

Governor, Legislature approve new Physics and Nanotechnology Building at the U
As part of the budget negotiations during the 2011 first special session, Gov. Mark Dayton and the State Legislature approved $51.3 million for an Experimental Physics and Nanotechnology Building at the University of Minnesota. The building was part of larger capital investment bill approved by the governor and legislators early Wednesday, July 20. Construction on the new building is expected to begin in fall 2011.