  {"id":116852,"date":"2023-01-23T17:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=116852"},"modified":"2023-01-24T09:28:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:28:27","slug":"chemistry-building-project-at-uwm-reaches-construction-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/chemistry-building-project-at-uwm-reaches-construction-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry building project at 51ÁÔÆæ reaches construction milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>51ÁÔÆæ will celebrate a significant construction milestone Thursday, Jan. 26, at 10 a.m., when the highest beam is lifted into place atop the new chemistry building.<\/p>\n<p>The topping-off ceremony will be held at the American Family Insurance Dream Studio in the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center, 2100 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., which is just east of the project and overlooks the construction site. Guests are invited to enjoy warm beverages with assorted toppings while watching a crane hoist the final beam into position.<\/p>\n<p>The new building will serve as a gateway to the STEM departments at 51ÁÔÆæ and help faculty and staff to better prepare students interested in careers in fast-growing fields in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Mark Mone will lead a brief program Thursday that will include state Rep. Jessie Rodriguez and James T. Harvey, senior vice president and chief science officer for NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes.<\/p>\n<p>Construction of the four-story, 163,400-square-foot building, which started a year ago, is scheduled to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024. 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