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The University of Massachusetts Boston will begin construction in fall of 2010 on the $60 million Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. Housing classrooms, archives, an exhibit hall, and a life-size model of the U.S. Senate floor, the technology-rich building will promote dynamic learning and engagement in the field of history. The 40,000-sf project was designed by Rafael Viñoly and will be sited adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Occupancy is expected in 2013.

Montana State University's Eastern Agricultural Research Center broke ground on a $2.5 million facility in Sidney in July 28, 2010. The building will house three research labs, two greenhouses, offices, and a large meeting room. The general contractor for the 10,000-sf project is Fisher Construction.

CSL Limited will construct a biopharmaceutical R&D facility in Broadmeadows, Victoria. The $235 million project includes infrastructure improvements to CSL’s existing manufacturing campus to enhance integration with the new building. The R&D facility will support late stage development of treatments for cancer, bleeding disorders, inflammation, and infection.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute will renovate 20,763 nsf in the Cancer Cell Center building in Buffalo, N.Y., to house the Tumor Immunotherapy Program. The project is supported by $4.67 million in federal stimulus funding.

Stony Brook University will construct an ABSL-3 research facility at the Health Sciences Center in Stony Brook, N.Y. Supported by $14.1 million in federal stimulus funding, the 16,140-sf facility will have a small animal suite, an insectary, and an imaging suite with an adjacent room for work with large animals. Accommodating research with select agents, the facility will include Class II biosafety cabinets, a pass-through cold room, cage and rack washers, ventilated animal housing equipment, and a pass-through autoclave.