Several significant research and
teaching facilities at Dartmouth have been designed to encourage contact and
intellectual exchange among scholars in related disciplines. The Sherman
Fairchild Physical Sciences Center and the Burke Chemistry Laboratory building
house programs in earth sciences, chemistry, and physics and provide a common
library, service shops, and computing facilities. Similarly, the Gilman
Biomedical Center provides related facilities and space for the programs in
biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and physiology, and the Murdough Center
serves as a connecting link for cooperative programs between engineering and
business administration. Moore Hall, which houses the department of
psychological and brain sciences, provides modern facilities for training in
psychology and cognitive neuroscience, including the first MRI in the country
dedicated to basic research.
All residence halls, classrooms, laboratories, and offices are networked at Dartmouth. Innovative ways are used to integrate personal computers into the curriculum, administration, and operation as well as the daily life of all members of the Dartmouth community. More than 12,000 network ports, a campus wide wireless network, and a variety of utilities make access to central computers and the Internet easy. The Computing Services group also maintains several clusters of personal computers and workstations throughout the campus for faculty and student use. Berry Library, at the geographic and intellectual hub of the campus, houses the central machine room with a wide variety of computers for academic and administrative needs and general-purpose use. The center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is a centrally located hub of information technology activity.
