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Case Western Reserve\u2019s planned Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building is an unprecedented investment in research and collaborations. It also will create a more welcoming campus environment along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. | Rendering by HGA<\/p><\/div>\n

Case Western Reserve University plans to build a $300 million Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB), a potentially game-changing facility designed to catalyze collaborations that lead to breakthrough solutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Scheduled to open in 2026, the ISEB will be a 189,000-square-foot structure that brings together faculty with distinct areas of expertise and promotes expansion of the university\u2019s research enterprise. It also will offer the community a more inviting presence along the western edge of the main campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be transformative,\u201d CWRU President <\/span>Eric W. Kaler <\/b>said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The building is also critical to Kaler\u2019s goal of growing annual research funding to $600 million\u2014an increase of 50%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Slated to replace Yost Hall on the Case Quad, the ISEB will include a mix of modern labs. It also will offer opportunities for planned and spontaneous interactions among researchers that spark and support cross-disciplinary partnerships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The timing couldn\u2019t be better for the College of Arts and Sciences, which has substantially increased research expenditures since 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, our college faculty are creating a collaborative ecosystem that\u2019s providing the foundational science that is essential for moving research in new directions and making transformative discoveries,\u201d said <\/span>Joy K. Ward<\/b>, PhD, who, as dean of the college, played a key role in planning for the ISEB. She\u2019s continuing to provide perspective as interim provost.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The design of the planned Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building encourages serendipitous conversations with many meeting areas. | Rendering by HGA<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cFields are not discrete anymore, they\u2019re more of a continuum,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s really the importance of this building\u2014it will help take our experts out of silos by virtue of its design. It\u2019s about getting together, talking about complex problems, seeing them from different viewpoints and coming up with solutions we couldn\u2019t have done alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The university\u2019s largest single investment in research, the building will also promote institutional efforts to attract and retain faculty as well as talented students seeking research opportunities with faculty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

HGA, a national architectural firm with extensive experience in higher education, is designing the structure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ISEB will open the western side of the Case Quad, creating a more welcoming gateway to the campus along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, while promoting more engagement with surrounding neighborhoods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the ISEB to serve as a beacon in our community,\u201d Ward said. \u201cResearchers will work there every day to create solutions that benefit societal needs.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, our college faculty are creating a collaborative ecosystem that\u2019s providing the foundational science that is essential for moving research in new directions and making transformative discoveries.\u201d \u2014 Joy K. Ward, Interim Provost
\n<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more about the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building in the fall\/winter 2023 issue of CWRU\u2019s <\/a><\/span>Think <\/span><\/i>magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n

To donate to the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building, visit <\/span><\/i>givecampus.com\/a18ib4<\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Case Western Reserve University plans to build a $300 million Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB), a potentially game-changing facility designed to catalyze collaborations that lead to breakthrough solutions.\u00a0
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