Renovation and Revitalization of Biology Research Facilities at Penn State Schuylkill

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。提供资金用于翻新宾夕法尼亚州立大学斯库尔基尔校区教学楼内的生物研究实验室。该实验室最初是在20世纪60年代设计和建造的，从那时起它就很少进行现代化改造。因此，它严重恶化和过时。斯库尔基尔大学的生物系主要在三个领域进行研究：寄生虫传播和宿主-寄生虫相互作用，产前药物暴露对小鼠神经发育的影响，入侵植物的化学相互作用和植物-土壤相互作用。缺乏足够的研究设施严重损害了教师进行研究的能力。翻新工程将更新生物研究实验室的整体物理条件，建造一个可以饲养老鼠和蚊子的小动物舍，并改善温室的照明和气候控制，使其更适合研究应用。改造的一个影响是学生，特别是少数民族学生，参与自主研究项目和研究培训的人数显著增加。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Funds are provided to renovate the Biology Research Laboratory in the Classroom Building at the Schuylkill Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. The Lab was originally designed and constructed in the 1960s, and it has received little modernization since then. Consequently, it is severely deteriorated and outdated. The biology faculty at PSU Schuylkill conduct research in three major areas: parasite transmission and host-parasite interactions, effect of prenatal drug exposure on neurological development of mice, and chemical interactions of invasive plants and plant-soil interactions. The lack of adequate research facilities has severely impaired the ability of the faculty to conduct their research. The renovation will update the overall physical condition of the Biology Research Lab, construct a small vivarium where mice and mosquitoes can be raised, and improve the lighting and climate control of the greenhouse to make it better suited for research applications. One impact of the renovation is to increase significantly the number of students, especially minority students, who are involved in independent research projects and research training.