WSJ: Medical research tower opens near UW Hospital
Wisconsin State Journal photo by Amber Arnold. Richard Moss, senior associate dean for basic research, biotechnology and graduate studies at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, talks about The Neuron Project, an art installment by Madison artist Piper Vollmer. The display, organized by Lily's Fund for Epilepsy Research, is on the ceiling of the fifth floor in the second tower of the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research. The building, next to UW Hospital, officially opened Thursday
Wisconsin State Journal story by David Wahlberg:
Hundreds of scientists from a variety of fields will study cancer, heart disease, brain conditions, eye disorders and other medical problems in a $130 million research building that officially opened Thursday next to UW Hospital.
Researchers started moving into the second of three planned towers of the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research in December, with more expected in waves through the end of this year.
Eventually, 1,300 people are expected to work in the nine-story building, for which construction was supported by $67.4 million in state funding. They’re joining about 600 researchers in the $185 million first tower, which opened in 2008. It’s not clear when the third tower might be built.
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