Thursday, October 30, 2025
University of North Texas leadership gathered at the southwest corner of West Mulberry Street and Avenue C this month to celebrate a milestone in the ongoing construction of the new Science and Technology Building.
The group gathered to sign the final steel beam before it was put in place at the top of the new research facility’s elevator shaft, marking the completion of the building’s structural frame and clearing the way for construction of the building’s exterior facade to begin.
“One of the fundamental philosophies of this new building is interdisciplinary work,”
UNT Vice President of Research and Innovation Pamela Padilla said. “It's not dedicated to one specific field, but rather it should be fields that
come together to address challenges that the nation or the region has to address,
as well as to make discoveries.”
The project is possible thanks to $103.4 million in tuition revenue bonds authorized by the 87th Texas Legislature in 2021. The 111,000-square-foot, five story multidisciplinary research and teaching building will fulfill a critical need for more modern facilities that support collaborative and interdisciplinary research on campus.
The new building will expand research space for areas such as biology, biomedical engineering, chemistry, physics, data science, and computer science and engineering while creating experiential learning opportunities for students.
From UNT News – Research – by Scott Brown