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IU Trustees approve new research facility at IUPUI
March 31, 2000
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Trustees of Indiana University today (March 31) approved plans for construction of a 120,000-gross-square-foot research facility on the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis campus.
The Research Institute II will house research laboratories and offices for IU School of Medicine faculty and staff. It has yet to be determined which of the school's departments or faculty offices will be housed in the new facility.
It is anticipated that construction of the facility will begin by late June or early July, with a target date of occupancy by October 2002. The four-story building will be situated on the south side of Wishard Boulevard, west of the Wishard Parking Garage.
A tunnel connecting the new research building with the Medical Research and Library Building to the south also is included in the project, estimated to cost $26.9 million. The entire project is funded by IU School of Medicine gift funds.
In an effort to control costs, the architectural design plans of the IU Cancer Research Institute, which was dedicated in 1997, will be used for the new research facility. The two buildings, which will be nearly adjacent, will share exterior design and similar interior finishes.
(Mary Hardin, 317-274-7722, mhardin@iupui.edu or George Vlahakis, 812-855-0846, gvlahaki@indiana.edu)