Biola University Celebrates Opening of Science Center

  • 04/06/18

February of 2018 saw the opening of the new Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology, and Health at Biola University in La Mirada, CA. The donor-funded facility is the new home to several science programs, including biology, biochemistry, and engineering physics.

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The new facility features cutting-edge facilities that will help students stay ahead of the innovation curve. Several laboratory spaces, six classroom spaces, and a greenhouse suite are among some of Center’s features that help promote hands-on learning in the STEM fields. The new facility provides three times the amount of space for science education when compared with the university’s previous facilities.

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