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| − | The '''Jerome L. Greene Science Center''' will be a new research teaching facility that will serve as the home for | + | The '''Jerome L. Greene Science Center''' will be a new research teaching facility that will serve as the home for the [[Zuckerman Mind, Brain and Behavior Institute]]. It will be led by neurobiologist Dr. [[Thomas Jessell]], and [[Nobel]] laureates Dr. [[Richard Axel]] and Dr. [[Eric Kandel]]. It will be the first new structure built in the [[Manhattanville campus]], and is funded by a $200 million gift from the [[Jerome L. Greene|Jerome Greene Foundation]], the largest gift in Columbia history at the time.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/03/science_center.html "Columbia to Launch New Neuroscience Center in New York City with the Largest Gift in University History"], ''Columbia News'', 20 March 2006.</ref><ref>It has since been surpassed by [[John Kluge]]'s $400 million donation for financial aid in the spring of [[2007]].</ref> In 2012, publisher and real estate developer Mortimer Zuckerman pledged $200 million to endow the Institute that will reside within the Center.<ref>[http://news.columbia.edu/zuckerman With $200 Million Gift, Mortimer B. Zuckerman Endows Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia], Columbia News, 17 December 2012; [http://magazine.columbia.edu/news/winter-2012-13/mortimer-b-zuckerman-gives-200m-brain-science-institute Mortimer B. Zuckerman gives $200M for brain-science institute], Columbia Magazine, Winter 2012-2013.</ref> |
The new facility was designed by [[Renzo Piano]] as part of his master design for the Manhattanville campus. | The new facility was designed by [[Renzo Piano]] as part of his master design for the Manhattanville campus. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/02/02/renzo_pianos_manhattanville_science_center_revealed.php#more Renderings as of Feb 2011] via Curbed | ||
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Revision as of 18:55, 1 May 2013
Initial rendering of the center, published in Spec
Broadway view of the center
The Jerome L. Greene Science Center will be a new research teaching facility that will serve as the home for the Zuckerman Mind, Brain and Behavior Institute. It will be led by neurobiologist Dr. Thomas Jessell, and Nobel laureates Dr. Richard Axel and Dr. Eric Kandel. It will be the first new structure built in the Manhattanville campus, and is funded by a $200 million gift from the Jerome Greene Foundation, the largest gift in Columbia history at the time.[1][2] In 2012, publisher and real estate developer Mortimer Zuckerman pledged $200 million to endow the Institute that will reside within the Center.[3]
The new facility was designed by Renzo Piano as part of his master design for the Manhattanville campus.
External links
- Renderings as of Feb 2011 via Curbed
References
- ↑ "Columbia to Launch New Neuroscience Center in New York City with the Largest Gift in University History", Columbia News, 20 March 2006.
- ↑ It has since been surpassed by John Kluge's $400 million donation for financial aid in the spring of 2007.
- ↑ With $200 Million Gift, Mortimer B. Zuckerman Endows Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia, Columbia News, 17 December 2012; Mortimer B. Zuckerman gives $200M for brain-science institute, Columbia Magazine, Winter 2012-2013.
