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Duke-National University of Singapore Opens Medical School
Duke-National University of Singapore (Duke-NUS) dedicated the Khoo Teck Puat Building in Singapore on September 28, 2009. The facility provides a world-class environment for medical education and research in the areas of emerging infectious diseases, cancer and stem cell biology, neuroscience and behavioral disorders, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, and health services and systems research.
Biosafety Task Force Issues Report on Biocontainment Training and Safety
The Trans-Federal Task Force on Optimizing Biosafety and Biocontainment Oversight issued a report in September of 2009 recommeding mandatory biosafety training for workers in biocontainment laboratories. The report also details a system of credentials for lab personnel and suggests that oversight of biosafety protocol should be managed by a single federal organization.
The Cooper Union Opens Sustainable Lab Building
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art opened its $150 million laboratory building in September of 2009 in New York. The 175,000-sf facility is expected to attain a minimum of LEED Gold certification for sustainable design. Designed by Morphosis, the nine-story project features reconfigurable classrooms, laboratories, and studios. Housing the Albert Nerken School of Engineering and Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the facility also provides space for the School of Art and the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture.
University of Waterloo Breaks Ground on Engineering VI
The University of Waterloo broke ground on the $36 million Engineering VI Building in September of 2009. The five-story, 113,000-sf facility will house research labs, classrooms, and administrative space for the department of chemical engineering. Completion is expected in March of 2011.
Tarrant County College Builds Science and Academic Building
Tarrant County College began construction in September of 2009 on the 120,000-sf Science and Academic Building in Arlington, Texas. Slated for completion in 2010, the sustainable three-story building will have a 150-200 seat lecture hall, student gathering areas, general purpose classrooms, an atrium, and teaching laboratories. Plano-based SHW Group is the project architect and Turner Construction Company's Dallas office is serving as general contractor. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.