STORRS — The University of Connecticut broke ground Wednesday on a $95 million engineering and science building that will bolster efforts to expand and strengthen research programs.
The five-story, 118,000-square-foot structure is expected to open in 2017 and will provide laboratory space for UConn's growing genomics, biomedical, chemical engineering, and cybersystem research programs.
The project will be funded with $60 million from the 21st Century UConn fund and $35 million from the $1.5 billion Next Generation Connecticut program designed to boost science, technology, engineering and math at the university.
UConn President Susan Herbst said that having the new building in the heart of the campus will "do more than ever to spark innovation, catalyze research advances, and build on the momentum we've already gained as a source for new and groundbreaking research. This is a powerful driver for Connecticut's economy and will provide amazing opportunities for our faculty and students."
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The five-story, 118,000-square-foot structure is expected to open in 2017 and will provide laboratory space for UConn's growing genomics, biomedical, chemical engineering, and cybersystem research programs.
The project will be funded with $60 million from the 21st Century UConn fund and $35 million from the $1.5 billion Next Generation Connecticut program designed to boost science, technology, engineering and math at the university.
UConn President Susan Herbst said that having the new building in the heart of the campus will "do more than ever to spark innovation, catalyze research advances, and build on the momentum we've already gained as a source for new and groundbreaking research. This is a powerful driver for Connecticut's economy and will provide amazing opportunities for our faculty and students."
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