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Colgate University Completes Ho Science Center
Colgate University completed construction of the 120,000-sf Robert Ho Science Center in Hamilton, N.Y. in October of 2007. The $56 million building houses the departments of environmental studies, geography, geology, physics, and astronomy, as well as part of the biology department. Designed by Shepley Bullfinch Richardson & Abbott, the center includes 40 research labs, 45 faculty offices, 13 teaching labs, seven classrooms, a 90-seat lecture hall/auditorium, a 60-seat visualization lab, a museum, and a teaching/research greenhouse.
Autodesk Unveils U-Vis 360 Core
Autodesk, Inc. unveiled U-Vis 360 Core in October of 2007. The new solution platform integrates building design, manufacturing, mapping, and infrastructure data and displays it in a single visualization environment. Specifically tailored for federal and state and local governments, solutions built on the U-Vis 360 platform provide a complete and highly accurate 360-degree inside-outside-under view of any structure or urban environment with an easy-to-use interface.
Midwestern University Engaged in $140 Million in Capital Projects
Midwestern University is engaged in $140 million in capital improvements on its 11-year-old medical campus in Glendale, Ariz. The 130,000-sf Glendale Hall, housing Midwestern’s dental college, is slated for completion is summer of 2008. The 16,000-sf Barrel Student Center expansion will reach completion in spring of 2008. A 13,000-sf expansion of the medical research building will add space for faculty research and will be completed in spring of 2008.
UT Southwestern Medical Center Awarded CTSA
The National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Research Resources has awarded the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center a $34-million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) to establish the North and Central Texas Clinical and Translational Science Initiative (NCTCTSI).
University of Iowa Receives CTSA Grant
The NIH’s National Center for Research Resources has awarded a $33.8 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) to the University of Iowa (UI) to establish the UI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science. The five-year grant will support collaborative translational research with all eleven of the University of Iowa’s colleges and approximately 40 centers and institutes, as well as Iowa State University and the University of Arizona.