{"id":103748,"date":"2023-10-05T15:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=103748"},"modified":"2023-10-05T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:24:03","slug":"regents-approve-unmcs-program-statement-for-office-research-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/10\/05\/regents-approve-unmcs-program-statement-for-office-research-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Regents approve UNMC\u2019s program statement for office, research facility"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Thursday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously approved the program statement for the research component of the building that will serve as the cornerstone of UNMC\u2019s new Saddle Creek Campus in Omaha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new facility \u2013 known as the CORE Building (Campus Operations and Research Excellence) \u2013 will enhance existing UNMC research environments, which are near capacity. Planned for the corner of Saddle Creek Road and Farnam Street, the building will support computer-based research and wet lab-based research for drug discovery, oncology research and other strategic research areas at UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe project is a direct reflection of UNMC\u2019s mission to deliver state-of-the-art education, research and health care to our community and nation,\u201d said UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD. \u201cIt also will include considerable amounts of research space for future leasing or campus  growth, and a modest amount of income-producing ground floor retail space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gold noted that the proximity to the Catalyst building \u2013 which will bring together UNMC\u2019s UNeMed and UNeTech branches with biotech and technology startups \u2013 will make the CORE Building ideal for research that leads to product and drug collaboration and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the office and research facility will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n