In August, Tuskegee University broke ground on the Center for Genomics and Health Disparity Research, an annex to the Carver Research Center. The $14 million project builds on a long legacy of research at Tuskegee University in the health care fields and continues to elevate the institution as a training ground for scientists in the Deep South. Once completed, the work at the center will play a pivotal role in moving Tuskegee University towards achieving the distinction of a Doctoral University with High Research Activity. HOPE committed $7 million in New Markets Tax Credits to the project. “Tuskegee is about hope,” said Dr. Mark A. Brown, President and CEO. “We always have been about hope and solutions. Today, we are saying to the world that if you’re looking for the solution, it can be found right here. We’re going to build this building that is yet another building that will solve the nation’s most complex problems.”