WashU’s Department of Biology unveiled nine newly constructed teaching labs on the second and third floors of Jolley Hall at the start of the semester. These labs will house all introductory biology courses and upper-division labs in the department. The 16,000-square-foot renovation of Jolley replaced seven labs inside Rebstock Hall that will soon be revamped and converted into research labs for 6-8 new faculty hires. 

The University intends to do this by adding two new academic buildings, Jubel Hall and Weil Hall, as well as green spaces, an underground parking garage and two glass buildings: a designated welcome center for admissions and a building the administration has tentatively titled “The Hub,” which is slated to feature dining spaces, showers, changing rooms and academic programming.