Academics at MBC
Facilities
Built in 1970, the Pearce Science Center houses the biology, biochemistry, chemistry, psychology, and physics disciplines.
Facilities within the building include:
- Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopes
- Chemistry Department Instrumentation NMR
- Cell and Tissue Culture Lab
- Molecular Biology Facilities
- Computer Lab
- Microbiology Lab
- Animal Care Facilities
- Wet lab
Geographic Location
MBC is located in the Shenandoah Valley. With the Blue Ridge Mountains to our
east, and North Mountain to our west, we have over 2,000 feet of change in
elevation to work with. The high buffering from limestone/dolomite bedrock
in the valley contrasts with the quartz and greenstone ridges, which provide
no buffering for acid rain in the mountains.
Wilderness Area
MBC is located in the Shenandoah Valley, equidistant from the 6,518 acre Ramsey’s
Draft Wilderness to the west, and the 9,835 acre St. Mary’s Wilderness
to the east. In addition to the Washington Jefferson National Forest, we also
make use of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Shenandoah National Park for field
studies.
