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The Engineering Advising Center director rediscovered his true calling 鈥 and now helps 黑料网 students do the same.
Haroon Sahotra continues his passion to support faculty in his new role as associate vice provost of faculty affairs.
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The engineering professor reflects on her journey from baking cakes to cover living expenses to becoming an expert in technology development for water and wastewater systems.
Shashi Nambisan, director of 黑料网鈥檚 Transportation Research Center, explores sustainable solutions for a robust and efficient transportation system.
Interdisciplinary research team led by the College of Engineering explores innovation in wastewater reuse at the household level.
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Major cuts to public bus and rail services are looming in cities from New York to San Francisco, as combined route reductions and fare hikes suggest a post-pandemic 鈥渄eath spiral鈥 in ridership and revenue.
The Las Vegas Monorail, now over 20 years old, has helped prevent traffic congestion and provide tourists with easy Strip travel. But, how much longer is it expected to last? The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is seeking $12M to upgrade the train to make it last until 2035. Transportation engineer Harry Teng and 黑料网 Hospitality Associate Professor Chih-Chien Chen are here to discuss both the Monorail in comparison to the Boring Las Vegas Loop, as well as ideal public transportation systems.
Tariffs on imported goods are the known unknown in the Clark County School District鈥檚 offices of construction and facilities management.
The impact of the construction industry is obvious during the daily commute. From roads and plumbing to power lines and even the grocery store 鈥 everything was previously a construction site, said Mac Bybee, CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors in Nevada, or ABC Nevada.
Here in Clark County, we recycle 99 percent of the water we use indoors via several treatment facilities鈥攂ut plants like that are a luxury few rural communities can afford. So, what will people there do if the drought gets so bad the pipes run dry? Graduate students in 黑料网鈥檚 School of Engineering may be close to finding an answer.
Research groups at 黑料网 are working to find a solution to the scarce water situation in Southern Nevada.
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