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News and Updates

Health Care of the Future

To encourage young minority students to aspire to careers in health care, UTHSC has established a unique partnership with Nexus STEM Academy, a public charter school in southeast Memphis. In ... Read more

Johnson, Miller and Golden
News and Updates

New Executives Join DiPietro’s Cabinet

Tonjanita Johnson, David Miller, and David Golden have all been named to executive positions in the UT System Administration.

News and Updates

Camp Horizon Lets Kids be Kids

Camp Horizon, a free summer camp on Lookout Mountain, benefits children with disabilities and UTC physical therapy students.

News and Updates

Tickle Engineering Named

The Tickle College of Engineering is the second college in the Knoxville campus’s 222-year history to be named for an alumnus and benefactor.

Students dressed as Robin, Spiderman, Captain America and Wonder Woman
Alumni Association

Alumni in Photos, Winter 2017

Photos from alumni all over the world

Centennial Issue

Douglas Owsley

The bones tell stories in Douglas Owsley’s laboratory in Washington, D.C. “We have an increased ability to read what the bones are telling us,” he says. “You have to be ... Read more

Centennial Issue

Phil Wenk

As a hometown dentist-turned-corporate executive, Phil Wenk has spent a lifetime serving his community, his profession, his alma mater and his state. Wenk, president and chief executive officer of Delta ... Read more

Centennial Issue

Lowry Kline

Retired Coca-Cola Enterprises executive Lowry Kline was born and raised in Loudon, Tennessee, and recalls how coming to “the big city” to attend UT was a bit overwhelming. “But we ... Read more

Centennial Issue

Charles “Chad” O. Holliday

After graduating from UT Knoxville in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Nashville native Charles “Chad” Holliday took a summer job at DuPont’s site in Old Hickory, Tennessee. ... Read more

Centennial Issue

Don & Ron Frieson

When Don Frieson and his twin brother, Ron, came to UT Knoxville as students, they were far from their Memphis home and longed to find a welcoming spot on the ... Read more

The Last Word

I Will Hold

Clifton Cates was a 1916 UT graduate and a World War I hero.

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Made in Tennessee

UT's Center for Industrial Services launched an initiative in 2013 to highlight in-state businesses and manufacturers.

Pat Summitt cutting down the net after the Lady Vols 2008 victory
From the President

In Memoriam, Pat Head Summitt

I am privileged to be associated with the university that benefited from its long association with Coach Summitt.

Noma Anderson
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Special Adviser on Diversity and Inclusion

Dr. Noma Anderson counsels UT President Joe DiPietro on diversity and inclusion initiatives system-wide, focusing on aligning initiatives with the mission and goals of the university.

Aerial photo of dining guests at the gala at the Knoxville Museum of Art
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Happy Birthday, Architecture and Design

Fifty years ago, UT Knoxville’s College of Architecture and Design opened in Estabrook Hall with 20 students.

Nursing students
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Nationally Ranked Nursing Program

An online program designed to help nurses with two-year RN degrees advance to bachelor’s degrees was ranked a top 10 “best values” nationally.

A female UTC nursing student listens to an older man's heartbeat
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UTC Nursing Leads in Gerontology Care

UTC's programs and leaders are recognized statewide and nationwide.

Jim Stockdale and UT Nurses basketball alumni
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Team Spirit

Alumni of the UT Nurses basketball team (1950-1985) reunited on the court this spring.

Tom Looney helps unveil Smokey’s Playhouse, raffled off to benefit Habitat for Humanity.
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A Doggone Good Cause

UT Knoxville and Virginia Tech participated in a "Battle of the Playhouses" to benefit Habitat for Humanity.

IPS Vice President Herb Byrd, right, visits with a neighbor at IPS block party.
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Block Party for New Neighbors

In partnership with the UT Foundation, the Institute for Public Service hosted a neighborhood block party at IPS’ new offices in April.

Dunlap, Brasher, Alston, and Ledger
Alumni Association

Introducing Your 2016-17 Alumni Association Officers

Four new UTAA officers, plus the countdown to our magazine's centennial.

Mike Kwasnik Jr. and Robert Kwasnik surrounded by zipper manufacturing equipment
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Zipping Along for 50 Years

Robert Kwasnik admits that, when he tells people what he does, he doesn’t always receive a warm response.

The AMIE 1.0 structure
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The Future in 3-D

AMIE 1.0 shines brightly at Oak Ridge National Lab while helping researchers explore 3-D printing.