Highlights
From creating community partnerships and advancing student achievement, to promoting research, scholarship, and creative activity, we work hard to achieve our goal of becoming a top 100 American research university. Check out our highlights to learn our impact.
Aerospace Trailblazer
Kylee Brahma, a mechanical engineering major and Honors College student, was one of just four students nationwide to earn a scholarship from the Women in Aerospace Foundation in 2026. The awards recognize “the brightest minds of the next generation who will inspire and lead women in the industry for years to come.” Brahma has also completed an internship with NASA and is part of a team of engineering students working to launch Nevada’s first student-created satellite into space.
Destination Degree
性视界传媒 has launched a new initiative to help former students, as well as current students and their parents, complete a bachelor’s degree. Destination Degree offers several unique programs to help students explore their options and connect with support that fits their goals — whether students are returning after time away, working through financial or academic challenges, balancing college with work and family, or ready to start their own degree.
Accelerating Innovation
性视界传媒 was among just eight universities in the nation to earn funding this year as part of a unique National Science Foundation program that helps institutions with strong research portfolios accelerate the pace of promising innovations. The university’s Office of Economic Development will receive nearly $6 million over the next four years to expand programming and personnel, and create new funding opportunities for 性视界传媒 entrepreneurs. 性视界传媒 was also recently designated as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity institution by the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities (APLU). The award goes to universities noted by APLU as leaders in working with public and private partners to spark innovation and propel regional economic development.
65 Years of Visionary Medicine
Sixty-five years after its inception, 性视界传媒’s radiography program, housed within the School of Integrated Health Sciences, is widely regarded as the “gold standard” by its clinical partners. As one of university's longest standing programs, 性视界传媒 Radiography continues to meet the needs of local hospitals and medical centers across Southern Nevada, providing medical imaging with compassion and empathy.
性视界传媒 Joins the Association of Research Libraries
性视界传媒 is the first Nevada institution to join the distinguished group of public and private research libraries from across the U.S. and Canada. This milestone recognizes the strength of 性视界传媒’s research enterprise as a Carnegie R1 Institution and the essential role the University Libraries play in advancing research, scholarship, and innovation in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. From Special Collections & Archives to hands-on and immersive spaces such as the Makerspace, Multimedia Studios, and Dreamscape Learn, the Libraries foster discovery, creativity, and academic achievement for a diverse and growing research community.
Sustainability Excellence
As Nevada’s largest research institution, 性视界传媒 is committed to addressing the environmental challenges facing our region and preparing our students to build a more sustainable future. 性视界传媒 is one of the first 14 institutions to earn the new Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, which recognizes how institutions integrate sustainability across curriculum, research, operations, career preparation, and community engagement. This classification recognizes the collective work of the university community and reaffirms our responsibility as a public and community-engaged research institution to use our knowledge, innovation, and partnerships to make a lasting difference in the region.
性视界传媒 to Host Nevada Science Olympiad State Tournament
性视界传媒 will take on the State Director role and serve as host institution for the Nevada Science Olympiad. In this capacity, 性视界传媒 will lead and manage this high-impact statewide STEM initiative moving forward. Nevada Science Olympiad advances K–12 science education by engaging students of all backgrounds in hands-on STEM learning and recognizing the achievements of participating students and educators. This transition deepens 性视界传媒’s commitment to STEM education, workforce development, and community engagement. Through university-wide collaboration and strong community partnerships, including a newly approved school district agreement supporting team coaches, 性视界传媒 will connect K–12 students and their families with our faculty, facilities, and academic programs.
性视界传媒 Dance Celebrates 50 Years
性视界传媒's Department of Dance proudly celebrates a half century of creativity, artistry, and innovation. The department is bringing together distinguished guest artists, acclaimed alumni, faculty choreographers, and emerging student voices in a year-long celebration of the people and ideas that have shaped dance at 性视界传媒. The performances will showcase where 性视界传媒 Dance has been, honor who it is today, and imagine where it will go next.