The Health Sciences Academic Building will provide space to house academic, administrative, clinical and research space for three major departments: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Sciences, and Health and Human Physiology.
The $249 million project is being funded by a combination of University Hospitals Building Usage funds, university investment income and private donations.
The architect is RDG Planning & Design, and the construction manager is Miron Construction Company.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.