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University of West Indies Expands Medical School
The University of the West Indies is planning to build a $3 billion complex for its Faculty of Medical Sciences in Mona, Jamaica. Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2009. The facility will house five large lecture halls, teaching and research laboratories, computer labs, and a library for the departments of anatomy, biochemistry, pharmacology, and physiology.
Rowan University Opens Technology Center
Rowan University opened the $10 million Samuel H. Jones Innovation Center in October of 2008 in Glassboro, N.J. Located in the 200-acre South Jersey Technology Park, the 45,000-sf facility provides incubator and laboratory space for University, industry, and government research. The second floor houses the nonprofit Educational Information and Resource Center and the Challenger Learning Center, a simulated NASA space mission for middle school students.
Fortis Healthcare Breaks Ground on Gurgaon Campus
Fortis Healthcare is constructing the Fortis International Institute of Medical Sciences in Gurgaon, India. Construction began on the 350-bed hospital in August of 2007 with completion expected in early 2010. The project represents the first phase of a planned 950-bed medical campus sited on 10.7 acres.
BorgWarner Constructs Shanghai R&D Center
U.S.-based auto parts manufacturer BorgWarner began construction on a $120 million R&D center in Shanghai in October of 2008. The 43,000-sm China Technology Center (CTC) is located in the Shanghai Zizhu Science-based Industrial Park and is slated for completion by year-end 2009.
University of Texas at Dallas Breaks Ground on MSET
The University of Texas at Dallas broke ground in October of 2008 on the $29 million Math, Science, and Engineering Teaching-Learning Center (MSET). Slated for completion in 2010, the undergraduate instructional facility will house lecture halls, classrooms, and teaching laboratories for chemistry, physics, biology, and geosciences. The 76,000-gsf facility (45,000-asf) was designed by Kell Muñoz Architects.