The Meat Science Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is getting a much-needed facelift, thanks to a combined $3 million in infrastructure investments from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Facilities and Services, and the USDA’s new Research Facilities Act Program. The upgrade will modernize the meat science research, teaching and outreach facilities — last updated in the early 1980s — and address HVAC and structural issues.
The Meat and Egg Sales facility housed in the building won’t see major changes or service interruptions, aside from…
