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Ashley Jackson walks across the UT Martin campus with her black service dog, Mr. Bunkers
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Touching the Future

Some spend their lives trying to overcome difficulties, and some spend their lives helping others. One deaf-blind UT Martin student works to do both.

Scott Kramer
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The Forgotten Majority

After being diagnosed with autism at age 40, UTC alumnus Scott Kramer now spends his time helping other adults with the same diagnosis.

Avat Shekoofa
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A Growing Passion

Her passion for science and crop physiology brought her to the United States from Iran. In West Tennessee, she works to develop crops that can survive drought and flooding.

Kinion Dunn stands by heavy industrial equipment
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To Be an Optimist

To succeed in the business world, you need to be an optimist. At least, that’s what one UT alumnus says. He held on to optimism even during the 2008 economic crisis.

Sally Kirkpatrick
The Last Word

Silencing the Sneer

Since the sixth grade, this novelist dealt with anxiety, self-doubt and depression. After she crumpled under its weight, she found her way through.

Joe DiPietro
From the President

A message from the president

None of us gets through life without overcoming challenges.

Alumni attendees at the Centennial Celebration at Cherokee Country Club
News and Updates

Tennessee Alumnus Turns 100

More than 150 alumni and friends gathered in October to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Tennessee Alumnus magazine.

Cooper Thome
News and Updates

Nanoscale Internship

Cooper Thome, a UTC Honors College student, spent the summer in Japan working on an internship in nanotechnology at the National Institute of Materials Science.

Mildred Muhammad
News and Updates

Ending Domestic Violence

Domestic abuse survivor Mildred Muhammad was the keynote speaker Oct. 28 at Bridging Troubled Waters, a free community forum at UTHSC aimed at ending domestic violence, resolving conflicts peacefully and building healthy relationships.

A turtle wears a small prosthetic mask at the tip of its mouth.
News and Updates

Patching up Patches

UTCVM doctors created a 3-D printed prosthetic facial mask for Patches, a female black-breasted leaf turtle at Zoo Knoxville.

LEIC leads a training session to help college investigators of sexual assault.
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LEIC Trains Campus Investigators

In 2016, Tennessee legislators approached the LEIC to expand their training on investigating domestic violence and sexual assault to help campus investigators.

Boone Brown, Amanda Lund, both of Martin, and Ajia Brown, of Memphis, are pictured on the main campus.
News and Updates

Enrollment Up

UT Martin recorded its first fall enrollment increase since 2010.

Strong Hall, framed by orange and white ribbons and balloons
News and Updates

Campus Kicks Off $1.1 Billion Campaign

UT Knoxville launched its $1.1 billion Join the Journey campaign with a kickoff celebration on Sept. 22.

Rebecca Moss, Anne Rittenberry, Mary Stengel and Jane Womack in front of Highclere Castle
Alumni Association

Tennessee Travelers: Hole-in-One

Experience one of golf’s greatest events—the Ryder Cup—and discover Paris all in the same week.

Alumni Association

Alumni Snapshots: Winter 2018

Tennessee Alumni, students, and employees around the state.

The sun sets over the confluence of the Hiwassee and Tennessee rivers.
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A River Runs Through It

Students Navigate a (Tennessee) River of Possibilities

Dr. Jason Yaun meets with a patient, Dakota, at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis.
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By The Book

Dr. Jason Yaun finds a way to bring his passion for reading into his pediatric practice.

Training Specialist Chris Jones, left, and Training Coordinator Greg Coker participate in a firearm simulation at the LEIC in March.
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Virtual Danger

Inside the Law Enforcement Innovation Center’s simulation of confrontation.

close up of a water droplet making a splash
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Water, Water Everywhere, …Or Maybe So You’d Think

Urban-rural tensions stream into future

William Abrams is shown visiting a sand-dune plain in the United Arab Emirates. He and his research team searched the area for features indicating the possible presence of groundwater in the desert.
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Water Is For Fighting Over

William Abrams (Martin ’15) literally is finding water in the desert.

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Consciousness of Streams

Four researchers at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga could hardly be more conscious of streams. And what flows through them.

John Tucker
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Water is Future

Multi-faceted and entangled issues of water quality, environment and now increasingly the law have implications for Tennessee’s future. They certainly have John Tucker’s attention.

Sean Richards
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Possible Side Effects

Ever wondered how those Tylenol tablets taken for the occasional headache will eventually affect some fish? Sean Richards has.