KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Friday, leaders from the University of Tennessee held a groundbreaking ceremony for the university's new chemistry building.

The Tennessee General Assembly has set aside $165.5 million in its fiscal year 2025-26 budget for the project, making it the largest state investment ever funded for a single higher education project in the state of Tennessee, according to UT .

The new building will be 162,00 square feet and eight stories. It will have two 50-seat lecture halls, one 50-seat study room, 30 research labs, three teaching labs, 12 collaborative workspaces and dedicated workstations for student researchers.

The new building will be erected on Cumberland Avenue between Strong Hall and the Winston College of Law.

“The groundbreaking of this new chemistry building

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