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In 2007, a renovation was allocated $28.5 million to rebuild Gaines to house instructional labs for undergraduate students in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, earth sciences, and physics. The building will also hold the Department of Modern Language and Literatures (MLL) with its language laboratories, as well as the Center for Student Success, and seven new classrooms, including a new 270-person lecture theatre.

The chemistry building is named for Pascal Clay (P.C.) Gaines who taught chemistry for 43 years. He was department head, 1946-57 and MSU acting president four times. The hall was built in 1961.


 Gaines Hall

Handicapped accessible

Upcoming events in Gaines Hall

Foreign Language Night
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Join us to practice a foreign language you speak on March 19 at 6:30 pm in Gaines 143.   View Details

Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) Formatting - Drop-In Help Hours
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, from 1:30pm to 3:00pm

The MSU Graduate School requires that all students who are writing a thesis or dissertation conform to standard formatting guidelines before their work can be published by ScholarWorks. All formatting requirements and deadlines can be found at https://www.montana.edu/etd/. If you have questions about...   View Details

At the Dawn of Writing: Shedding New Light on an Old Question
Monday, April 22, 2024, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Public lecture by Gordon Whittaker on a controversial theory about the origins of writing.   View Details

Aztec Hieroglyphic Writing
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, from 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Public Lecture by Gordon Whittaker on Aztec Hieroglyphic Writing   View Details