New Facility Brings Medical Training to the Students' Doorstep
With its first class of medical students graduating in May 2008, the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is on track in its mission to boost the number of physicians serving this western Canadian province. The first two years of the four-year program unfold in the new Dr. Donald Rix Northern Health Science Centre on the UNBC campus in Prince George, B.C., about 300 miles into the interior from the Pacific coast.

Merits Seen for Both Integrated Centers and Free-standing Facilities
As interest continues to grow in the use of proton therapy for cancer treatment, so does the number of facilities being built to implement the technology. This has included new freestanding facilities devoted entirely to proton therapy, as well as new proton centers integrated within larger, full-scale medical facilities.

Despite Setbacks UBC Stays Focused on Original Design and Operating Goals
Based purely on its large size and the logistics of housing and handling more than 25,000 rodent cages within a research setting, the new Centre for Disease Modeling (CDM) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) was an architectural challenge from its inception. However, unforeseen hurdles, including a major flood and funding shortages, have made the final stages of the project even more challenging than expected.

Mitigating Potential Flood Damage in Wet Lab Research Facilities
The University of British Columbia's (UBC) Center for Disease Modeling, a 100,000-sf facility under construction since 2004, recently suffered more than $1 million in flooding damages and nine months of construction delay after a trade worker accidentally ruptured a water main in the facility's interstitial space. When Kymberley Sutton, vivarium manager of UBC's Life Sciences Center, relayed the details of the catastrophe at the Tradeline Science Buildings Canada 2007 Town Hall meeting and asked how many of those in attendance had also experienced flooding damage issues, approximately 50 percent of the hands went up—indicating that lab flooding hazards are a common concern.

Pennsylvania State University
Positioned to welcome visitors at the Eastern Gateway of campus, Penn State's new building housing the Smeal College of Business serves as an appropriate greeting, illustrating the importance the University places on collaborative discussions that are not confined by boundaries.

Colgate University
One of the reasons for Colgate's renovation and addition to the Everett Needham Case Library is that "books will never disappear," according to Colgate University Librarian Judy Noyes.