College of Science

Excelling with or without snow

Jessica "Jes" Ford, the University of Nevada, Reno's undergraduate recipient for the Regents' Scholar Award for 2008, has found the best of both worlds: she's a champion snowboarder and notable collegiate scholar - and in both areas, she has limitless potential. Read More

WISE Program

Members of the Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) living learning community build personal and professional networks that last a lifetime.

Why College of Science?

More and more National Merit Scholarship students are making the College of Science their first choice. Chris Salls, a National Merit student, explains in Family Pulse magazine why the University of Nevada, Reno and the College of Science have been the perfect fit for his academic, social and aspirational needs.
Read the Family Pulse article

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Chris Salls at a press conference held at Reed High School in May where he signed his letter of intent to attend the University of Nevada, Reno, with Provost Marc Johnson looking on.
photo by Jean Dixon


College of Science Videos
Click here to hear from more our National Merit students about their decision to choose UNR's College of Science and their experiences so far.