Durham Research Center
The building
A dream, a legacy
Construction facts, photos, movie
What's on each floor
How lab spaces were assigned
Unique design and features
Views from the top

What Nebraska leaders say
Dedication ceremony/video
Remarks by Roger Bulger, M.D.
Dedication ceremony sound bites
Public open house photos
Groundbreaking ceremony
Naming ceremony

The donors
Chuck Durham
Suzanne and Walter Scott Jr.
Gail Walling Yanney, M.D.,
  and Michael Yanney

Peter Kiewit Foundation
Ruth and Bill Scott
Mary and Richard Holland
The Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss
  Memorial Foundation

Stanley Truhlsen, M.D.

The researchers
Taking research to the next level
Dissecting the scientific mind
Investment pays big dividends
Discoveries' potential unlimited
UNMC firsts in research

Recruiting the experts

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What Nebraska leaders say
about the Durham Research Center

"This research facility has the potential to make a difference in so many lives. It is an honor to be associated with a medical center that has a vision to be world-class, to improve the health of all the people of Nebraska and beyond, advance medical knowledge through research and educate outstanding health professionals and scientists."
Charles Durham, chairman and CEO, Durham Resources

"I believe the citizens of Nebraska and the Midwest region deserve the best in health care and education. In order to get there, we need to conduct the most advanced research here. This building will help us do that."
Harold M. Maurer, M.D., Chancellor, UNMC

"I can think of few projects that have had so much potential to create a better and healthier future for our children's children than the works that will be done here at the Durham Research Center."
Walter Scott, chairman emeritus, Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc.

"The Durham Research Center will make all employers in this region more competitive and we at Union Pacific are proud to have this resource in our state."
Dick Davidson, chairman and CEO, Union Pacific Railroad Company

"This is a completely new era for UNMC – for the entire region. The research center is going to bring to our region more new venture capital businesses than we’ve ever seen in the past. More significantly, it’s going to put us on a world-class plane with medical centers all over the world."
Michael Yanney, chairman of the board, America First Companies

"The value of a clinical organization having a relationship with a top-tier medical school and research institution is immeasurable. As UNMC researchers advance the frontier of medical knowledge their discoveries will lead to better patient care and patient treatment."
Ken Stinson, chairman of the board, The Nebraska Medical Center

"This is a building, but it really is a representation of an investment in the extraordinary talents of the people here at UNMC. These professionals have a well-established record that have put this institution's work on the map, making it a very special opportunity to produce dividends from the new knowledge and advances in patient care and health education."
Walter Scott, chairman emeritus, Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc.

"It’s a crown jewel and a powerful recruiting tool. It will enable us to recruit the best new faculty and elevate current faculty to superstar status."
University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D.

"The Durham Research Center will be a preeminent medical research facility, attracting foremost scientists to the area and propelling Nebraska to the forefront of medical science."
U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson

"Nebraska and the nation will greatly benefit from the research and advancements in health care that will come from the Durham Research Center."
U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel

"Chuck and his late wife, Marge, have served as role models in effective philanthropy. Their gifts and vision have allowed Nebraska the ability to play in the national and international arena so vital to our increasing quest for quality."
Randolph
M. Ferlic, M.D., Chairman, University of Nebraska Board of Regents

"The Durham Research Center will benefit the citizens of Nebraska as well as have worldwide impact."
Duane Acklie, chairman, Crete Carrier Corporation

"As a cutting-edge, world-class academic health science center, UNMC's Durham Research Center promises to positively impact the lives of countless patients in Nebraska and beyond through technological advances just waiting to be discovered."
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns

"Completed without tax dollars, the Durham Research Center means growth of high-wage jobs in Omaha and the promotion of life and health for all."
Congressman Lee Terry

"The new Durham Research Center secures our future as a leader in health science. I congratulate UNMC for its far-reaching vision and determination."
Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey

"The Durham Research Center is yet another jewel in the UNMC crown!"
Mogens
Bay

"Our community is blessed to have a facility of the stature of UNMC."
David Sokol

"Whenever research is done at UNMC, you’ll see results. It will benefit the people of Nebraska and we’ll probably see benefits for the nation, and the world."
Richard Holland

"This Citadel for research will create an environment that will allow those who occupy it to make advances in the health sciences and add incrementally to the benefit of society. This investment of individuals has enabled us to have a future that’s exciting and boundless."
University of Nebraska Foundation President Terry Fairfield

"The innovative research produced by the Durham Research Center will serve as a catalyst in advancing first-class improvements in Nebraska's health care system and also significantly contribute to the economic viability of our state."
Congressman Tom Osborne

"A giant step as UNMC continues to fulfill its mission of offering world-class health care services."
Harlan Noddle

"We have phenomenal research scientists at UNMC. I am impressed every day with the quality of people we have and of the people they attract around them. It just means good things for the people of the world."
Gail Walling Yanney, M.D.

"Hawkins Construction is very proud to have been chosen to build the world-class Durham Research Center, the most sophisticated and complex facility ever constructed in Nebraska. It's a privilege to be associated with such a high-tech facility that will bring much national recognition to UNMC and to our state."
Fred Hawkins, Jr., president and co-owner, Hawkins Construction Company

"Chuck guided many world-class projects in his career at HDR, and we are honored to help Chuck and the Med Center complete their world-class facility."
Dick Bell, Chairman and CEO, HDR Inc.

"The world-class vision of Chancellor Hal Maurer plus the world-class vision of the medical center staff, the world-class leadership of Walter Scott, Ken Stinson, Mike Yanney and others, plus the world-class generosity of Chuck Durham, equals the world-class University of Nebraska Medical Center."
Lt. Gov. Dave Heineman

"Over the years I’ve seen UNMC grow into the facility that it is now. It’s been rewarding to see that happen. It’s really up there with the best. I’m very proud that our kids graduated from there and are doing fabulous things in medicine and perhaps the research center will be beneficial to their needs in the future."
Suzanne Scott

"After all these years, it’s very pleasing to see my medical school make advances like this. When I was in school we didn’t have a lot of research. It’s fun to see us enter into the mainstream and participate more in some areas of research that this institute will be doing, not only research in ophthalmology, but many other areas of medicine. I’m pleased to be associated with it."
Stanley Truhlsen, M.D.

"The crucial work performed at UNMC's Durham Research Center is a vital investment in our state's intellectual infrastructure. It adds dramatically to the luster of UNMC as a national asset for the health of our citizens."
Congressman Doug Bereuter