Savannah State University to Enhance Its Science Facilities

savannah-stateHistorically Black Savannah State University in Georgia has received funding from the Georgia State Legislature in the amount of $20.5 million for the construction of two buildings for the College of Science and Technology.

One of the new buildings will house facilities for marine sciences. The new 17,000-square-foot building will be located on newly acquired land with deep-water access to the Atlantic Ocean.

The second building will be on the main campus. The two-story, 10,000-square-foot building will house laboratories for engineering technology and chemistry, as well as office space for faculty members.

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