Marshak Science Building

The Marshak Science Building, a modern and fully-equipped thirteen-story building, houses the science programs. It is known as "J Building". The facilities include a number of computers, among them a DEC VAX 11/780, laser labs, electron microscopes, nuclear magnetic and electron spin resonance systems, medical laboratories, a planetarium, a weather station, an aquarium, and more than two hundred teaching and research laboratories. Also found in the Marshak Building are the Nat Holman Gymnasium and the Jeremiah Mahoney Pool. The Holman Gym seats approximately 2,500 spectators for basketball and is a large, modern multi-purpose facility, home to many of the College's varsity athletic teams. The Mahoney Pool is used for competitions and also serves class and aquatic recreational programs. Six all-weather tennis courts are located on the deck of the building. The Marshak Building was built in 1971 and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The cost of the building is $30 million.