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Construction is underway on a building on the John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter that will create new jobs, accommodate more students in the STEM fields, and increase opportunities for funded research. Thanks to a generous $35 million investment from the state — the largest public investment in a research facility in university history — the Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵNeuroscience Building will add 58,000 square feet of critically needed laboratory space to accommodate our rapid growth in Jupiter.

The building will house the Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵBrain Institute and allow for expansion of collaborative research in neuroscience and other STEM areas — especially with our partners Scripps Florida and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵJupiter is the only place on Earth where Max Planck and Scripps — the top two biomedical research institutes in the world — are co-located. This provides unparalleled educational opportunities for our students to learn from, and conduct research alongside, some of the most brilliant scientists in the world.

I am so excited about the possibilities this facility presents. Not only will it allow Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵto make an immediate economic impact on our region; it also will launch the Jupiter campus into the future as a hub of scientific research and STEM education that will rival the best in the world. Better diagnoses — and treatments — for devastating brain disorders such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, autism, and more are within reach, and I am confident that Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵJupiter researchers will be part of these important discoveries.

For a sneak peek at the new facility, including regularly updated construction photos, visit /jupiter/neuro-building/.