The project will be part of an integrated seawater laboratory building that will also house a state-of-the-art Marine Life Science Center. A target for completion of the building is Summer 2012.
July 20, 2009 — Miami — Hurricanes are the costliest natural disasters that strike the United States. A better understanding of how structures withstand - or fail to withstand - a hurricane could lead to improved construction standards and practices designed to protect human lives and enhance resiliency. The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that the University of Miami (UM) has been awarded a $15 million grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These Recovery Act dollars will help to create new jobs in Miami-Dade County through the construction of a new building on the University's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (Rosenstiel School) campus. The facility will allow scientists to study how structures and their surrounding environment are affected during tropical cyclones (hurricanes). The project will be part of an integrated seawater laboratory building that will also house a state-of-the-art Marine Life Science Center. Target for completion of the building is Summer 2012.
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