Wellesley College Science Center

Wellesley College Science Center Preparing Wellesley students for leadership in the sciences. The place is open evenings to help you get over
the late-night munchies. Look, but don’t touch.

Why you should explore the
quirkiest building on campus:

The Leaky Beaker:
The newest eatery on campus opened in February 2011,
offering Peets Coffee, snacks, and grab-n-go meals for students
on the run. Come hang with your new friends. And, we’ve got some cool interactive science “toys” for you to
explore – test your brain, make rivers, and more…

The Greenhouses:
This place is far more than a f

ree plant at the start of your
Wellesley career. Not only a great place to take a break from
the stress, there’s new things blooming year round. Escape the
cold with a visit to the tropical room or the desert house. Don’t miss Smoothie Night or the Greenhouse Light Show. Student Research Posters:
When you’re feeling just a tad overwhelmed in your intro
courses, check out the research results displayed around the
building. Students completing these posters started out just
like you, and look how far they’ve come! This can be you in
just a few years…and many are presented at conferences! Dead Stuffed Things:
We said it was a quirky building
Where else but the Science Center can you find birds on
pedestals, penguins, koalas, and more… The Science Center
boasts one of the largest taxidermy collections in the area. Who’s your favorite? The Observatory:
Check out the recently renovated Observatory. Stop by one of
the campus public nights to look through our telescopes and
see planets, stars, and galaxies. One of the telescopes is over
100 years old! You’ll be surprised at how clear the view is…

Happy LDOC!
05/11/2018

Happy LDOC!

’s purple spaceship adorns the Science Center.

05/06/2018

Groundbreaking physicist Stephen Hawking left us one last shimmering piece of brilliance before he died: his final paper, detailing his last theory on the origin of the Universe, co-authored with Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven.

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04/19/2018

It's the prettiest powder keg on the planet - the Yellowstone supervolcano, simmering under the mystique and grandeur of the national park that adorns the fearsome caldera. And scientists just got one step closer to understanding the hidden geology

04/17/2018

Scientists have discovered that tiny diamonds found inside a meteorite show signs of originating in a lost planet - one that dates back to the earliest days of the Solar System.

04/11/2018

Here is an awesome and splendid explanation of 4th dimension in a 3 dimensional space and with a 2 dimensional computer display. I...

04/06/2018

In a major initiative, Philadelphia is building an extensive network of rain gardens, green roofs, wetlands, and other infrastructure to capture stormwater. The goal is to prevent runoff from overwhelming sewers and polluting waterways and to help green America’s fifth-largest city.

04/04/2018
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03/16/2018

You don’t have to know a whole lot about science to know that black holes normally suck things in, not spew things out. But NASA detected something mighty bizarre at the supermassive black hole Markarian 335. Two of NASA’s space telescopes, including the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (Nu...

HAPPY PI DAY
03/14/2018

HAPPY PI DAY

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