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At the College of Science, our accomplished faculty, inventive students, leading researchers and scientific pioneers take on complex challenges and unearth groundbreaking solutions for problems we all care about.

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A group of people stand in the water holding a large fish on a stretcher-like platform. The fish is several feed long. A boat is in the water behind the people.

Can the Mekong, the world’s most productive river, endure relentless strain?

Grizzly bear-size catfish are among the river’s mysteries on the brink

An image of a book cover on the left that reads, "The Language of Mathematics: The Stories behind the Symbols" by Raúl Rojas and a photo of Rojas to the right standing with his arms crossed.

Ask the Professor: Why do we use a sideways 8 to represent infinity?

Math professor explores symbology of math

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University herbarium publishes first complete list of Nevada plant species

Nevada is home to over 3,600 different plants

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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.

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