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University of Florida Opens Research and Academic Center
The University of Florida (UF) opened the $53 million Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona in Orlando in October of 2012. Housing biomedical research laboratories and instructional space for the College of Pharmacy and the College of Medicine, the 106,000-sf facility also houses the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Center for Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology, the Institute of Therapeutic Innovation, and the Institute on Aging. Ground was broken on the project in October of 2010.
University of Nebraska Medical Center Plans Cancer Research Facility
The University of Nebraska is planning to build a $370 million cancer research facility in Omaha. The project will include a hospital tower, inpatient and outpatient clinics, and biomedical research labs. Construction is expected to begin in November of 2013 and reach completion in April of 2016.
New Mexico Tech Plans Geology Building
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is planning to build the 83,000-sf Bureau of Geology Building in Socorro. Designed by Van Gilbert, the three-story facility will include flexible, double-loaded labs, office space, and a museum. The laboratory design consultant for the project is RFD (Research Facilities Design).
Ri.Med Plans Biomedical Research and Biotechnology Center
Ri.Med is planning to build the $269 million Biomedical Research and Biotechnology Center (BRBC) near Palermo, Italy. The 334,000-sf translational research facility will be a global hub for biomedical R&D and will be managed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Designed by HOK as a research village, the center will provide modular, flexible laboratory space divided into four wings on three floors.
The Pennsylvania State University Constructs Health and Human Development Building
The Pennsylvania State University will begin construction in January of 2013 on the $58.5 million Health and Human Development Building in University Park. Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the project includes construction of a 77,800-sf facility and renovation of 35,000 sf in the existing Henderson Building South. The ground level will have 31 research offices and four labs and observation rooms for the Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), along with a 90-seat general classroom.