MURFREESBORO, Tenn., Feb. 27 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:

Article by Brian Delaney and MTSU photos by Andy Heidt and J. Intintoli

Explosive growth in programs, especially Mechatronics Engineering, was central to the University's decision to build a $74.8 million, 89,000-square-foot Applied Engineering Building (AEB).

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The AEB opened in August 2025 on the southeast side of campus, next to the School of Concrete and Construction Management Building, a $40.1 million, 54,000-square-foot facility completed in fall 2022.

"This is another state-of-the-art facility that puts the finishing touches on our Science Corridor of Innovation," said MTSU President Sidney A. Mc...