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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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Happening at the College of Science

A group of people stand in front of a whiteboard wearing PPE. Two of them are holding models of chemical structures and everyone is holding up the "Wolf Pack" hand symbol.

Chemistry course and Makerspace collaboration puts the “A” in STEAM

Chemistry students practice teamwork before diving into experiments

A group of people, some seated and some standing behind them, smile for a photo in the Joe Crowley Student Union.

It takes a leader to build a legacy

20 years after starting as founding dean of the College of Science, David Westfall remains steadfast in his mission to support the College's students

A framed photo of Steven Roberts on top of a bookshelf with mining equipment around it and a map behind it.

CREG aims to fill gaps in mining needs

The Center for Research in Economic Geology has helped unearth Nevada’s mineral riches

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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. Will you join us?

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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.

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