The Chronicle Primate Center gets new director � William Hylander will develop the Primate Center’s research programs and make the center more accessible to undergraduates. By JAMES HERRIOTT The Chronicle
William Hylander, professor of biological anthropology, has been given the task of revitalizing the Primate Center as its new director, Provost Peter Lange announced Tuesday. Hylander will succeed Ken dander, who will step down July 1 following two reviews of the department that convinced administrators the center fo- PARKING NEAR THE BRYAN CENTER could expand substantially if administrators decide toconstruct a parking deck that would include 700 to 800 spots cuses too heavily on conservationist In addition, the University may construct a new building next to this parking lot (above) to house the Duke Stores and free up space in the Bryan Center. programs. “We have given [Hylander] the charge to go out and build a research program,” said Lange, who has asked the new director to develop a strategic would house Duke’s bookstore, computBy KEVIN LEES be too hard,” said Executive Vice PresThe Chronicle ident Tallman Trask. “The alternative er store and apparel shop, and may plan for the center by Nov. 15, 2002. Hylander, whoresearches the evoluAfter months of talking about is to pull the retail stores out of the also include office space. tion of primates’ faces, is currently vaBryan Center and put [them] in a new Trask said the Lobby Shop and adding a fourth level to the Bryan Cencationing in Canada and could not be ter, administrators have developed a building next door.” In all, Trask hopes other food vendors would remain in the reached for comment. new plan that could kill two birds with to free 25,000 square feet for student Bryan Center, although the Lobby Shop might be moved to a larger space To aid revitalization efforts, Lange one stone. The proposal includes the programming. He said the new facilities would be in the existing building. said the University will invest construction of a new building and a He said the total project would cost located alongside the current Bryan $350,000 for temporary winterization parking deck. measures for the animals and another “There is one possibility of adding, a Center parking lot that extends from between $l2 and $lB million, as comScience 'Drive. The parking garage pared to the $lO million it would take $300,000 for new research projects. roof to the Bryan Center. [That proposThe center has a $1.2 million dollar an- al would] also improve the appearance would create 700 to 800 spots. to add a fourth level to the Bryan CenSee HYLANDER on page 17 The proposed two-story building Sce BRYAN CENTER on page 17 i® of the Bryan Center, which shouldn’t
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