Missouri State University has a new $80 million addition to its science building. And Friday it celebrated the expansion of Blunt Hall, formerly Temple Hall.
The new 77,000-square-foot addition features new labs and equipment, office suites, office space for graduate students and collaboration space.
Dr. Tammy Jahnke, dean of the Missouri State College of Natural and Applied Sciences, said the project has been a dream for science faculty, staff and students for more than 40 years.
“And to be standing here today with everyone who have helped this dream come true is truly an honor,” she said. “At the groundbreaking, I used a quote from Sally Ride that said, ‘science is fun, and science is curiosity.’ Well, let me tell you, science is fun, and I hope we are all curious.”…