uk gets stimulus funds to renovate research lab
May 10 Filed in:
on the boardsBoth the University of Kentucky and the local economy will benefit from a National Institutes of Health ARRA grant awarded to the University in March to renovate research space in the Sanders-Brown Center for Aging. When construction is completed in fall 2011, UK will have updated, state-of-the-art research support space, taking one more step toward its goal of becoming a top-20 research institution. In addition, the ‘Buy American’ requirement of ARRA funding means local businesses will be tapped to provide materials and services for the project.
Omni Architects, who assisted the University in applying for the grant, was awarded the project in April, in partnership with Jacobs Consultancy. Jacobs Consultancy is a New York based firm who has provided lab planning for 17 of the top 20 research universities, giving UK access to best practices in lab design from all over the nation. The Omni design team, led by Eric Zabilka and Don Adams, is working closely with NIH to meet their design guidelines and grant requirements, including submitting documentation to the agency at the end of each design phase.
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