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Hunter Hall Unveils a New Modern Look

The $13.9 million upgrading of the 65-year-old Hunter Hall, which began in December 2020, is almost complete at UT Chattanooga.

Interim UTS Chancellor Linda Martin and her husband, Ken Huff, and their dog, Jake.
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Linda Martin Named Interim Chancellor

UT Southern has welcomed Linda C. Martin as interim chancellor.

Latimer Engineering and Science Building
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Anonymous Gift Benefits Construction Management Degree

An anonymous gift will support UT Martin’s new Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, an engineering major developed to meet Tennessee workforce needs.

Physcians perform surgery during the fifth annual Ivan Marais Cataract-A-Thon.
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The Gift of Sight

Physicians at the UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute donated their services to restore sight to two dozen people during the fifth annual Ivan Marais Cataract-A-Thon.

A third-generation dairy farmer, John Harrison of Sweetwater Valley Farm in Philadelphia, Tennessee, has been named the Tennessee Farmer of the year by UT Extension. Harrison is shown here with some of his family who help on the farm. Left to right: daughter Mary Lyndal; Harrison; his wife, Celia; and son Charles. Photo Courtesy Sweetwater Valley Farm
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The Tradition Returns

On Sept. 24, UTIA held a traditional in-person Ag Day—an annual celebration of all things “ag” and UTIA.

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SMART Hosts Summit

Since moving to IPS, the Substance Misuse and Addiction Resource for Tennessee (SMART) Initiative has broadened in scope to engage with Tennessee in a manner consistent with the IPS agencies.

Power T branded burgers
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A Full Plate

UTIA works to nourish the nation through its involvement with farmers and businesses all while completing research in animal, plant and food sciences.

Microbes illustrated by Annie Bakst.
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Safety Check

One UTC professor is working to speed up the time it takes to test food products and save people from unwanted bacteria.

Allen Benton
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The King of Country Ham

By following a gut feeling and fueling it with hard work and passion, one UT Knoxville alumnus has successfully been curing, smoking and aging hams since 1973.

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Ah-Ha Moments

A CIS resource consultant had a light bulb turn on, or maybe off, when he realized the amount of energy efficient opportunities that could be implemented in food industry operations.

Kitchen 218 owners Jake and Michelle Pfeiffer pose outside their new restaurant in downtown Pulaski.
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Middle of Somewhere

It’s more than a restaurant start-up story. It’s a passion for a hometown and a desire to see it revitalized.

Camille James, Ernest Trice, Regina Dowell and Karen King.
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Digging In

A community that grows produce together, stays together. At least this is how it is going for the residents of Frayser through implementing a community garden with the help of UTHSC.

A pair of hands holding peanuts.
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Going Nuts

What do you think of when you hear food allergy? Peanuts. One UT Martin alumna is working to combat the common allergy.

A mountain view of Sweetens Cove golfcourse
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Born of a Ritual

Tennessee and Kentucky may not always go hand in hand, but for a glass of bourbon that tastes like sweet warm caramel and goes down like a breath-taking sunset, we will let it slide.

Faculty, staff and students await lunches prepared by students in the culinary institute.
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Full Circle at the Food Truck

UT Knoxville undergrads participate in the real-world experience provided by the Culinary Institute of Knoxville.

UT System President Randy Boyd, center, and UT AgResearch Dean Hongwei Xin, right, with assistant professor of entomology Jennifer Tsuruda and a bee colony at the Organic Farming and Gardening Field Day.
From the President

UT Helps Tennessee Farmers Feed the World

Good food brings good people together.

David Golden is a Herbert College of Agriculture professor of food microbiology.
The Last Word

What’s in a Date?

A professor of food microbiology reveals the facts and myths behind ‘sell by’ and ‘use by’ dates.

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Alumni Association

UTAA Presents Awards to Top Faculty, Staff

Each year, the UT Alumni Association recognizes outstanding faculty and staff for their work.

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Tennessee Agriculture

From the rolling mountains in the East to the fertile delta in the West, Tennessee contributes to the feeding of the world.

Lee Ann Adams
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Learning Through Leading

UT Alumni Association’s new president plans to enrich her love for learning and share it with the alumni association as well.

A student takes inventory of the incoming goods while setting up the Big Orange Pantry in 2020.
Alumni Association

Philanthropy in the Pantry

What if the stereotype “broke college student” described your life? This is the case far too often for many struggling students and UT food pantries are determined to end the hunger.

Randy Boyd with ROTC students.
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In-State Tuition Offered for Military- Affiliated Students

Military-affiliated students will soon be able to attend a UT institution of choice at the in-state tuition rate, thanks to a recently approved UT System proposal.

Members of the Tombras family alongside Chancellor Donde Plowman, Dean Joseph Mazer and Director Beth Avery Foster
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Gifts

The UT Knoxville Haslam College of Business received a $3 million gift from the Boyd Foundation to create professorships and expand the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research Endowment.