Richard O’Callaghan, Ph.D., professor and chair of microbiology at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, talks about how the severe lack of lab space limits students work time as they have classes in shifts, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Jackson, Miss. State and school officials hail a new medical school teaching building as a way to improve Mississippi's health during groundbreaking ceremonies at the University of Mississippi Medical Centery. The new $63 million building will allow the school to add another 30 to 40 students per class. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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