Benedict College Science Research Renovation (Relocation) Project

本尼迪克特学院是南卡罗来纳州一所历史悠久的黑人学院，是ARI资金的接受者，用于翻新生物学和化学研究以及研究培训设施。生物学和物理科学系在培养代表性不足的科学家方面发挥了重要作用，为了维持这门课程，必须改善物质基础设施。校友大厅，建于20世纪60年代中期的结构，是家庭对大多数实验室居住的部门。 分散的空间包括修改教室，研究和教学活动之间共享将被合并，搬迁和升级为指定的研究实验室。资金将用于重新配置空间，清除石棉，升级公用事业基础设施，并安装通风橱，个案工作和长凳在建设。 需要进行翻新以支持专注于分子生物学，遗传学，生物化学以及分析和环境化学的研究计划。 该项目完成后，将为仪器和技术提供现代空间，以支持目前和未来的研究和培训活动。 受益者包括五名教职员工和他们的学生，他们将利用五个研究实验室，一个研究培训设施和研究支持实验室，包括一个冷藏室，一个组织培养室和存储空间。 将分散的空间集中在一个集中的地点，将更有效地促进设备和设施的共用，并促进合作项目。 该项目将增加学院吸引，留住和发展高素质教师的潜力;招募和留住成绩优异的学生，并增加少数民族学生进入研究生院并取得成功的人数，随后将研究作为职业。

Benedict College, a Historically Black College in South Carolina, is the recipient of ARI funds to renovate biology and chemistry research and research training facilities. The Department of Biology and Physical Sciences has been instrumental in producing under-represented scientists, and in order to sustain this course, it is imperative that the physical infrastructure is improved. Alumni Hall, a structure constructed in the mid 1960's, is home to the department where the majority of the laboratories reside. Dispersed space consisting of modified classrooms, shared between research and instructional activities will be consolidated, relocated, and upgraded as designated research laboratories. Funds will be used to reconfigure space, remove asbestos, upgrade utility infrastructure, and install fume hood, casework and benches in the building. The renovations are required to support research programs that concentrate on molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, and analytical and environmental chemistry. Upon completion, this project will provide modern space for instrumentation and technology to support present and future research and training activities. Beneficiaries include five faculty members and their students who will utilize five research laboratories, a research training facility, and research support laboratories consisting of a cold room, a tissue culture room, and storage space. Consolidating scattered space in a centralized location will promote shared usage of equipment and facilities more effectively, and facilitate collaborative projects. This project will increase the College's potential to attract, retain and develop a high caliber of faculty; recruit and retain high achieving students, and increase of number of minority students entering and succeeding in graduate school, and subsequently pursuing research as a career.