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Live a life of discovery.

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.

Explore science degrees
Student looking through a microscope in DMSC lab 312 at the 91·çÃùÄñ³ª (main campus).

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?

Two people standing in murky water hold a very large fish in the dark.

Global treaty for migratory wildlife could do more for freshwater fish, new paper argues

Researchers highlight gaps in protections under the Convention on Migratory Species and point to opportunity for action at CMS COP15

A photo of Jeanne Zeh smiling in a sunny, mountainous area with snow and trees behind her.

Scholarship established in memory of Jeanne Zeh

Zeh worked at the University for 22 years

Smiling people sitting in a boat on a river.

Faces of the Pack: Simone Jacot

From rural roots to global reach: a student’s path to medicine – Simone Jacot reflects on how University programs have supported her journey toward medical school

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.