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A Night with National Geographic, featuring Chief Science and Innovation Officer Dr. Ian Miller on April 2

Join us for an epic journey as we travel from the time of the dinosaurs to the present and explore how 100 million years of change shaped the American West. After the talk, a panel discussion including local 推荐杏吧原创 National Geographic Explorers will continue the conversation and bring the mission of National Geographic Society to life.

National Geographic logo with a mountain landscape in the background

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?

Pamela stands between Provost Thompson and President Sandoval inside her classroom, smiling and receiving the award. They all hold up wolf pack hand signs, and the class is full of her smiling students, posing behind them.

Pamela Sandstrom receives one of the University鈥檚 top teaching honors - the F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award

'Stay resilient, keep searching, and you鈥檒l find the connection you are looking for'

Pinned butterflies with names printed below them. The butterflies are different colors and sizes.

Nevada鈥檚 biodiversity celebrated in upcoming lecture

The Museum of Natural History promotes science and learning

A view of a meadow-covered valley from the valley floor. There is snow in some parts of the meadow and mountains rising to the left and right.

Which questions do peatland scientists want to answer most?

推荐杏吧原创 researcher and colleagues surveyed hundreds of scientists worldwide to identify priority questions

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
Mackay statue in front of the Mackay Mines building on the University campus.