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University of Texas at San Antonio Dedicates Applied Engineering and Technology Building
The University of Texas at San Antonio dedicated the $82.5 million Applied Engineering and Technology (AET) Building on March 10, 2010. Designed to support world-class teaching and research in science and engineering, the four-story, 145,440-sf facility provides 36 laboratories, 87 faculty offices, five classrooms, and collaborative study alcoves. The building houses the departments of biomedical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, and astronomy.
UC Davis Opens Stem Cell Research Center
The University of California-Davis opened a $62-million stem cell research facility in March of 2010 on its medical center campus in Sacramento. Construction of the 90,000-sf facility was supported by $20 million in funding from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. The project included renovation and new construction to create research laboratories and GMP manufacturing space. A total of 54,000 sf is now occupied, with the remainder as shell space for future expansion.
Rady Children's Hospital Builds Patient Care Pavilion
Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center is building the $260 million Patient Care Pavilion in Kearney Mesa, Calif. Ground was broken on the project in December of 2007. Designed by Anshen + Allen of San Francisco, the 279,000-sf facility will provide 72 private patient rooms, 84 medical-surgical beds, 16 operating rooms, a neonatal ICU, and a cancer center. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
NIST Launches Competition for Research Facility Construction Grants
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) opened a new competition for grants in March of 2010 for the construction of new or expanded scientific research facilities for measurement science, oceanography, atmospheric research, or telecommunications. A total of $50 million is available for the cost-sharing grants and it is expected that three to five projects will be awarded grants of $10 to $15 million each.
Haffkine Builds BSL-3 Lab
Haffkine will open a BSL-3 laboratory for H1N1 testing in August of 2010. The renovated facility is located in Mumbai and represents a government investment of Rs 4.5 crore (Rs 450M or $9.8M).