Purdue University Breaks Ground on Animal Science Facilities

Purdue University broke ground in November of 2015 on two facilities for the Department of Animal Sciences in West Lafayette, Ind. The three-story, 90,000-sf Hobart and Russell Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences will provide research laboratories, classrooms designed for interactive and team-based learning, conference rooms for extension activities, and open spaces to facilitate faculty and student interactions. The Creighton building also will contain offices for all of the department's faculty and staff, scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Livestock Behavior Unit, and staff of Indiana animal regulatory agencies. The 22,000-sf Land O'Lakes Center for Experiential Learning will offer research and teaching space for programs in meat and protein science. The adjoining Purina Pavilion will host instructional and community events on livestock care, handling, and evaluation. Occupancy of both buildings is expected in 2017.