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University of North Carolina Wilmington Constructs Allied Health Building
The University of North Carolina Wilmington will begin construction in January of 2018 on the $66 million Allied Health Building. Designed by EYP, the 170,000-sf facility will house the College of Health and Human Services, providing classrooms and labs for programs in nursing, health science, clinical research, and social work. The construction manager is W.M. Jordan. The project will be delivered in phases with completion expected by early 2020.
University of North Texas Breaks Ground on Interdisciplinary Research and Education Building
The University of North Texas broke ground in October of 2016 on the Interdisciplinary Research and Education Building in Fort Worth. Supported by $80 million in state funding, the 173,000-sf facility will accommodate a progressive, team-based pedagogy for health sciences and interprofessional education. Designed by Treanor Architects, the building will house the College of Pharmacy, the North Texas Eye Research Institute, and the Institute for Molecular and Therapeutic Development.
University of Nebraska Medical Center Plans National Center for Health Security and Biopreparedness
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will construct the National Center for Health Security and Biopreparedness on its Omaha healthcare campus. Occupying the entire ground floor of the planned Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning, the 30,000-sf facility will provide advanced simulation suites and inpatient quarantine areas for the management of infectious diseases such as Ebola. The biocontainment training center is supported by $19.8 million in funding from the U.S.
University of Texas at Arlington Breaks Ground on Science and Engineering Innovation and Research Building
The University of Texas at Arlington broke ground in October of 2016 on the $125 million Science and Engineering Innovation and Research Building. Designed by Page and ZGF Architects to support team-based learning and discovery, the six-story, 220,000-sf facility will provide two floors of instructional space, with research activities occupying four floors and a basement level.
Johnson & Johnson Creates Center for Device Innovation at Texas Medical Center
Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJI) is creating the Center for Device Innovation at Texas Medical Center (CDI @ TMC) in Houston. Designed by Gensler, the facility will feature a 26,000-sf makerspace for the development of advanced medical devices, from initial concept through to commercialization. The center is JJI’s second collaborative R&D project at the Texas Medical Center and is slated for occupancy in July of 2017.