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UC Riverside Opens Stem Cell Research Lab
The University of California Riverside celebrated the opening of the Stem Cell Core Facility (SCCF) in February of 2010. Located in Noel Keen Hall, the 2,000-sf facility features a Nikon BioStation CT incubator and advanced microscopy instrumentation. The project was funded by $2.8 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
University of Colorado Constructs Biotechnology Building
The University of Colorado is building the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building in Boulder. Ground was broken on the interdisciplinary project in September of 2009 with completion expected in fall of 2011. The cost of the first phase of construction is $145 million. The 257,000-sf research and teaching facility will house the department of chemical and biological engineering, the biochemistry division of the department of chemistry and biochemistry, and the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology (CIMB).
NASA's Exploration Sciences Building Achieves LEED Gold
The Exploration Sciences Building at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in February of 2010. The 200,000-sf facility is located in Greenbelt, Md., and houses nearly 60 laboratories. The project team included architectural firm EwingCole of Philadelphia and Manhattan Construction Company of Washington, D.C. Construction began in June of 2007 and was completed in 29 months.
West Virginia University Renovates Physics Facilities
West Virginia University broke ground on a $33 million renovation of White Hall in Morgantown in February of 2010. Creating a rooftop planetarium, two 175-seat technology-rich classrooms, and laboratories for teaching and research, the completed project will house the relocated Department of Physics. Demolition began in early 2010 with occupancy expected in fall of 2011.
South Dakota State University Constructs Avera Health and Science Center
South Dakota State University is building the $51 million Avera Health and Science Center in Brookings, S.D. Created in partnership with Avera Health, the 144,000-sf project is comprised of 96,000 sf of new construction and 48,000 sf of renovated space. Housing the College of Pharmacy and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the center will provide classrooms, teaching and research laboratories, and faculty offices. Construction began on the project in June of 2008. The facility will open in fall of 2010.