Department Facilities

The Department of Biology is partially located in the new Compton Science Center (CH), and also partially housed in the recently renovated Gunter Hall (GH). Departmental facilities include following teaching and research laboratories:

• Arboretum
• Anatomy and Physiology Lab (CH 326)
• Animal Holding (GH 123)
• Animal Physiology (CH 323)
• Animal Work Room (CH 112D)
• Autoclave Room (CH 213B, CH 324C, GU 110)
• Beetle Colony (GH 127)
• Biotech Cell Culture Lab (CH 213A)
• Biotech Lab (CH 215)
• Biotech PCR Room (CH 215c)
• Cell Biology Lab (CH 213)
• Compton Atrium
• Compton Lecture Rooms (CH 224, CH 226, CH 327, CH 328, CH 358)
• Ecology and Limnology Lab (CH 321)
• Environmental Chamber Complex (GH 133)
• Environmental Room (GH 134)
• Field Equipment Storage (GH 122, CH 111)
• Fish Museum (GH 114)
• Forestry Lab (GH 110)
• Genetics Lab (CH 217)
• General Biology I Lab (CH 225)
• General Biology II Lab (CH 218)
• Greenhouse (CH 319)
• Herpetology, Ichthyology & Fisheries Lab (CH 223)
• Herbarium (CH 317)
• Histology, Fungi & Plants Lab (CH 232)
• Human Biology Lab (CH 231)
• Microbiology Lab (CH 324)
• Microscopy Complex, SEM, TEM (CH 129)
• Plant Physiology (CH 213)
• Plant Taxonomy & Dendrology Lab (CH 316)
• Stream Ecology Lab (GH 108)
• Walk-In Cold Rooms (CH 215A, CH 318, CH 324A, CH 326B)
• Walk-in Cooler (GH 124)
• Walk-in Freezer (GH 126)
• Vertebrate Collection (GH 128, 130, 131)

An additional significant feature is the local environment. Frostburg State University is located high within the Allegheny Mountains, surrounded by mountain slopes, meadows, swamps, bogs, shale barrens, lakes, and streams. This variety of habitat provides students with a fine opportunity for ecological and environmental study in both natural and altered environments.