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Western University of Health Sciences Opens Education center
Western University of Health Sciences opened the 180,000-sf Health Education Center in Pomona, Calif., in January of 2010. The four-story facility houses six lecture halls, two auditoriums, classrooms, simulation training suites, and study rooms. The building is also the home of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and the colleges of dentistry, optometry, and podiatric medicine.
Western New England College Constructs Academic Building
Western New England College is building a $40 million academic building in Springfield, Ma. The 126,000-sf facility will provide classrooms, labs, and offices to support programs in pharmacy, biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology. Ground was broken on the four-story building in September of 2009 with completion slated for fall of 2011.
University of Oklahoma Constructs Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center
The University of Oklahoma is constructing the $75 million Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center in Norman. Slated for completion in summer of 2010, the 160,000-sf building is located on the south campus and will provide research labs, graduate study facilities, and support for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Upstate Medical University Expands Institute for Human Performance
Upstate Medical University will begin construction in mid-2010 on a $72 million expansion of the Institute for Human Performance in Syracuse, N.Y. Doubling existing research space, the 100,000-sf addition will house biomedical research labs, offices, and a vivarium. The facility will support interdisciplinary research on nervous system disorders such as addiction, Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. Completion is expected in 2013.
University of Manitoba Breaks Ground Agricultural Education Facility
The University of Manitoba broke ground in December of 2009 on the $4 million Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre in Ritchot. Located at the university's Glenlea Research Station near the Fort Garry campus, the 8,280-sf education and demonstration center is slated for completion in October of 2010.