Michigan State University Breaks Ground on Medical Education Center

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. -
Michigan State University broke ground on the $90 million Secchia Center in Grand Rapids in April of 2008. Housing MSU’s College of Human Medicine, the project will support medical education and biomedical research in the areas of cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, and neurobiology. The 180,000-sf, seven-story facility will include teaching laboratories, classrooms, offices, and student areas. The Secchia Center is slated for occupancy in fall of 2010. The facility is being created in partnership with institutions including Spectrum Health, Saint Mary’s Health Care, the Van Andel Institute, and Grand Valley State University.