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A curious collection: exploring the Museum of Natural History
Row after row of green industrial cabinets line the back room of the Museum of Natural History at the University of Nevada, Reno. All types of taxidermy (some good, some more…experimental) are mounted on the walls and perched on any available counter space. Out front, delightful exhibits about Nevada plants, bugs and animals are on display beside cages of live beetles and reptiles placed at kid’s-eye-level. A large fish tank filled with White Sturgeon and baby Lahontan Cutthroat Trout bubbles in the corner. It’s a curious and eclectic space even before you start opening the drawers...

Nevada's monster fish
Thought to be extinct, genetic testing by Associate Professor of Biology Mary Peacock led to the rediscovery of an iconic Nevada fish

The great reveal
Regional-scale lidar mapping provides novel insights into earthquake, flood and glacial history

Reconstructing landscapes
Researchers reconstruct the relationship between changing sociopolitical conditions and their effect on the landscape.

Recovery of Central American frogs
Frog study helps scientists understand disease outbreak and progression


AlertWildfire expands
The Seismo Lab's AlertWildfire mountaintop camera network slated for Sonoma County.

Fly fishing in Mongolia
Researchers travel to Mongolia to study the world's largest trout.

Volcanoes in Kamchatka
Active volcanoes lure College of Science geologist to remote Kamchatka.

Game of drones
Hydrology grad students test the use of unmanned aircraft systems for research.
Events at the College of Science
The College of Science welcomes the public to engage in our Discover Science Lecture Series, graduate program seminars and other activities and events for curious minds.
Mar
22
Discover Science Lecture Series
The Discover Science Lecture Series was founded by the College of Science in 2010, with the goal of bringing the country's top scientists to the University to share their knowledge, research and wisdom with the community. Past speakers in the series include astrophysicists Michio Kaku and Neil deGrasse Tyson; Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck of the Titanic; and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
