West Campus to open new doors in University’s scientific research
WEST HAVEN, Conn. — Ten years ago, University President Richard Levin laid out his goals for advancing Yale over the next decade. Investing in the sciences was among them — and the gleaming new Daniel L. Malone Engineering Center and the Class of ’54 Chemistry Research Building are proof of that.
But on an urban campus, new laboratories can only be built so quickly. Enter West Campus.
Now, with some 550,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory space at its mercy, the University is preparing to ramp up its investment in the sciences at a pace completely unimaginable...
Thanks for a fine series. Yale's purchase of the Bayer facility is of far greater importance than the various stories that have flamed up recently at Yale. One issue I'd like to see addressed is how Yale intends to connect the campuses. A light rail connection would be far superior to a van fighting traffic on 95; does Yale intend to study transportation alternatives?