University of Calgary Fast-Tracks Construction of Energy and Environment Center
In academic settings where land is scarce and resources constrained, accurately predicting future student population growth and research demands is critical when planning new lab facilities. In the 30 years since the last set of instructional labs were built at the University of Calgary, enrollment has more than doubled and instructional techniques have advanced dramatically. These pressures, combined with a government-funded initiative to add another 1,000 students to energy and environment programs, prompted the University to fast track the construction of a new $187 million, 260,000-sf, multidisciplinary academic facility called Energy Environment Experiential Learning (EEEL), slated for completion in 2011.

New $70-Million Facility Provides Innovative, Flexible Teaching Environment
The University of Minnesota is abandoning the traditional teaching methods of yesterday in favor of providing students with interactive and technology-laden instruction in the science disciplines. The new mindset facilitates innovative teaching paradigms that replace the old-fashioned lecture format with an environment that offers hands-on learning.

Extensive Restructuring at the University of Chicago Re-engineers Processes to Address $180-Million Revenue Loss
Many unknown variables remain regarding the manner in which healthcare reform will unfold. However, it is imperative for academic medical centers and medical schools to prepare for the new paradigm of healthcare by reinventing a business model that is sustainable amid an uncertain economic climate, budgetary challenges, declining investment and endowment values, and decreasing patient volumes.