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12/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/09/2024 15:00

Braddock Center for Science and Innovation Opens at Cal State East Bay

Cal State East Bay's Braddock Center for Science and Innovationheld its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 13.


The 20,000-square-foot state-of-the-art applied sciences center, now open to students, faculty and staff, was funded completely through private support, including a $5M grant from Braddock Philanthropies and East Bay natives Robert Braddock and Cherie Keemar.


The College of Scienceis Cal State East Bay's fastest-growing college. The center was built to expand opportunities for faculty-mentored student research and accommodate the rapid growth in students studying the sciences at Cal State East Bay. Each department is focused on providing foundational disciplinary knowledge and tangible skills that will allow students to have an immediate impact once they enter the workforce. Classes will start in the Braddock Center in Spring 2025.


Inside, students will find cutting-edge research labs. Open-concept laboratories will house multiple student and faculty teams working on priority research. One of these labs will be dedicated to the new flagship Green Biome Institute, dedicated to the study and conservation of California's endangered plants.


A student-faculty research space will support interdisciplinary research and the innovation center will encourage students to explore the application of new technologies to significant and real issues confronting the region and world.