The Ann and Richard Barshinger Life Sciences and Philosophy Building houses F&M's Psychology, Biology, and Philosophy departments. In addition to classrooms and labs, "LSP" also has a philosophy garden, a vivarium, aquatics and plant-growth suites, and a greenhouse. F&M encourages students to take interdisciplinary approaches to complex problems, so the students who study here typically combine two or more academic interests into majors such as Biological Foundations of Behavior, Scientific and Philosophical Studies of the Mind, Public Health, or Animal Behavior.
Franklin & Marshall has a long history of excellence in the sciences, and we enjoy a reputation for launching our graduates into success in the fields of medicine and academics. Our students and faculty work closely to create knowledge and hone their research and experimentation skills. The beauty of research at F&M is that you can do it in any field, not just the sciences. Half of our students work directly with a faculty member, individually or in small groups, on a research project while at F&M. These are the kinds of hands-on experiences that give our students a distinctive edge in their postgraduate pursuits.