LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING

With support from a mixture of state and private funds, the retrofitted Life Sciences Building directly east of the Crocker Science Center is progressing. The historic building, which was the first structure fully devoted to the university’s School of Medicine (founded earlier in 1905), will include instruction and teaching labs for the School of Biological Sciences, the College’s growing) Science Research Initiative (SRI), flexible multi-use classrooms, collaboration spaces, and administrative offices.

Still aptly named, the Life Sciences Building was long the home of many of the U’s esteemed biologists, including the late Gordon Lark, considered the father of the department of biology, the late Naomi Franklin and current emeritus professor Larry Okun who helped recruit to Utah future Nobel laureate Mario Capecchi. <

To contribute to the Life Sciences Building, contact TJ McMullin at travis.mcmullin@utah.edu or 801-581-4414.