Official Opening Of The $78 Million 194,000 Sq. Ft. Life Sciences Research Building
2004 October 13
Official opening of the $78 million 194,000 square foot Life Sciences Research Building. Also opening is the D'Ambra Auditorium. Thomas D'Ambra is leading the Life Sciences Research Initiative Campaign, and donated $1 million to kick off that campaign. The Silverman Foundation also donate $1 million to the campaign. Total investment in the building will be $100 million when a predicted $5 million in research grants and $20 million in private funds are raised by the University. The state is funding the $65 million in construction cost. The funding is to build and equip the building, and hire research staff to fill the labs.
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Greta Petry, "Life Sciences Research Building Opens," Update, November 5, 2004, p. 2