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Two decades of impact

Originally part of the College of Arts and Sciences, the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ College of Science became its own academic entity in 2004. With eight departments, three on-campus museums, stellar faculty, and a wide breadth of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, the College is proud to educate and mentor the next generation of innovative thinkers and doers.

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Students using scientific equipment for biology class in 1920.

Happening at the College of Science

People squat and stand next to the shoreline of Lake Tahoe and smile toward the camera.

International collaborations strengthened at Lake Tahoe Summit

USAID group hosted by ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ attends Lake Tahoe Summit

A chickadee with a pink band on its leg stands on a feeder box with a seed in its mouth.

Chickadees with better spatial memory live longer

A research study published in Science shows better spatial memory is linked to longer lifespan in food-caching chickadees

A gloved hand holds a piece of metal with small pieces of copper affixed to it.

Tracking plasma progression in a picosecond

Physicists develop a new method to study high-density plasmas using X-ray Free Electron Lasers

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?

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.