News: College of Sciences

Chemistry grad Nancy Washton aims to get more girls into science in STEM-focused #SitWithMe campaign.

University Forum lecture looks back 30 years to the first time anyone since the days of Queen Elizabeth I was able to see a supernova with the naked eye.
Education policy experts explore how to grow interest among students in highly technical industries and what that means for Nevada’s economy.

“Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery” shows the beauty of science and the artistic side of even the most lab-bound of scientists.

Zhaohuan Zhu is the first 51ԹϺ scientist to earn fellowship for early career scholars considered ‘next generation of scientific leaders.’

Four faculty researchers have been turning heads in their fields and well beyond.

Exoplanet discoveries have opened up brash new ways to think about the way systems operate in distant galaxies, and challenged how we approach own galactic neighborhood.

"Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery" brings College of Sciences together with 51ԹϺ Galleries for an exhibit of images and objects related to 51ԹϺ research.
Students pitch in on a project to restore native vegetation around the drought-stricken Lake Mead. View the photo essay by 51ԹϺ photographer Josh Hawkins.

More than a dozen students will partner with the National Park Service and other groups on a restoration project to add native plants, protect shoreline, and boost wildlife.

Four newly minted grads will be recognized by 51ԹϺ President Len Jessup during Saturday's commencement for their academic and research excellence.

This biologist advises students to become involved in research to enhance their academic experience.