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A man wearing a white hard hat and safety glasses with an orange high-visibility jacket smiles for a selfie over an open-pit mine.

Jeff Parshley announced as new director of the Mackay School

Parshley brings years of leadership experience and fondness for the Mackay School into his new role

A large group of people, with one row sitting and another row standing behind, smile for a photo in the Joe Crowley Student Union.

Workshop explores a broader vision for lithium: fusion and fission energy applications

The interdisciplinary workshop brought scientists, businesspeople and government officials to the University campus

A man in the foreground squinting toward the camera and wearing a "I (heart) NY Pizza Reno & Sparks" t-shirt. Behind him is a gravely hillside abutting a glacier, with large mountains in the distance.

Richard Goldfarb reflects on his education at the University

The alumnus has travelled widely in his economic geology career

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