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University of New South Wales Plans Wallace Wurth Building
The University of New South Wales is planning to build the Wallace Wurth Building in Sydney. Accommodating 678 staff and 1300 students, the medical teaching, research, and training facility will house wet and dry labs, classrooms, lecture halls, seminar rooms, and an animal facility.
Lohmann Animal Health Completes Winslow Expansion
Lohmann Animal Health completed an $8.8 million, 25,000-sf expansion of its poultry vaccine manufacturing facility in Winslow, Maine, in January of 2011. Construction began on the project in 2008. The completed facility includes a 9,000-sf R&D center with laboratories and offices, a bird testing facility, and a biological production plant. Lohmann Animal Health is based in Cuxhaven, Germany.
Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Publishes Final Version of 8th Edition of Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) announced the publication of the final version of the 8th Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in January of 2011. The new edition integrates recently published data, scientific principles, and expert opinion to recommend practices for responsible laboratory animal use. The guide can be purchased at the National Academy Press.
Auburn University Breaks Ground on Small Animal Teaching Hospital Complex
Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine broke ground on the first phase of a $74 million Small Animal Teaching Hospital complex in December of 2010. A 34,000-sf education wing is slated for completion in spring of 2012. The second phase of construction will deliver a 200,000-sf Small Animal Teaching Hospital in 2014. The project was designed by Foil Wyatt Architects and Jova/Daniels/Busby.
Duke University Opens Expanded Lemur Center
Duke University opened two new facilities at the Duke Lemur Center in December of 2010. The $10.4 million project was designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent and is located in Durham, N.C. The Releasable Building provides dry lab space and housing for 60 lemurs in a free range environment sited on 69 forested acres. The Semi-Releasable Building includes a wet lab for biological and chemical analysis and houses 80 lemurs with limited outdoor access.