New $350M UMass Chan research center to be finished in June
New England Council member, UMass Chan Medical School, will finish its new $350 million research facility in June. The 350,000-square-foot center will be nine stories high and include a new research space for over 70 principal investigators.
Multiple departments and programs are slated to be relocated to the building, including the Program in Molecular Medicine, the Horae Gene Therapy Center, the Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology, and the school’s new Program in Human Genetics & Evolutionary Biology. The facility is designed to be LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, making the building sustainable and energy efficient.
“There is a lot of site work to be done on the quad and around the building,” Brian Duffy, senior director of facilities management for capital projects at UMass Chan, said. “The plan is to have the area restored with beautiful green grass by Commencement.”
The New England Council commends UMass Chan for the construction of this innovative facility.
Read more in the Worcester Business Journal.