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Rise in Tornadoes, Floods Poses Risk to Colleges
What if the sort of extreme weather that has left the University of Iowa inundated in floodwaters is not a freak event? What if it is a sign of things to come? (Photograph by AP Images)
Art & Architecture Renovations Near Completion at Yale U.
Paul Rudolph's 1963 Brutalist icon is getting a makeover, plus an addition by Charles Gwathmey.
Guest Blogger: Anne Stephenson
Even the greenest construction project increases a college’s carbon footprint.
Other News
Land-Rich Universities Weigh New Options for Real-Estate Development
Universities are taking advantage of new ways to develop their holdings through corporate partnerships, a new report says.
U. of Iowa Begins Mucking Out and Assessing the Damage
The university's insurer spent the weekend starting to assess the damage to the auditorium and 19 other flooded buildings.
U. of Iowa Flooding Takes Costly Toll in Research and Equipment
Parking lots are under water, some roads leading to the campus are closed, and the campus utility infrastructure is damaged.
New campus buildings
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A Green Building as a Billboard for Science
(A 2006 Chronicle video)
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Buildings & Grounds is written by Scott Carlson (left) and Lawrence Biemiller (right). Scott Carlson writes about architecture, facilties, energy, and sustainability, among other topics. Lawrence Biemiller writes about architecture and facilities and contributes to Notes from Academe. What's happening on your campus? Let us know.
Shop Talk: Projects in Baltimore, Portland, New Mexico, and Tennesee
Bookstore is a go: The Sun reports that the University of Maryland at Baltimore will open a college bookstore in Baltimore’s West Side neighborhood, a move city officials had seen as a way to help revive the area. The bookstore will be about 10,000 square feet and will feature a cafe for the community. It will sit next to the landmark Hippodrome Theatre, which is undergoing a renovation,. The city had pushed hard for the bookstore. In an editorial, The Sun praised the development, saying it would fill a dead spot between the Hippodrome and the university’s law school. “Bookstores are the new diners and neighborhood bars, and the West Side needs that kind of buzz and enticement for patrons to stay past dark,” The Sun wrote. For now, staying past dark in the West Side can be dicey.
Research Triangle Northwest: Officials in Oregon are planning a research triangle in the Portland area composed of Portland State University, the Oregon Health and Sciences University, and a new South Waterfront research development. The University of Oregon and Oregon Institute of Technology might also be part of the research development, according to the Vanguard.
Money injection in New Mexico: The state of New Mexico may pump $224-million into various capital projects, much of it at colleges and universities, according to the Associated Press. A bill approved by the state Senate includes $19-million for an arts complex at the main campus at New Mexico State University, $17-million for a cancer-research-and-treatment center at the University of New Mexico, $12-million for westside campus facilities at Central New Mexico Community College, $9-million for renovation of a technology building at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, and various other projects.
Meanwhile, in Tennessee… : Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen may cut funding for Middle Tennessee State University’s new $132-million science building. The university’s president, Sidney McPhee, told the Tennessean the building was a “No. 1 priority” for the university and he believed that money would start flowing again when the economy imporves. Chassen Hayes, the student-government president, said the cut was “pretty disheartening” given that both the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Tennessee Board of Regents strongly supported building the science facility. “We’ve been on the list for 10 years now,” he said. “We had waited for our turn. This was supposed to be the year we would be funded.” —Scott Carlson
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