Space & Facilities

Located within the University of Michigan’s North Campus Research Complex (NCRC), our physical space houses the Institute’s administrative staff, as well as approximately 190 faculty and 250 research staff in nearly 63,000 square feet of space. Included are both formal and informal offices and rooms for small and large groups of researchers and organizations.

For those members whose main research offices are distributed across the U-M’s Ann Arbor, Flint, and Dearborn campuses, the Institute provides access to a large variety of open and common touchdown spaces. 
 

Drop-in, Collaboration Spaces, & Amenities

Because the majority of IHPI members maintain primary offices elsewhere on campus, the Institute has created a variety of collaboration and touchdown workspaces to be used on a requested or drop-in basis. These collaboration areas are not locally “owned” by their floor or research community and are available to all IHPI faculty members and their research staff. 

Meeting Owl
IHPI has purchased a Meeting Owl that can be used for hybrid meetings. The Owl can be reserved by IHPI faculty members and their research staff. To reserve the Owl, please email Amy Watson. Please note that HITS does not offer tech support for the Owl, but you may find these instructions helpful.

The Collaboratory
The Collaboratory is an open space furnished with movable tables that can be arranged to accommodate small to medium-sized workgroups with a whiteboard for capturing ideas and sharing information. The room has updated technology and equipment with a laptop connection and is hybrid-capable. To reserve this room, please email Amy Watson. It is located on the ground floor of NCRC Building 10, Room G079.

Zoom Room
IHPI’s Zoom Room is located on the fourth floor of NCRC Building 16, Room 468C. The room is equipped with a web camera, dual monitors, a docking station, a ring light, a headset, and a microphone. The room is set up to be “plug and play” for your Zooming needs. To reserve this room, please email Amy Watson.

The Think Tank 

The Think Tank, located on the ground floor of NCRC Building 10, Room A043, offers members a quiet space for work and collaboration. Furnished with comfortable seating, a white board for capturing thoughts or sharing ideas, and a small conference room, the Think Tank is ideal for individual or small group collaborations for short periods of time. The Think Tank does not require a reservation and can be used on a drop-in basis.

Touchdown Locations
In addition to the Collaboratory and the Think Tank, IHPI members are welcome to use touchdown spaces that do not require a reservation and can be used on a drop-in basis. These offices and cubicles are open to all IHPI faculty members and their research staff:

• Building 14 within the IHPI Clinician Scholars suite on the ground floor: G100
  • G104 (office with a 4-person conference table)
  • G106 (lactation office)
  • G100-A (common space including a couch, 16-person table, and a treadmill desk)
     
• Building 16
  • Ground Floor
    • G054 (common space including a couch, 4-person high-top table, and 6-person conference table)
    • G055 (kitchen area)
    • G152S (small meeting room)
  • First Floor
    • 119W (common space including a couch and 4-person high-top table)
    • 100N (CHOP Base Camp including a large conference table)
    • 160C (common area by elevators)
    • 101E (kitchen area)
  • Second Floor
    • 2-08 (common area by elevators)
    • 201E (kitchen area)
  • Fourth Floor
    • 423W (common space including a couch, 4-person high-top table, treadmill desk, and massage chair)
    • 400N (common space including a 6-person high top table)
    • 479C (IHPI Zen Den including a 4-person conference table)
    • 460C (common area by elevators)
    • 401E (kitchen area including a coffee maker and popcorn maker)

Conference and Lactation Rooms
The NCRC campus offers a number of conference room and facilities, which can be reserved via ScheduleOn, and lactation rooms, along with other amenities. Learn more here. 

Gender Neutral Restrooms at NCRC & U-M
Reference this list of gender neutral restrooms across U-M, including NCRC. This list is maintained by the U-M Spectrum Center, with assistance from the campus community. Single-occupant restrooms at NCRC Building 16 are located on the basement level towards the south: RM B-025C 2147099 and RM B-024C 1247127.

IT Support
NCRC partners with multiple University IT units to provide IT infrastructure and services, including network and phone services, high-performance computing and other specialized research infrastructure, collaboration/communications services, and end-user support. NCRC partners include Information Technology Services (ITS), Office of Enabling Technologies (ETO), Health Information Technology & Services (HITS), and Learning Resource Center (LRC). 

Desktop / end-user support is provided through Health Information Technology & Services (HITS). Support is available 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday-Friday. To request support, call the HITS Help Desk at 734-936-8000.
 

Dedicated Space at NCRC

The Michigan Medicine space planning team oversees all requests for occupancy within the IHPI footprint. IHPI adheres to University of Michigan guidelines and coordinates with the member’s home school/college and department in assigning dedicated research space. The following principles align with those issued by the Medical School.