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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.

An artistic rendering of UT Martin’s TEST Hub
News and Updates

TEST Hub Approved

The Tennessee General Assembly approved $18 million in a budget appropriations amendment to completely fund UT Martin’s proposed Tennessee Entrepreneurial Science and Technology (TEST) Hub.

A Fish Story article header.
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A Fish Story

UT Martin aids in researching Asian Carp.

Dexter Davis pictured with his ninth cohort of students to attend and work at a Super Bowl from UT Martin.
News and Updates

Students Work Super Bowl and NHL All-Star Game

The ninth cohort of UT Martin students to attend and work at a Super Bowl traveled Feb. 13 to Los Angeles to experience Super Bowl LVI.

Three researchers stand in a creek bed looking for fossils
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A Time Jump to the Past

UT Martin takes stewardship of the Coon Creek fossil site.

A man tosses a coin between two football referrees and captain of two teams
News and Updates

$175 million Fundraising Campaign Announced

UT Martin kicked off its fourth and most ambitious capital campaign, RISE, in September 2021.

Beef cattle in a large field
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Class Action

A partnership between UT Martin and Murray State uses education to fight climate change.

Two gloved hands carefully hande documents from 1919 unsealed from a time capsule
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Time Travelers

UT's time capsules celebrate bygone eras.

The McClanahan family in front of their barn
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Family Linked to UT Since 1946

An “Everywhere You Look, UT” mural shows pride.

Kerry Witcher, Randy Boyd, Melanie Smith Taylor, and Keith Carver
News and Updates

UT Martin Receives Largest Gift in UT System’s History

A $79.5 million gift will allow UT Martin to increase educational program offerings in veterinary health technology and other agricultural disciplines in the near future.

A photo illustration shows Newspaper clippings detaling lynchings over railroad tracks
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Honoring Their Humanity

Hours before his 22nd birthday, Mallie Wilson was condemned to die by a mob without a guilty verdict. Today, Mallie’s name and others are being remembered in Weakley County.

Three students wear face masks and grip their UTM bike tires
News and Updates

Bike Share Program Implemented

Two professors established a free bicycle share program on campus to help students, faculty and staff travel across campus and the surrounding community.

Nancy Sanchez
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Conserja. Apoyadora. Amiga.

As an admissions coordinator, Nancy Sanchez provides the support and encouragement she wishes she received.

Two young men position a small aircraft on a test runway
News and Updates

UT Martin Introduces BSME

A new Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program began accepting students in the fall 2020 semester.

Ben Neale and his cattle
Feature

The Light on the Hill

Tennessee beef producers see sales rise.

Young ag entrepreneurs with their patent
Feature

Finding a Better Way

A class at UT Martin leads to a patent.

Alumni Association

Assisting in a Crisis

Alumni and donors give to help students impacted by COVID-19.

A student in an outdoor classroom seated on blankets in the shade raises her hand
Alumni Association

Back to School

In this historical moment, education continues, albeit a little differently.

balloons
Alumni Association

Welcome to the UT Family

How UT's campuses and academic program prepared five Class of 2020 graduates.

Savannah Matheny uses a power drill to assemble a horse skeleton named Ron
News and Updates

Animal Science Graduate Rebuilds Horse Skeleton

A 17-hand tall, fully articulated equine skeleton named Ron will be used as a teaching model in animal science courses.

a partially submerged mako shark gets tagged off the edge of a researcher's boat
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Hooked

UT Martin alumna Kesley Gibson studies shortfin makos.

A group of four women give a presentation in Knoxville
Alumni Association

Alliance of Women Philanthropists Funds Grants Across the UT System

The 2020 grant recipients represent innovations in learning and community partnerships that support the health of Tennesseans young, old and furry.

The Tennessee Capitol building
Alumni Association

Finding Their Passion for Politics

UT student interns get first-hand lessons on the legislative process and the dynamics of politics.