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University of Oklahoma Breaks Ground on Tulsa Cancer and Diabetes Center
The University of Oklahoma broke ground in September of 2007 on the $7.5 million Cancer Institute and Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center in Tulsa. Housing research, diagnosis, treatment, and education, the 23,000-sf facility is slated for completion in January of 2009.
CSU Stanislaus Opens Naraghi Hall of Science
California State University, Stanislaus opened the $55 Nora and Hashem Naraghi Hall of Science in Turlock, Calif. in September of 2007. The 110,000-sf facility took two years to build and houses 25 labs, 58 faculty and department offices, four classrooms, an observatory, a computer lab, a vivarium, and an aquarium. The three-story building features wireless Internet connectivity and leading edge technological infrastructure to support the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and astronomy.
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology & Hematology Dedicates Comprehensive Cancer Center
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology & Hematology dedicated its $7 million physician-owned Comprehensive Cancer Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. on September 14, 2007. Housing facilities for research, treatment, and support, the 48,000-sf project was built in cooperation with Lutheran Hospital. The two-story facility is attached to the existing Medical Office Building Two which houses physicians from Radiation Oncology Associates.
Indiana University Plans Data Center
Indiana University will begin construction in fall of 2007 on a $32 million data center in Bloomington. The 'hardened' building will house supercomputing and data storage equipment and provide protection from natural disasters. The facility will be constructed on the former site of the Creative Arts building, demolished in August 2007. A Cyber Infrastructure building housing IT and office facilities will be constructed next to the data center.
University of Michigan Constructs Ross School of Business
The University of Michigan is constructing the $120 million Stephen M. Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor. The building is six stories high at the center and three stories high around the perimeter and totals 245,000 sf. Designed by Kohn Pederson Fox, the facility includes a 500-seat auditorium, classrooms with the capacity of accommodating up to 95 students, a faculty terrace, a casual study lounge, and a fitness center.