building and a fenced-in body farm is located just south of Grand Junction, near the community of Whitewater. As of January 2018, the decomposition of 11 bodies was under investigation with a focus on identification of microbial clocks, collections of microorganisms that appear and change in a predictable manner during the course of human body decomposition.
=== Health Sciences Building ===
Formerly the home of Community Hospital, the Health Sciences Building is now home to the Department of Health Sciences and the Moss School of Nursing, featuring classrooms, laboratory space, and a simulation center for students studying in health-related fields. The building also houses CMU's chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, an international nursing honor society.
=== Houston Hall ===
Houston Hall has the reputation of being the first building on campus. Built in 1940, it is named for the college's first president, Dr. Clifford G. Houston. Before its construction, the college had occupied an abandoned school building (the old …
