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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

In the Sri Lankan grasslands, Â鶹´«Ã½AV undergraduate student researcher Avery Nicholas (middle), interviews a Sri Lankan worker (left), with translation assistance from a staff member with the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society (right).

Searching for understanding through elephants

Undergraduate researcher, Avery Nicholas, evaluates how anthropology and ecology work together to provide solutions for Human-Elephant Conflict

A photo from the shore of Lake Tahoe with a large pine tree and the clear and vibrant blue waters of the lake.

ALERTWildfire partners with Liberty Utilities to enhance fire camera coverage in Tahoe

Liberty sponsoring camera maintenance and repairs

Several people hold up a large fish, probably over 6 feet long, in turbid water.

Earth’s freshwater fish face harsh new climate challenges, researchers warn

Uncertain precipitation and warming temperatures endanger habitats and species

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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.

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