The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will become the first professional school in three decades to move back to UB's South Campus and into the City of Buffalo when UB celebrates the grand opening of John and Editha Kapoor Hall today on UB's South Campus. UB alumnus and donor John N. Kapoor, PhD '72, spoke at this morning's ceremony. Kapoor is president of E. J. Financial Enterprises Inc., a venture capital firm located in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Kapoor Hall Facts:
• Building named for donors John N. Kapoor and his late wife, Editha
• Designed specifically for the anticipated growth and academic excellence of UB Pharmacy, ranked in the top 25 pharmacy schools by U.S. News & World Report
• Demonstrates UB's commitment to sustainability through the "re-use" of an existing building
• Designed by architects at S/L/A/M Collaborative
• 147,000 square feet
• Targeting silver certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a green building national rating system that provides standards for sustainable construction
• New York State provided $46 million of the $62 million project, with the rest coming from UB and private philanthropy
Several of the building's signature spaces are donor-funded
• The Panasci Atrium
• The Isaacs Lecture Hall
• The Pine Pharmaceutical Care Learning Center Classroom
• The Pharmaceutical Care Learning Center Patient Assessment and Counseling Rooms
• The CVS Caremark Student Organizations Suite
Kapoor Hall is one element of a much larger and ongoing effort to reinvest in UB's South Campus. The UB 2020 strategic plan, supported by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's NYSUNY 2020 legislation signed into law last year, will help to enrich campus and academic life throughout UB, aid the continued growth of UB in downtown Buffalo and increase UB's regional economic impact.
I am glad this is back in the city but shouldn't a school of pharmacy be located in the medical center?
True, but at least it's on the subway line. Puts the metro to good use! :D
The school of pharmacy is separate from the school of medicine. That being said they are probably not in the loop when it comes to the medical campus.
Also, i am pretty sure the school of pharmacy main goal is training pharmacists, and not so much research. Pharmacists are important to the medical campus, but having a pharmacy school on site is not integral. At best it would only provide students easy access to work studies, but if doesn't really add to the research being conducted there. The space down there would be better utilized by something else, especially considering they are just a short ride on the metro from one another anyways.