U to host big conference
Posted on July 10th, 2009 – 6:07 PMBy Thomas Lee
The University of Minnesota will host the annual conference of the Association of University Research Parks in 2010. The conference will focus on ways research parks and innovation can aid the world’s economic recovery.
Pretty good timing for the U. Through state-approved bonds, the school is spending $292 million to build four biomedical buidlings on its East Bank campus called Discovery Square.
“We’re very excited to host the AURP 2010 conference in the Twin Cities, as we’re in the midst of expanding our Biomedical Discovery District on campus,” said Frank B. Cerra, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of the Medical School at the University of Minnesota.
Too bad the U didn’t host this conference before 2004.
