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Faulkner State Community College Constructs Science Building
Faulkner State Community College will begin construction in summer of 2008 on a three-story, $14 million facility housing nursing education and labs for biology, chemistry, physics, and microbiology on its Fairhope, Ala., campus. Designed by Walcott Adams Verneuille Architects, the 52,000-sf project will include a student center and space for a cinematography training program. Completion is expected in 2009 or 2010.
Livermore National Laboratory Opens BSL-3 Facility
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s BSL-3 laboratory became operational in late January of 2008. The $2.45-million facility supports select agent research in a one-story, permanent, self-contained 1,600-sf building with three individual laboratory rooms: an animal lab, a mechanical room, and shower/change rooms.
Kansas State University Provides Biosecurity Training
Kansas State University’s 113,000-sf Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) in Manhattan, Kansas will provide training in biocontainment operations and maintenance in a March 2008 session. As part of the National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program, the session will support the Midwest Regional Center for Excellence, which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
MATC Completes Animal Caretaker Training Lab
Madison Area Technical College (MATC) dedicated its new $350,000 training laboratory for the Lab Animal Caretaker Program in February of 2008. The facility is owned by McAllen Properties and was built by Ruedebusch Development. Construction reached completion in November of 2007. The laboratory supports instruction in animal health, laboratory hygiene, veterinary terminology, and record keeping. MATC also offers a two-year animal technician program to provide qualified staff for local biotech and drug development companies such as Covance.
Saint Francis Health System Opens in Tulsa
Saint Francis Health System celebrating the opening of The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis in Tulsa, Okla. on February 1, 2008. The $72.6 million, 104-bed facility will provide pediatric inpatient and outpatient care, ICU, and medical/surgical procedures. The hospital provides family-centered care, promoting collaboration between hospital staff and parents, and features a nurse’s station and sleeping space for two family members in each private patient room.