Renovation of the Departments of Psychology and Environmental Science

巴纳德学院成立于1889年，是哥伦比亚大学附属的一所独立的本科女子学院。它的历史以其学生的成就和本科生的质量而闻名。S学院对科学的承诺是实质性的，这从攻读博士学位的毕业生的成功中可见一斑。心理学系是多产的女科学家之一，在教师研究方面有着卓越的传统，在培养女科学家方面也有着令人印象深刻的记录。S系的许多成就都可以归功于综合神经科学项目的优势。尽管取得了成功，但该计划正处于失去势头的境地。米尔班克大厅建于1949年，目前的设施严重限制了现在，并威胁着未来，以及认知、感知、记忆、学习和行为发展领域的研究和研究培训计划。同样是环境科学部的所在地，一个最近建立并迅速扩大的项目，尽管设施陈旧，但仍在经历戏剧性的增长。目前的实验室禁止教职员工进行气候变化以及水和空气中污染物的地球化学问题的研究，这是教职员工研究的核心。ARI资金将用于搬迁和升级综合神经科学计划的研究实验室，以及翻新环境部在Altschul和Milbank Halls占用的现有研究空间。翻修将包括：增加电力以满足研究需要，改善暖通空调和管道系统，并安装两个通风柜。通过翻新，巴纳德将能够保持和提升S学院在心理学方面的良好研究和研究培训记录，同时使环境科学系能够为其教职员工和学生提供取得其他学科优异成绩所需的设施。这些改进将使Barnard能够实现其长期目标，即为科学研究提供必要的资源，并为本科生女性提供进行研究的重要机会。

Barnard College, founded in 1889, is an independent undergraduate college for women affiliated with Columbia University. Its history is distinguished by the accomplishments of its students and by the quality of its undergraduates. The College-s commitment to the sciences is substantial, which is reflected by the success of graduates who have pursue the doctorate degree. The Psychology Department, one of the prolific producers of women scientists, has an eminent tradition of faculty research and an impressive record of educating women scientists. Many of the department-s achievements can be attributed to the strengths of the integrative neuroscience program. Though successful, the program is in a position of losing its momentum. Present facilities in Milbank Hall, built in 1949, severely limit the present, and threaten the future, research and research training programs in the area of cognition, perception, memory, learning and behavioral development. Also home to the Environmental Science Department, a more recently established and rapidly expanding program, is experiencing dramatic growth despite outmoded facilities. Current laboratories prohibit faculty and students from conducting research on issues of climatic change and the geochemistry of water and air-born pollutants, central to faculty research. ARI funds will be used to relocate and upgrade research labs for the integrative neuroscience program and for renovating existing research space occupied by the Environmental Department in Altschul and Milbank Halls. Renovations will consist of: increasing electrical power to sustain research needs, improving HVAC and plumbing systems, and installing two fume hoods. With the renovations, Barnard will be in a position to maintain and advance the College-s strong research and research training record in Psychology; while enabling the Environmental Science Department to provide its faculty and students with the facilities required to achieve the distinguished record of the other sciences. These improvements will allow Barnard to meet its long-term goals of providing the necessary resources for scientific research and of offering undergraduate women significant opportunities to conduct research.