Barbara Tewksbury, the William R. Kenan Professor of Geosciences, presents Richard Murray '85, professor of earth sciences, Boston University, with an Alumni Medal.
About the Science Center Unique characteristics of the design of this building include:
complete faculty involvement in laboratory and classroom design
an open approach to make science activity visible
four different types of student public/study area: enclosed small rooms, common rooms, open study areas and the atrium
wireless computer capability throughout the building as well as 1,300 wired network jacks
an organization with teaching labs on one side of the hallway and
research labs on the other, organized "communities" to maximize
efficiency for access to lab and support areas
"atriette" stairway areas providing vertical connections between disciplines More ...
complete faculty involvement in laboratory and classroom design