Lewis Hall
Lewis Hall currently houses the Ecology and Microbiology & Cell Biology departments. Under the auspices of these two departments, it also houses the MSU Vertebrate Museum, Herbarium, Fish and Wildlife Management Program Center, Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit and the Medical Laboratory Science program. The Office of Research Compliance is now located here as well.
The building, built in 1923, is named for Meriwether Lewis, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1804-06. Just inside the south entrance door are two murals painted by MSU art students in 1942. The mural on the east wall shows prehistoric Montana. The mural on the west wall depicts the fight against rocky mountain spotted fever in Montana and is dedicated to two MSU students who died while studying the disease. On the 2nd and 4th floors are fish and wildlife display cases.
This building currently has no handicap access, but an elevator addition has been approved for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Upcoming events in Lewis Hall
From Foraging to Fitness: How individual behavior shapes plant-pollinator interactions
Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 3:30pm
Dr. Gaiarsa of University of California--Merced will present a seminar entitled "From Foraging to Fitness: How individual behavior shapes plant-pollinator interactions" as part of the Ecology Department's Fall Seminar Series. Dr. Gaiarsa does very interesting work on species interaction networks, community dynamics,... View Details
MCB Fall Seminar Series: Seth Pincus, October 14
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Dr. Seth Pincus will present "Attacking Persistent Virus Infections with Cytotoxic Immunoconjugates: Does the Mechanism of Cell Death Matter?" as part of the MCB Seminar Series in Lewis Hall 304. The event is free and open to the public. View Details
Mass Spectrometry Seminar - MCB Seminar Series
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
The Montana State Mass Spectrometry (MSMS) core facility will present a seminar discussing current services offered by the facility with an emphasis on microbiology and cell biology research applications. View Details