A Message from Dean Merwin

Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, our college is on the cutting-edge of scientific advancement. Innovation is not just what we do, it is who we are. Our
esteemed researchers push the bounds of current knowledge, ask difficult questions, and collaborate with colleagues across the globe to make groundbreaking discoveries. From virtual reality to 3D printing, from nursing to kinesiology, from basic sciences to community-based research, we are redefining what it means to advance health and the human condition.

Collectively our researchers bring hundreds of years of experience to our established research programs and have expertise across varying disciplines, including nursing, engineering, biostatistics, epidemiology, exercise physiology, genomics, public health, and health informatics, to name a few. Their interests vary broadly from cardiovascular disease to bone and muscle health, telehealth, patient outcomes, patient safety, reducing health disparities, and other health-related issues.

Most recently, research in our college was further enhanced by the addition of the new Science & Engineering Innovation & Research (SEIR) building, a state-of-the-art 229,000 square-foot research space that promotes an interdisciplinary research approach. The new SEIR building helps our researchers advance health science discoveries and understand the most pressing health issues we face today.

I hope you enjoy this first edition of Innovations, which highlights only a fragment of our most groundbreaking research happening in the college and provides an extensive overview of our many labs, centers, recent publications, and active projects.