• ‘Study Cube’ Opens as Part of $16.8-Million Colorado State U. Library Renovation (Colorado State U. photo)

• State’s Dairy Industry Will Pay at Least Half the Cost of Renovating U. of Wisconsin at Madison Research Building

• U. of South Carolina Pays Fines for Asbestos Violations

• Phantom Tower Hints at Unbuilt Boston U. Campus

Brown U. has welcomed students to a new 87,000-square-foot aquatics and fitness center that houses a pool, training facilities for varsity athletes, and exercise equipment for recreational users. The facility was designed by Robert A.M Stern Architects after an initial design displeased the donor, The Providence Journal reports. (Brown U. photo)

• 2 Murders Lead City Officials and U. of Southern California to Add Additional Police

• Faculty Members Join Neighbors Opposing New York U. Expansion

• After 5 Years, Georgetown U. Gym Still Awaits Approvals

• Duke U. Looks to Refurbish Olmsted Landscapes

• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Plans Campus Upgrades

Colby College expects to burn 22,000 tons of wood chips a year—instead of a million gallons of oil—in a new biomass plant that opened in January. College officials say the $11-million plant is expected to pay for itself in within 10 years, as well as to boost the local economy by relying on waste wood from within 50 miles of the campus. (Colby College photo)

• New Roosevelt U. Tower: ‘More Than an Eye-Grabbing Envelope’

• Deferred-Maintenance Pricetag Tops $255-Million at Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge

• Stanford U. Plans $4.2-Million Center for Contemplating Late Professors Flying-Bird Paintings

• Johnson County Community College Breaks Ground for $12-Million Culinary and Hospitality Facility

• Virginia Commonwealth U. Unveils Design for $32-Million Multidisciplinary Arts Facility (Steven Holl Architects rendering)

• Legislature Awards U. of Alaska Engineering Buildings for 2 Campuses

• New Duke U. Boilers Forsake Coal for Natural Gas

• Ball State U. Will Add Facilities for Hospitality Programs

• Hospital Threatened by Northwestern U. Is Added to Landmarks Illinois Endangered List

Voters in online poll conducted by the Florida chapter of the American Institute of Architects chose as the state’s third-best building the University of Florida’s Baughman Center, a popular site for weddings and other events. The 12-year-old building, which sits beside a lake, was designed  by John Zona. It was inspired by the Thorncrown Chapel, in Eureka Springs, Ark., the masterpiece by E. Fay Jones, the U. of Arkansas architecture professor who died in 2004. (Photo by Flickr user spakattacks)

• Dartmouth College Hires Tod Williams and Billie Tsien to Expand Moore’s Hood Museum

• Cracked Windows Among Causes of Delay for New Michigan State U. Museum

• Missouri U. of Science and Technology Will Replace Coal-Fired Power Plant With Geothermal System

• With State Support Declining, Florida Atlantic U. Plans to Close 2 of 7 Campuses

Norwalk Community College’s $38-million Center for Science, Health, and Wellness, which opened late last year, has earned LEED gold status, according to Mitchell Giurgola Architects, the firm that designed the building. In addition to a fitness center, the building houses nursing, allied-health, science, and exercise-science programs. (Photo by Jeff Goldberg, Esto)

• College Towns Are Feeling the Love Lately: Real-Estate Investors Adore Them, They Bring Lots of Business for Hotels, and They’re Great Places to Retire

• Montclair State U. Envisions Ambitious Expansion

• U. of Massachusetts at Lowell Breaks Ground for $54-Million, 472-Bed Residence Hall

• Princeton U. Plan to Move “Dinky” Station Remains Controversial

U. of Oregon officials say the $65-million Lewis Integrative Science Building is poised to earn a LEED-platinum designation from the U.S. Green Building Council. Although the ventilation needs of science buildings are notorious energy hogs, the university says the new building’s architects—HDR Inc. and THA Architecture—were careful to segregate areas that need high-capacity ventilation. They also figured out how to pre-heat the building by taking advantage of warmth in the university’s underground utility tunnels—a strategy the university may use with other buildings. (HDR Inc./THA Architecture rendering)

• As Fundraising Lags, U. of California at Berkeley May Have to Borrow to Pay for Stadium Project

• For $35-Million, West Virginia U. Renovates 1942 Mineral Industries Building to House Physics and Astronomy

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