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Discovery Magazine

The 20-Year Anniversary edition of Discovery Magazine was released in September 2024 at the College's 20 Years of Science Gala. Sent to thousands of alumni and donors via mail and hand-delivered to College of Science faculty, this magazine showcases the history and growth of the College since its inception in 2004.

Explore the College's historical timeline

Students work on chemistry in the chemical laboratory, 1908

Illustrations of two chairs facing one another with a blue blob behind one and a yellow blob behind another.

Psychological Services Center provides crucial training ground for future clinical psychologists

David Bridgett is the new director of the Psychological Services Center

A person holds a lizard in their hands while a child strokes the lizard's back with their finger.

Museum of Natural History preserves �鶹ӳ��'s flora and fauna for future generations

'We are small but mighty'

An aerial shot of the Truckee River east of Reno.

The �鶹ӳ�� Bureau of Mines and Geology nears its centennial year

Outgoing director Jim Faulds shares some of the bureau’s impressive accomplishments

A black and white photograph with handwriting at the bottom reading, "Clarence Mackay" and "Prof. Young." The image includes a mustachioed Clarence Mackay under a tent with professors in graduation regalia in front of an audience. The audience is all wearing hats. The stage is set up out front of the Mackay School of Mines building.

�鶹ӳ��’s mining industry and the �鶹ӳ�� maintain close connections

Mining success in the state has long supported the University with funding

A group of people, some seated and some standing behind them, smile for a photo in the Joe Crowley Student Union.

It takes a leader to build a legacy

20 years after starting as founding dean of the College of Science, David Westfall remains steadfast in his mission to support the College's students

A framed photo of Steven Roberts on top of a bookshelf with mining equipment around it and a map behind it.

CREG aims to fill gaps in mining needs

The Center for Research in Economic Geology has helped unearth �鶹ӳ��’s mineral riches

A group of students with lanyards gather around a table in a classroom. The students are pointing at display cases with pinned insects.

Preparing the next generation of educators

An influx in teachers with STEM degrees are reinvigorating secondary STEM education in �鶹ӳ��

Two people stand behind a structure with four solar panels, a satellite dish and other boxes attached. A camera is also attached at the top.

�鶹ӳ�� Seismological Laboratory continues making waves

The lab has expanded its mission to provide 24/7 wildfire monitoring

Sudeep Chandra holds a finger up in one hand while holding a microphone in another looking toward the right of the frame.

Global Water Center makes local and international impacts

Water research on campus buoyed by the center is far-reaching

A ladybug on the leaf of a tall plant with purple flowers at the top.

'A discipline in which discovery is still very much in order'

Faculty and students in the Hitchcock Center for Chemical Ecology are making great strides in the field

A woman sits facing a computer screen, which has an imaging software open. There are three images with black, green and red.

Neuroscience program continues to build capacity

The program, started less than 20 years ago, has grown into one of the largest on campus

A black and white image of the Keck Museum, with text reading "Mining Museum, 1920" at the bottom. The museum was only one level at the time.

�鶹ӳ��'s rich mining history showcased in the Keck Museum

The museum has been on campus for over a century