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Boston University Opens Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering
Boston University opened the $140 million Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering (CILSE) in September of 2017. Designed by Payette, the nine-story, 170,000-sf facility houses the Center for Systems Neuroscience, the Biological Design Center, the Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging, and the Center for Sensory Communication and Neuroengineering Technology. The interdisciplinary building features a human Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) suite, a Siemens 3 Tesla MRI, and space for behavioral testing and computational research.
Armstrong State University Breaks Ground on Waters College of Health Professions
Armstrong State University broke ground in late August of 2017 on the $22 million Waters College of Health Professions in Savannah, Ga. Designed to accommodate team-based medical education, the interactive 75,000-sf facility will feature technology-rich simulation training labs for undergraduate programs including nursing, public health, physical therapy, and health administration. The project is being created in collaboration with Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, with which Armstrong State’s Savanna campus will eventually merge.
Saint Paul College Opens Health and Science Alliance Center
Saint Paul College opened the $20 million Health and Science Alliance Center in September of 2017 in St. Paul, Minn. Designed by Bentz/Thompson/Rietow and Oliver & Associates with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the four-story, 45,000-sf facility provides two flexible classrooms for STEM and health science programs, four science labs, two simulation labs, three general classrooms, and three classrooms supporting industry partnerships.
U.S. Congress Increases NIH Funding
The United States Senate’s Committee on Appropriations approved a bipartisan bill in early September that provides $36.1 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health for fiscal year 2018, representing a $2 billion increase from 2017. The House of Representatives approved a $1.1 billion increase in NIH funding, with the actual amount expected to be closer to that allocated by the Senate bill.
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Breaks Ground on Academic Medical Center
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital broke ground in August of 2017 on a $550 million academic medical center in St. Louis. Sited adjacent to the existing hospital campus, the 800,000-sf project will include construction of a nine-story tower and an adjoining three-story ambulatory care building. Featuring 316 private inpatient rooms, the facility will provide a Level I trauma center, an emergency department, intensive care units, and a cafeteria. Completion is expected in September of 2020.