MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 24, 2007--UMD’s $15.2 million renovation to the Life Sciences Building is complete and the new Paddock Laboratories Pharmacy Education Center opened its doors Sept. 7, 2007.
The $15.2 million renovations to the 38 year-old University of Minnesota Duluth Life Science Building began Jan. 26, 2006 and were completed in less than two years. The fully-renovated building will house the UMD Department of Biology and the new Duluth College of Pharmacy in a state-of-the-art facility designed for science education and research.
Renovations to the Life Science Building were made possible due to the generous financial donation of Bruce Paddock, Duluth native and 1970 alumnus of the College of Pharmacy. The Paddock Laboratories Pharmacy Education Center will have five classrooms and two large laboratories for faculty laboratory research and student professional practice experience. In addition, there will be study space, computer laboratories and a student lounge. “We are thrilled with the new space,” said University of Minnesota Dean of Pharmacy, Marilyn Speedie, Ph.D.
The Duluth expansion is helping the College of Pharmacy to better address Minnesota’s rural pharmacist shortage and bringing quality health care to underserved areas of our state. “I’m pleased to hear 46% of the Duluth branch-campus graduates are working in rural settings,” said Chairman of Paddock Laboratories, Bruce Paddock, “The new Duluth program is working and our goals are being met and I am very proud to be a part of it.” Paddock will also support the Duluth College of Pharmacy commitment to expand pharmacy services to Greater Minnesota by continuing to provide the Paddock Laboratories Scholarships for undergraduate pharmacy students who demonstrate financial need.
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