Higher Education

University of Minnesota Duluth Breaks Ground on Chemistry Building
Post date:
8-1-2017
Dateline:
Duluth, Minn.

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The University of Minnesota Duluth broke ground in July of 2017 on the $42 million Chemistry and Advanced Material Science Building (CAMS).
University of California, San Diego Plans Living and Learning Neighborhood
Post date:
7-31-2017
Dateline:
San Diego

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The University of California, San Diego will begin construction in summer of 2018 on the $608 million Living and Learning Neighborhood at North Torrey Pines in San Diego.
University of New South Wales Constructs Science & Engineering Building
Post date:
7-27-2017
Dateline:
Sydney

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The University of New South Wales will construct the $133 million Science and Engineering Building on its Kensington campus in Sydney.
The Gold Standard of Maker Space at MIT
University Creates App to Find Spaces; Uses Student Volunteers to Increase Access to In-Demand Resources
Post date:
7-26-2017
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was facing high demand and frustration among students and faculty unable to access its more than 40 maker spaces, even during non-conventional hours. After evaluating the logistics related to those spaces, totaling 120,000 sf, they developed a new app that illuminates the existing maker spaces, then enlisted the help of student volunteers to oversee some spaces into the evening. MIT also plans to add another 20,000 sf of functional space.
Texas A&M University Builds San Antonio STEM Facility
Post date:
7-25-2017
Dateline:
San Antonio

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Texas A&M University is building a $46 million STEM education facility in San Antonio.
Sheffield Hallam University Plans Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre
Post date:
7-24-2017
Dateline:
Sheffield, United Kingdom

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Sheffield Hallam University is planning to construct the £14 million Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre in the United Kingdom.
University System of New Hampshire Selects Sightlines for Facility Condition Assessment and Lifecycle Study
Post date:
7-21-2017
Dateline:
Guildford, Conn.
The University System of New Hampshire has selected Sightlines to perform a comprehensive Facility Condition Assessment and lifecycle study of core buildings on th
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Expands in Fort Smith
Post date:
7-20-2017
Dateline:
Fort Smith, Ark.

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The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education opened the $40 million, 102,000-sf College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith in July of 2017.
Virtual and Augmented Reality are Reinventing Medical Education
Immersive Environments Represent the Future of Simulation
Post date:
7-19-2017
Virtual and augmented reality are bringing new learning experiences to today’s medical students—and their campuses. The building boom is part of a revolution in the way medicine is taught. Today, medical students often learn with sophisticated mannequins, computer models, and collaborative electronic projects. Now, some schools are taking the technology a step further, building immersive environments where the doctors, nurses, and dentists of tomorrow can experience real medical settings and explore human anatomy in three dimensions.
Metropolitan State University of Denver Opens Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building
Post date:
7-18-2017
Dateline:
Denver

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Metropolitan State University of Denver opened the $60 million Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building in June of 2017.