Really good news : Federal defense bill could move UNMC NExT project forward
Multi-billion dollar expansion would bring federal disaster response facility to the campus Share Updated: 10:29 PM CST Jan 17, 2021
Multi-billion dollar expansion would bring federal disaster response facility to the campus Share Updated: 10:29 PM CST Jan 17, 2021
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Show Transcript FORWARD. ALEXANDRA: IMAGINE THIS CORNER OF THE UNMC CAMPUS TRANSFORMED, TWO AND A HALF MILLION SQUARE FEET OF NEW CONSTRUCTION RISING ABOVE FARNAM AND SADDLE CREEK. IT IS A TRANSFORMATION FOR OUR REGION, FOR OUR STATE. ALEXANDRA: THE NEXT PROJECT IS MEANT TO BE PART OF NETWORK OF FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY EQUIPPED FOR LARGE SCALE DISASTER RESPONSE. UNMC CHANCELLOR DR. JEFFREY GOLD SAYS THAT’S EVERYTHING FROM HURRICANES AND TORNADOES TO CHEMICAL SPILLS, NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIVE AND 15 DEDICATED CENTERS THAT COULD EXPAND AND CO