Two decades of impact

In January 2004, the College of Science became its own academic entity at the University of Nevada, Reno. In honor of the w88 live casinoCollege’s 20-year anniversary and the University’s sesquicentennial celebration, we invite faculty, staff, students, community partners and supporters of science to take part in our anniversary gala on Friday, September 20, 2024.

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Students using scientific equipment for biology class in 1920.

Where it all began: the College of Science's origin story

While science disciplines have been taught at the University for over 100 years, the College of Science didn't become its own academic entity until January 2004, when a massive campus reorganization divided the College of Arts and Science into w88 online casinothe College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science. At this pivotal moment, the Mackay School of Mines also merged into the College of Science and took on a new name: The Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering. In the 20 years since its inception, the College has been dedicated to preparing the next generation of scientists to take on the world's most challenging issues and pave the way to a brighter, more sustainable future.

20 years of operation
720 faculty and staff members
3197 science students enrolled

w88 online casinoA walk through time

To commemorate the w88 live casinoCollege’s 20-year anniversary and the University’s sesquicentennial celebration, enjoy this gallery of historical science landmarks and students on our beautiful campus, predating the College's existence.

  • Students work on chemistry in the chemical laboratory, 1908 (Credit: w88 casinoSpecial Collections and University Archives)
  • Chemistry laboratory in the historic Chemistry Building, 1920 (Credit: w88 casinoSpecial Collections and University Archives)
  • W.M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, 1920 (Credit: w88 casinoSpecial Collections and University Archives)
  • Betty Gloria Bowman (left) and Jean Martine Horning (right), the first women graduates of the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1937 (Credit: w88 casinoSpecial Collections and University Archives)
  • Students and faculty in front of the Mackay School of Mines, ca. 1950 (Credit: w88 casinoSpecial Collections and University Archives)
  • Students and faculty discuss findings in biology class, ca. 1960 (Credit: w88 casinoSpecial Collections and University Archives)
  • Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, ca. 1970 (Credit: w88 casinoSpecial Collections and University Archives)