The essay pairs reflections on his experience teaching at 51ԹϺ during the tragic events of Dec. 6, 2023, with experiences from his youth
Gillian Gottlieb (Honors College; Nursing) with Corrin Sullivan, Dale Netski, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published an article, "Anxiety and Depression Among College Students in the Post-COVID-19 Phase," in the Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health. 
Gillian Gottlieb, Lisa Menegatos (Honors), Brenna Renn (Psychology), with Corrin Sullivan, Dale Netski and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) presented a poster of their study, "The Mental Health Impact Among College Students in the Post-COVID-19 Phase" at the Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium held at 51ԹϺ.  Gottlieb is graduating this…