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Oklahoma State University Opens Forensic Science Facility
The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences opened the 125,000-sf Forensic Sciences and Biomedical Research Facility in Tulsa in November of 2010. Developed in partnership with the City of Tulsa, the four-story project houses forensic labs for teaching and research, instructional space, and biomedical research facilities.
Schlumberger Opens Brazil Research and Geoengineering Center
Schlumberger opened the Brazil Research and Geoengineering Center in Rio de Janeiro in November of 2010. The R&D facility will create technology for oil and gas production from offshore pre-salt carbonates and deepwater reservoirs. The 10,000-sm facility includes a Geoengineering Technology Center, a Geoengineering Research Center, a GeoSolutions Hub, and several Reservoir Laboratories. Designed to support collaborative team-based research, the center will house up to 300 scientists, technicians, and staff.
Unilife Completes York Headquarters and Production Facility
Unilife will occupy its newly constructed headquarters and production facility in York, Pa., in December of 2010. The $31 million, 165,000-sf building will support syringe manufacturing. Commercial production will begin in the facility in mid-2011.
Darnall Army Medical Center Breaks Ground on Fort Hood Hospital
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center will officially break ground on a 947,000-sf hospital on December 6, 2010. Construction will begin on the $534 million facility in April of 2011. Located in Fort Hood, Texas, the project includes a six-story hospital, three outpatient clinic buildings, and parking structures. Balfour Beatty McCarthy Joint Venture is providing design and construction services. Occupancy is expected in late summer of 2015. The project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
University of Minnesota Opens Science Teaching and Student Services Building
The University of Minnesota celebrated the opening of the $72.5 million Science Teaching and Student Services building in Minneapolis in November of 2010. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in association with HGA Architects and Engineers, the facility includes two lecture halls, 10 advanced learning classrooms (ALCs), and 17 multipurpose classrooms. The building also houses administrative offices, conference rooms, a student lounge, a café area, and numerous informal student study areas of varied scale.