Overview:

This building houses the departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics and Astronomy. The five-story original unit was constructed in 1958, a major addition was built in 1967, and a small addition comprising chemical storerooms was completed in 1997. It was built with funds contributed by Mahoning Valley Industries and area industrialist Ward Beecher. Presently the building contains 48 laboratories, including a planetarium and a greenhouse, 11 classrooms, 60 academic offices, 32 faculty-research rooms, and a conference-seminar room.