We are pleased to share that two MG projects, the Engineering & Science Building at the University of Connecticut and the New Physics Department at New York University, have been recognized as finalists in the Lab Manager Design Excellence Awards. The first annual awards program honors excellence in research laboratory design, planning, and construction and celebrates the best new projects within the lab design community. Both projects will be profiled in featured articles on the Lab Manager website as part of a series on all of the Finalists.