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2024年6月7日发布

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Responding to a surge in undergraduate enrollment as well as steady gains in its graduate 项目, 斯托克斯海洋与环境科学学院 扩张是否能适应增长.

The 十大彩票网投平台 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, June 7, 2024, to celebrate an $8 million, 13,000-square-foot expansion on the first floor in the 教育推广大楼. The newly renovated facilities, which bring the total space dedicated to the School to more than 32,000 square feet, include additional 供教学、研究和学生学习之用.

“A world-class education requires world-class faculty and facilities,” USA 总统 乔·邦纳说. “The 十大彩票网投平台 and the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences provide our students with both.”

The on-campus facility originally opened in December 2021, with approximately 20,000 square feet for laboratories, classrooms and a teaching auditorium. 本科 program began in Fall 2022 with an initial cohort of 57 students, exceeding expectations 当时. This fall, enrollment is projected to reach approximately 250 students.

“It’s exciting to see so many students interested in the marine sciences recognize the unique opportunities offered at the 十大彩票网投平台,” said Dr. 安迪 肯特，美国执行副总裁兼教务长. “斯托克斯学校的扩建 of Marine and Environmental Sciences is another example of our commitment to providing our students with the best learning environment possible.” 

The expanded facilities include a state-of-the-art environmental analytical lab for research and student training, capable of conducting a wide range of chemical analyses, including emerging contaminants like pharmaceutical pollutants and “forever chemicals.”

A 600-gallon circular aquarium featuring marine life from the Alabama coastal environment 作为一楼大堂的焦点.

The expansion was funded through an $8 million dollar investment from the University, state agency partners and private donors, including a $2.500万美元的礼物. 史蒂文 安吉丽亚·斯托克斯和一张2美元的钞票.5 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act via the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Governor’s 办公室. 

“Our faculty will utilize these new facilities along with the amazing natural laboratory of the Mobile Tensaw River Delta, the Bay, the fertile crescent of the Gulf of Mexico and the facilities at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab to train the next generation of scientists who will solve the most pressing problems facing coastal ecosystems,” said Dr. 肖恩 Powers, director of the 斯托克斯海洋与环境科学学院. “只是 put, there is no better place to study marine and environmental sciences than the 十大彩票网投平台.”

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