EXPLORE THE NEW DARWIN HALL
Join us in celebrating . . .
A special ceremony to celebrate the reopening of Darwin Hall after 18 months of renovation will be held from 1-6 p.m. on Friday, September 29.
Plan to attend at 1 p.m. for a special ribbon-cutting and refreshments, then take a self-guided tour of the building. For directions to the event, see the event map.
Take a Self-guided Tour of SSU's Renovated Science and Technology Building
Geology (First Floor)
- 500 million year old fossils from Death Valley (Darwin 128)
- The microscopic structure of rocks under a petrographic microscope (Darwin 128)
- How geologists study everything from sand grains to gigantic mountains (Darwin 128)
Computer Science (Basement with Offices on the First Floor)
- Visit the new Computer Literacy and Multimedia Laboratory for a demonstration of the Intel-based triple-boot (Windows/Mac/Linux) machines (Darwin 24)
- Don't miss the state-of-the-art Software Design and Advanced Computing Laboratory with 64-bit high performance computers and digital circuit design stations. (Darwin 28)
- Spend time browsing undergraduate research projects (Darwin 26, Darwin 28)
Chemistry (Third Floor)
- Come and see Chemistry Magic and meet students in the Chemistry Club (Darwin 328)
- Peruse our student projects: creative learning in classroom and beyond (Darwin 314)
- Visit our innovative new laboratories: interactive hands-on learning with safety (Darwin 323)
Physics & Astronomy (Third Floor)
Visit the NASA exhibit booth and get free NASA goodies! (Third floor hallway between the restrooms).
- Come and see our new interactive lower-division laboratories! (Darwin 311)
- Learn how to operate remote telescopes from our new astronomical Imaging Laboratory! (Darwin 305C)
Biology (Second Floor)
- Experience the Diversity of Life at the Organismal Biology Lab and Museums. (Darwin 004/Darwin 005 (basement), Darwin 232)
- See animal cells grow outside the animal at the Microbiology and Tissue Culture Lab. (Darwin 209)
- Discover the secrets hidden in genes by seeing how we read what is written there. Visit the DNA Sequencing Laboratory, (Darwin 226)
- Find out how the new Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory will help prepare the next generation of nurses and health care professionals. (Darwin 227)
Mathematics (First Floor)
- Explore the Math Study Laboratory, a new collaboration/work room for students (Darwin 108)
- The state-of-the-art Math Teaching Laboratory is designed for teaching teachers and for technology-intensive courses. (Darwin 109)
- Tour the Math Department offices, designed to foster faculty and faculty-student collaborations. (Darwin 114)
- Presentation by Dr. Jean Bee Chan at 2:30-3 p.m., in Darwin 109 (Teaching Laboratory) entitled "Is There a Magic Hexagon?"