Elevated Research

UTA is preparing to take its research to the next level with the approval to build a $6.2 million Clinical Imaging Research Center on its main campus.

The new facility, which will feature a 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, should be operational in early 2025. Michael D. Nelson, associate professor of kinesiology in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, will run the cutting-edge facility.

“The addition of the Clinical Imaging Research Center is a key part of UTA’s vision to expand our clinical research infrastructure,” says Kate C. Miller, vice president of research and innovation. “We believe adding this facility on our main campus will be a beacon for researchers to come together to innovate, discover and perform interdisciplinary research.”

One of the main research areas for the new center is brain health. UTA already has research grants to solve urgent issues in the field, including cognitive failure, traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Ongoing studies in engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science, social work, and business will also be supported in the new center.

“We have been working toward this center for many years, and I’m excited that these plans are coming to fruition,” says Jon Weidanz, associate vice president for research and professor of kinesiology.