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Winthrop University Hospital Plans Mineola Research Facility
Winthrop University Hospital will build a $65 million research facility in Mineola, N.Y. The four-story, 95,000-sf facility will provide space for clinical trials as well as housing laboratories for the study of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. Construction is expected to begin in spring of 2012 with completion expected in 2014.
City University of New York Builds Advanced Science Research Campus
The City University of New York (CUNY) has awarded Skanska USA Building a $373 million contract to complete the final phase of the Advanced Science Research Campus in Manhattan. The project includes interior fit-out of 400,000 sf, comprising a four-story City College of New York building, a five-story Advanced Science and Research Center building, and a shared ground floor plaza. The contract also includes development of advanced imaging facilities, a cleanroom, a vivarium, an auditorium, office space, and mechanical and loading dock areas.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute Breaks Ground on Chronic Diseases Clinical Research Center
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute broke ground on the Chronic Diseases Clinical Research Center in October of 2011. Located on the campus of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif., the two-story, 23,171-sf facility will house the Center for Rehabilitative Medicine, the Center for Atherosclerosis Research, the HIV/AIDS research program, and the Investigational Drug Service. The building will also include clinical research space.
Harvard University Opens Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Facility
Harvard University's Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology opened its new facility in October of 2011 in Cambridge, Mass. The renovated Sherman Fairchild Biochemistry Building is now dedicated entirely to stem cell research, consolidating lab space previously housed in separate locations.
U.S. Army Breaks Ground on Maneuver Battle Lab Simulation Center
The U.S. Army broke ground on a $30 million simulation laboratory in October of 2011 at the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning near Columbus, Ga. The 88,000-sf facility will house a 200-seat classroom and flexible simulation bays for tactical operations research and development. Completion is expected by August of 2012.