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BGSU Historic Campus Tour |
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Life Sciences Building |
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Continue Walking Tour | Academic Tour
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The Board of Trustees approved the plans for construction of the Life Sciences Building in 1967 in order to move ahead with
the second phase of a six-phase science research complex. The first-phase began with Overman Hall. University administrators
had in mind the improvement of the science facilities on campus when they approved of construction of the building. Indeed,
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administrators achieved this goal through the erection of the Life Sciences Building that contained modern department offices,
laboratories, classrooms, and a marine biology museum. Since that time, the building continued to play a major role in the
life of scientific scholarship at the university and continual repairs have maintained its modernity and quality.
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Listed below are additional highlights in the history of the building:
- 1965, Board of Trustees approves plans for construction of a building to be the second in a series of building designed to
be a science-research complex.
- 1967, construction completed and opened for classes.
- 1976, research labs renovated.
- 1977-8, $500,000 renovation completed creating additional space for research animals.
- 1982-3, major renovations completed. Improvements include replacing the concrete and stone panels on outside of the building.
- 1987, $470,000 renovation completed. Improvements include construction of a new roof, as well as renovation of the offices
of biological sciences, three labs, and exterior masonry work.
- 2001, design work started for center steps and masonry improvements.
- 2002, complete renovation of life sciences room 515 from a classroom to a research laboratory to study ice core samples from
the Polar Regions. Cost of project is $330,000.
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