The Pennsylvania State University intends to build a new Innovation Pavilion for Research & Learning on the Hershey campus that will provide facilities for state-of-the-art research and that will support changing educational pedagogies and technologies.
The project envisions both new construction and renovation of existing spaces and will generally include: wet research labs; dry computational lab space; core lab space; vivarium; various size teaching spaces, including large format classrooms; student services; a food service venue; common student spaces; renovated gross anatomy labs; clinical simulation center; and human structure labs, including virtual reality components. The project creates a physical presence for the College of Medicine on the Hershey campus showcasing the interplay of learning, discovery and innovation. Support changing educational pedagogies and technologies, including team based learning and inter-professional education. Lay the groundwork for growth and expansion of research and education for both near term and long term needs. Create a new research facility that supports Penn State’s status as a top research institute providing wet lab space for up to 54 research faculty. Integrate the new building into the existing facility to support collaboration and mission as an academic medical center.