Science Question of the Month

Each month, alumni and friends of the College have the opportunity to answer an undergraduate exam question written by one of our professors and distributed in the College of Science monthly newsletter, Discovery Monthly. The first to send the answer to discovery@unr.edu will be featured as the month's winner.

Keep an eye on your inbox on the last weekday of the month for Discovery Monthly and get your answers in quick!

The Fleischmann Planetarium about a year after it was built.
March Science Question of the Month Winner: Jim Carson April 26, 2023

Alum Jim Carson answered last month's question about the Fleischmann Planetarium correctly.

A brain being held in a laboratory setting by someone wearing green gloves.
February Science Question of the Month Winner: John Erik Vanston March 30, 2023

Psychology alum John Erik Vanston answered last month's Neuroscience 105 exam question correctly.

A circuit board sits on a wooden table.
January Science Question of the Month Winner: Gunes Kaplan February 27, 2023

Physics alumna Gunes Kaplan answered a Physics 181 exam question featured in the Discovery Monthly newsletter

People in a chemistry lab wear lab coats and safety goggles as they mix chemicals.
December Science Question of the Month Winner: Daniel Phillips January 19, 2023

Chemistry alumnus Daniel Phillips answered a Chemistry 181 exam question featured in the Discovery Monthly newsletter.

Thick quartz veins cut across outcrops of granitic gneiss on a grassy hilltop.
November Science Question of the Month Winner: Neil Prenn December 20, 2022

Neil Prenn answered a Geology 101 exam question featured in the Discovery Monthly newsletter.

A digital illustration of DNA molecules on a dark blue background.
October Science Question of the Month Winner: Eric Nummela November 22, 2022

Math alumnus Eric Nummela answered a Biology 190 exam question featured in the Discovery Monthly newsletter.

A hand writes math equations on a chalkboard with a white chalk marker.
September Science Question of the Month Winner: Michael Jennings October 21, 2022

Physics and math alumnus Michael Jennings answered a Math 181 exam question featured in the Discovery magazine.

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