School of Natural Science at Hampshire College

Events today challenge scientists to address many interesting questions about climate change, vanishing species, dwindling water supplies, malnutrition, and technology. These demand new approaches at the interfaces of the sciences: for instance, between physics and biology or human health and the environment. The school's strengths include interdisciplinary study in environmental sciences, agricul

tural studies, and health sciences.

» Pathways
Students can—and do—concentrate in almost every branch of science, from astronomy and bioengineering to marine ecology and genetics. Division III projects are substantial investigations that often result in publications or presentations at scientific meetings.

» Resources
Students have access to resources from labs furnished with research-grade equipment to a two-story solar greenhouse. The 650-acre Farm Center supports research in agriculture, animal behavior, genetics, reproductive physiology, and related fields. Courses and programs, including the Environmental Studies and Sustainability Program, use the Bioshelter, an integrated greenhouse and aquaculture facility. The School of Natural Science's leadership in involving undergraduate students in original scientific research—and with research-level equipment—has been recognized with grants from the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Sherman-Fairchild Foundation.