Morrill Science Center

Morrill Science Center
Morrill Science Center
General information
Type	Academic offices, classrooms, collections and research laboratories
Coordinates	42°23′24.71″N 72°31′28.36″W / 42.3901972°N 72.5245444°W / 42.3901972; -72.5245444
Current tenants	Associate Deans' Offices College of Natural Sciences Dept. of Biology Dept. of Biochemistry Dept. of Geosciences Dept. of Public Health Dept. of Vet. & Animal Sciences
Completed	Morrill 1- 1959 Morrill 2- 1960 Morrill 3- 1963 Morrill 4- 1966
Technical details
Floor count	4

The Justin S. Morrill Science Center, more commonly known as the Morrill Science Center is a research center, lecture hall, and faculty office complex serving the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It comprises four buildings that contain research laboratories for several different programs, including the biochemistry, biology, geosciences, microbiology, and public health departments.

Naming

The Morrill Science Center is named for Justin S. Morrill of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, the statute which originally founded the original Massachusetts Agricultural College. A recurring joke among faculty and students is the odd numbering of the 4 buildings in this complex. There are several directory maps posted throughout the hallways of the buildings headed as "Morrill Made Easy" with a line below each map saying "Don't Panic. It's not supposed to make sense."^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.umassmag.com/2006/Fall06/Morrill_Made_Easy.html