August 25, 2014: UM dedicated its new $46 million Center of Excellence in Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering. With a “breaker space,” ultra-low vibration chambers and tissue culture rooms, this world-class addition to the G.G. Brown Laboratories on North Campus will allow researchers study the forces at work at the smallest scales to advance nanotechnologies in energy, manufacturing, healthcare and biotechnology.
October 22, 2014: Schoolcraft College dedicated the new Jeffress Center. The center, located on the campus’ north end, is named after the school’s current President – Dr. Conway A. Jeffress, and will contain numerous classrooms, a student lounge, campus safety office and share resources with Toledo University and Wayne State University.
Stringent temperature and humidity control and air-filtration systems pervade the site. Eight ultra-low vibration chambers, housed below grade, have been designed and constructed. Investigators will conduct research at unprecedented levels of precision and accuracy.
This $46-million complex was made possible, in part, by a $9.5-million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This addition is the first phase of a two-part project. The second phase, now in progress, will renovate the original G.G. Brown Laboratories, constructed in the late 1950s, to greatly enhance its infrastructure and realize a student-centric state-of-the-art education facility. The State of Michigan, alumni, friends and corporate partners have been essential supporters in making this project possible.
Read more about this exciting new project at The University of Michigan’s website.