With a unique ribbon-cutting ceremony, Arizona State University inaugurated its new $110-million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology IV research building on the Tempe, Ariz. campus last week.
At 298,000 sq ft, the new building is the largest single research facility on the campus. It provides the new home for the School of Earth and Space Exploration, which is involved in many NASA space missions and research. A replica of the NASA Curiosity rover currently exploring Mars graces visitors as they first enter the building.