Framingham State receives $3M for lab renovation
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced two grants to support life sciences capital projects at area schools, with the larger sum, $3 million, awarded to Framingham State University (FSU) for major lab renovation projects.
The FSU project will support life sciences workforce development and training, as well as research and development at the school, according to MLSC. FSU will provide additional biology and chemistry and research laboratory space through the renovation of the lab, called Hemenway Hall. The project will have a “transformative impact” on FSU’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs, according to interim FSU President Robert Martin.
With construction already underway, FSU had considered scaling back the project due to rising construction costs, but the $3 million grant, along with a an additional $9.3 million in state funding issued in November, helped the school avoid that, according to FSU spokesman Daniel Magazu.
“This generous grant … is the final piece of the puzzle that will allow us to complete the project as we envisioned it several years ago,” Martin said in a statement.
In addition the FSU project, MLSC awarded a $50,000 planning grant to develop a strategic plan for the Applied Life Sciences and Technology Center (ALSCT) at Massachusetts Bay Community College’s downtown Framingham campus. The center is currently in the design phase, and is being funded by a $22.1 million state capital appropriation. When complete, the ALSCT will offer associate degree programs across life sciences disciplines.
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