Built in 1959, the spacious Dow Science Center features a planetarium, greenhouse and equipment, classrooms and laboratories devoted to the study of physics, electronics, optics, astronomy, physiology, biology, geology and environmental studies.
The Center houses a central lobby with faculty offices, classrooms and extensive laboratories that promote student participation and faculty collaboration in scientific research.
Funding for the original construction of the $1.5 million building was provided by a grant from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. In the late 1980s, the same foundation provided a grant of $3 million to make possible extensive renovation of the science center.
