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ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING COURTESY OF HGA ARCHITECTS INC.
BUILDING X MARKS THE SPOT
Many hopes and dreams are arising from the ashes of fire-damaged McKinly Lab as the University has begun construction of a new science facility known, for now, as “Building X.”
When completed in fall 2024, the four-story, 131,000-square-foot structure, located along East Delaware Avenue, will provide state-of-the-art research and teaching labs and educate more than 1,000 students annually in critical areas of healthcare need, including biotechnology and biopharmaceutical discovery, as well as disease treatment and prevention, with a special focus on adolescent mental health and racial disparities in clinical patient care.
The state has dedicated $41 million in federal stimulus funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to support the building project. The remaining costs, currently projected at $143 million, will be borne by the University, supported by fundraising efforts that could lead to donor naming opportunities for the building.
Research on one floor of Building X will focus on the mind, brain and behavior, bringing together faculty and students from psychology, biology and the new Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate Program.
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—Tracey Bryant