colleges and schools, each listed with its founding date: College of Engineering (1959) College of Liberal Arts (1959) College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA) (2015) School of Social Work (1967) Graduate School (1966) College of Science (1959) College of Nursing and Health Innovation (1976) College of Business (1959) College of Education (1963) Honors College (1998) UTA Libraries UT Arlington Libraries have three locations: Central Library, the Architecture and Fine Arts Library, and the Science and Engineering Library. Central Library is open 24/7 during the fall and spring semesters. The Libraries Collections includes historical collections on Texas, Mexico, the Mexican–American War, and the greater southwest. An extensive cartography collection holds maps and atlases of the western hemisphere covering five centuries. Also included is the Fort Worth Star-Telegram photo archives, a collection representing over 100 years of North and West Texas history. All together, Special Collections holds more than 30,000 volumes, 7,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archival collections, 5,000 historical maps, 3.6 million prints and negatives, and thousands of items in other formats. Some of the Library's more rare and interesting materials are available online in their digital collections. Research UT Arlington's research expenditure in fiscal year 2018 was $105.7 million. According to the university's Research Administration, total research expenditures for fiscal year 2019 totaled $117 million. Up 52% over five years. There are several research institutes and facilities on campus. Some notable ones include: The Shimadzu Institute for Research Technologies (SIRT) at UT Arlington is a centralized research resource focused on providing access to instrumentation and expertise to support research in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, cognition, engineering, geoscience, material science, nanotechnology, and neuroscience. The UTA Aerodynamics Research Center is a research facility that operates under the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. UT Arlington is home of a university-based nanotechnology research facility, NanoFab Research and Teaching Facility. The Center for Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research is one of the world's collections of specimens from Central and South America and is used by herpetology researchers from around the world. The Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) at The University of Texas at Arlington is an academic research center that promotes research and the recruitment, retention, and professional development of UTA faculty actively engaged in studies on Latino issues. The center hosts faculty research associates from several departments, and administers a minor in Mexican American Studies. The Director of the center