Welcome to the fall semester!

The College of Science welcomes you to a new semester of learning, discovery, and opportunity. We are excited to see all that you'll accomplish.

Learn more about what's happening in the College of Science
Student looking into a microscope in a lab setting.

Why choose the College of Science?

The College of Science offers educational opportunities in pure and applied physical sciences, earth sciences, life sciences, and mathematics. Professors in the College frequently earn statewide teaching excellence awards and are pioneers in their respective fields, with access to high-powered scientific facilities and resources to perform research on all seven continents. The College also encompasses three public museums that offer research and community engagement opportunities: the iconic Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, the Museum of Natural History and the W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum.

What's new in science?

Meadow science workshop participants stand in front of Prim Library at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe.

Experts convene at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe to share research about local and global meadows

University professors, alumni and graduate students join meadow scientists to discuss protection of Sierra Nevada meadows

Two people look into a museum display case.

University hosting Day at the Museum on Oct. 17

Twenty museums and units participating in free, community event

Two men smile for a portrait in front of a gray background. They are both holding certificates in front of them, and one of them is wearing a medal.

Chemistry student earns National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program award

Quinn Padovan started his undergraduate research journey before he started college

Building a future of discovery, together

We are a college of accomplished faculty and inventive students, leading researchers and scientific pioneers. Every day, these great minds take on complex challenges and unearth groundbreaking solutions for problems we all care about. Imagine where we could go if we work together to support them.

The Mackay School

Explore degree programs and other opportunities within the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, an academic division within the College of Science.

Learn about the Mackay School
Mackay statue in front of the Mackay Mines building on the University campus.