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Research & Innovation
Floris van Breugel standing in a room holding a drone in his right hand.

Fruit flies could hold the key to building resiliency in autonomous robots

Mechanical Engineering professor awarded $2 million grant to apply emerging knowledge in insect neuroscience to the development of autonomous robotic systems

November 07, 2023
Research & Innovation
Travis Numan smiling standing in front of large boulders

Faces of the Pack: Travis Numan

Ph.D. student Travis Numan talks about his research on water rights, growing up on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation and the Native American Fee Waiver

November 06, 2023
Impact & Student Success
A person's back faces the camera as a group of students politely listen to a presentation while surrounded by posters featuring various research projects.

Fall 2023 Wolf Pack Discoveries registration is open

ÍƼöÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ undergraduate students are encouraged to register to present at the fall symposium

November 06, 2023
Campus Life & Athletics
Chef Jon Buchholtz headshot wearing a Nevada baseball cap and a chef jacket, that says Executive Chef.

Nevada Dining’s Executive Chef, Jon Buchholtz, takes the spotlight on Food Management podcast

Chef Jon discusses the latest developments in Nevada Dining

November 06, 2023
Impact & Student Success
Nephtali Barrera poses in the hallway in his uniform next to a plaque that says "Proud to serve. 152nd Medical Group."

Nevada Air National Guard's 'Baby Doc' program fosters medical careers

Bridging language barriers and making a difference: Dr. Nephtali Barrera's inspiring journey in health care and the Nevada Air National Guard

November 06, 2023
Arts & Culture
A mural with a depiction of a deer skull with large antlers on a yellow and orange background and a few blue/grey tribal designs overtop.

Stewart Indian School exhibit to open at the Lilley Museum of Art

Exhibit tells the story of the school and is part of the University’s event schedule for Native American Heritage Month

November 03, 2023
Campus Life & Athletics
Five people holding a scientific balloon while standing in the desert.

Mechanical Engineering students gather footage from high-altitude balloon during Annular Eclipse

Project was part of NASA’s Nationwide Eclipse Balloon Project

November 03, 2023
Health & Medicine
Provost Thompson, Dean Wichinsky, Regent Del Carlo and President Sandoval standing in front of building 058 cutting a ribbon held by Alphie the mascot and a cheerleader.

School of Social Work cuts ribbon on new home

The School of Social Work has officially opened their new home – building 058

November 03, 2023
Research & Innovation
Misra, Chu and Menezes standing in a lab; Chu is holding a grayish rock.

Materials engineering professor and team begin work to develop an environmentally sensitive lithium extraction process

Project led by Mano Misra is part of interdisciplinary effort to develop a regional lithium economy

November 02, 2023
Business & Entrepreneurship
Rendering of the finance trading lab with four students facing a professor and other students and financial data on the screen to the left.

Breaking ground on innovation: University reveals vision for new Business Building

College of Business leadership discuss exciting resources to be offered to students and faculty in fall 2025

November 01, 2023
Impact & Student Success
Eight individuals stand behind a desk, smiling, during the signing ceremony. Members include University leadership and donors.

University receives largest individual gift in its history to create the George W. Gillemot Aerospace Engineering Department

The $36 million gift is the largest individual cash gift the University has received in its 149-year history

November 01, 2023
Science & Technology
Members of the Aerospace Club stand in the desert holding the rockets they built

The Aerospace Club has launched a rocket that reached a height of 27,000 feet and speeds of 1,522 miles per hour

The Aerospace Club at the ÍƼöÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ is growing in numbers and members are constantly pushing themselves and the boundaries of rocketry

November 01, 2023