Teaching and Research Facilities

Nazareth has ranked among the top 20 for science labs nationwide, by The Princeton Review.

Highlights

  • 20 labs serving biology, anatomy, pre-medical, chemistry, physics, biomedical, toxicology, clinical lab sciences, math, computing and ecology
  • 6 large classrooms with flexible space accommodate a variety of teaching needs
  • New smartboards, web cams, multimedia projection, and wireless computing capabilities
  • Plenty of plug-in spaces for laptops
  • Accommodations for future technological innovations
  • Students and faculty can conduct sophisticated experiments
  • Some rooms, such as the interdisciplinary lab, are designed specifically to facilitate collaboration across departments

Facilities

Math and Science Labs

Anatomy and physiology lab: Peckham's largest lab provides ideal hands-on learning and preparation for tomorrow’s teachers and health care professionals. 

General chemistry lab: All biology, chemistry, math, and physical therapy students are required to take chemistry. This lab helps to prepare them for careers in health and human services, education, or industry. It's also a site for interdisciplinary studies such as “Chemistry and Art.”

Math research: Students and faculty have dedicated spaces to conduct independent (and collaborative) mathematics research.

General biology lab: This lab for students pursuing careers in the life sciences or health care explores life’s diversity among microbes, plants, and animals.

Greenhouse: Students and faculty use this state-of-the-art facility to study plant growth and development. The greenhouse and gardens also serve as inspiration for students in drawing, photography, and other creative courses across campus.

Plant Tissue Culture Lab: This lab provides resources for students to learn micropropagation techniques, which are used commercially to clone plants. Micropropagation also provides opportunities to explore the effects of hormones on plant growth and for students to develop good clean room technique.

Interdisciplinary Classrooms

Health care: This space, along with areas in the York Wellness and Rehabilitation Institute, helps students and faculty interact and collaborate across professions to become better clinicians and therapists.

Interdisciplinary lab: This unique space is symbolic of the mission of Peckham Hall: collaboration.

Research Areas

Biology, chemistry, and biochemistry: Faculty and students have room to conduct sophisticated experiments that contribute to the knowledge that shapes our world. They can pursue promising grants in biofuels, for example, because they have enough space to grow the algae or work with other potential sources of alternative energy.

Math: Students have opportunity to further develop their ability to learn mathematics independently, to make connections between different branches of mathematics, and to work closely with faculty members.

Greenhouse: Faculty and students grow plants for study and research and for community outreach.

Collaborative Spaces

Some rooms are designed especially to accommodate small groups working on projects, helping enable interdisciplinary learning.

Interdisciplinary lab: Joint projects among math, chemistry, biology, and health and human services students occur here.

Professional development: Workshops for teachers in the greater Rochester area provide the latest in math and science teaching approaches and use of technologies in the classroom.

Equipment

Spectrometers
  • JEOL 300 MHz NMR with auto sampler (2012)
  • Perkin Elmer LAMBDA 25 UV/Vis Spectrometer (2013)
  • Perkin Elmer LS55 Fluorescence Spectrophotometer (2014)
  • Perkin Elmer AA Analyst 400 Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (2015)
  • Perkin Elmer Infrared Spectrometer
Chromatography Instruments
  • Shimadzu Prep HPLC (2017)
  • Agilent 1260 HPLC (2015)
  • ThermoScientific Dionex Ion Chromatography (2016)
  • ThermoScientific Focus ISQ GCMS (2014)
  • Bio-Rad BioLogic LP Chromatography (2014)
Additional Research Instrumentation and Facility Features
  • House Nitrogen and Vacuum
  • Glovebox (2016)
  • Solvent Still
  • Microcal VP-Isothermal Calorimeter (2015)
  • Bio-Rad ChemiDoc Imaging System
  • Thermoscientific Sorvall Ultra Series Centrifuge
  • QSonica Sonicator
  • Labconco Centrivap

Student Research Projects