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.
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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?
Chemistry student earns National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program award
Quinn Padovan started his undergraduate research journey before he started college
Nevada’s rich mining history on display on Oct. 3
University and BLM partner to discuss the past, present and future of mining in the Silver State
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