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Welcome to the fall semester!

The College of Science welcomes you to a new semester of learning, discovery, and opportunity. We are excited to see all that you'll accomplish.

Learn more about what's happening in the College of Science
Student looking into a microscope in a lab setting.

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?

Sabbie Miller smiles for a portrait with lecture-style seating in the background.

The fixes for concrete already exist. Why aren’t we using them?

Researcher Sabbie Miller visited campus to share how practices proven in other countries could cut our country’s concrete carbon emissions by three-quarters

Portrait of Arianna Thoksakis in front of foliage.

Ask the Professor: Why do we see ghosts?

Graduate student Arianna Thoksakis helps us understand why some people believe they've seen ghosts

A table with programs for the College of Science 2026 Honors event.

College of Science Honors event celebrates philanthropy and alumni success

The annual event also celebrates those being honored at annual homecoming alumni celebration

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.