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The University of Texas at Brownsville dedicated the $34 million Biomedical Research Building in February of 2012. The facility provides teaching and research labs, classrooms, a vivarium, and faculty offices. Designed by SHW Group of Dallas with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the 60,000-sf center supports research in infectious diseases, cancer, neuroscience, and animal science.

Georgia Health Sciences University has selected HOK to design the 186,000-sf Medical Education Commons in Augusta. The $105 million project will provide classrooms, group study spaces, student services, and administrative space for the Medical College of Georgia and the College of Dental Medicine. The LEED-certified facility will be built by Skanska; the value of the construction contract is $62 million. The project also includes renovation of the 24,000-sf Gross Anatomy Lab in the Sanders Research and Education Building. 

Carnegie Mellon University is planning to build a 100,000-sf biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, and energy facility in Pittsburgh. Designed by OFFICE 52, the research building will house the department of biomedical engineering, a 10,000-sf nanofabrication facility, and the Energy Futures Institute. LEED Gold Sustainable Design certification will be sought for the facility. The building will connect on two levels to the existing Hamerschlag, Wean, and Roberts engineering halls to promote integration and interdisciplinary collaboration. 

Riverside City College celebrated the completion of the $61.1 million School of Nursing & Math and Science Complex in February of 2012. The 132,000-sf facility houses lecture halls, technology-rich classrooms, biology and chemistry labs, and a virtual hospital suite with patient simulators. Construction began on the building in spring of 2010. The project contractor was Balfour Beatty Construction of San Diego.

Texas A&M University is planning a $120 million expansion and renovation of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in College Station. A new classroom and teaching lab facility will be built and the Small Animal Hospital will be expanded. The project includes the possible demolition or renovation of parts of the existing veterinary teaching hospital, veterinary sciences building, and administration building.