Las Vegas resident and a close confidant of President Donald Trump, Kashyap “Kash” Patel, has initiated legal proceedings against podcaster Jim Stewartson for purportedly defaming him. Patel has filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. As per the lawsuit, defendant Stewartson titled himself an “anti-disinformation activist” who habitually defamed Kashyap Patel and his non-profit Foundation, Kash Foundation. Patel founded the non-profit Foundation with a mission to support educational and legal efforts needed to facilitate government transparency with the goal of creating a healthier relationship between theRead More

Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Aditya Nair has received a three-year, $600,000 award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to estimate and control the aeroelastic instabilities of flexible swept wings, a project that could lead to more efficient, effective aircraft systems. The funded project, “Cluster-based Estimation and Control of Turbulent Aeroelastic Flows,” will run through 2026, with $200,000 per year to support the research endeavors. Nair will be working with a colleague from the Mechanical Engineering department, Assistant Professor Floris van Breugel, on this effort. Nair and van Breugel collaboratedRead More