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A Fish Story article header.

A Fish Story

UT Martin aids in researching Asian Carp. Continue reading A Fish Story

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Staying Connected

CIS Partners with UT Tickle College of Engineering, Chattanooga Company to improve internet access. Continue reading Staying Connected

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Suresh Babu, center, works with students on the MELD Machine inside the Machine Tool Research Center.

Advancing The Nation

UT Knoxville has risen as a leader in advanced manufacturing research with efforts focused on national security and economic development. Continue reading Advancing The Nation

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Melanie Ponce

Swamp Scholar

How a summer in the Louisiana Swamp shaped a UT Southern student’s future. Continue reading Swamp Scholar

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Plant Dreams article header

Plant Dreams

AgCenter for Synthetic Biology ‘reprograms’ plants to do new things. Continue reading Plant Dreams

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UTC Professor of Psychology Ralph Hood

Religious Right Down to DNA

UTC professor investigates impact of religion. Continue reading Religious Right Down to DNA

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Richest Representations article header

One of the Richest Representations

Building a bio repository to quickly diagnose diseases. Continue reading One of the Richest Representations

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samples of various honey

Not a Simple Sugar

UTM student, professor build a honey of a library. Continue reading Not a Simple Sugar

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Julian Cosner

Nipping it in the Bud

Doctoral student studies hemp pest management. Continue reading Nipping it in the Bud

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Students working on an engineering project.

Getting Hands Dirty

Engineering students find solutions for local rehab facility. Continue reading Getting Hands Dirty

By the Numbers
UT Research Foundation 2021 Fiscal Year Stats

By The Numbers

Technology commercialization impact from UT’s Research Enterprise. Continue reading By The Numbers

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One Health

One Health for All

Connecting people, animals and the environment to protect health. Continue reading One Health for All

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Samaria Grandberry stands in an outdoor cafe

Prescribing Produce as Medicine

UTC alumna blazes trails as dietician. Continue reading Prescribing Produce as Medicine

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A mother and father walk through a meadow joyfully with their five year old daughter

To Be the Best They Can Be

UTHSC Center on Developmental Disabilities helps children thrive. Continue reading To Be the Best They Can Be

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A woman stands at a bakery counter in a white shirt and black apron

Enriching the Lifeblood

UT Southern mentorship program pairs established businesses with start-ups. Continue reading Enriching the Lifeblood

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Shipping continers arranged in a colorful grid

The Challenge in a Granola Bar

Defining, teaching, managing (and improving) global supply chains.
Continue reading The Challenge in a Granola Bar

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participants in masks and blindfolds assist each other in completing tasks in a leadership training activity

A Calling as Public Servants

The Naifeh Center and Tennessee Human Resources partnership helps guide state employees. Continue reading A Calling as Public Servants

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Three researchers stand in a creek bed looking for fossils

A Time Jump to the Past

UT Martin takes stewardship of the Coon Creek fossil site. Continue reading A Time Jump to the Past

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Emma Jo Eversole greets the crowd on horseback at Dolly Parton's Stampede

Learning the Trick

Emma Jo Eversole reaches her goal of becoming trick rider. Continue reading Learning the Trick

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A young black woman rests her head on a globe on a college campus lawn. She is dressed in a black tee shirt, white pants and leather sandals

An Idea Whose Time has Come

UT System acquires Martin Methodist College, names it UT Southern. Continue reading An Idea Whose Time has Come

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Mark Schorr, UTC professor of biology, geology and environmental science, works to determine stream quality with UTC students Kendra Keller, left, and Jasmin Barton-Holt.

Fishing the Stream

UTC professor Mark Schorr and his students research creek water quality. Continue reading Fishing the Stream

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Beef cattle in a large field

Class Action

A partnership between UT Martin and Murray State uses education to fight climate change. Continue reading Class Action

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three black bears climb a small hill in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Like a Phoenix

Five years after Gatlinburg fires, trees and bears are thriving. Continue reading Like a Phoenix

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Nan Gaylord speaks to a patient at the Vine School Health Center, a place where Knox County school children receive comprehensive health care.

Creating a Healthy World

During the past 25 years, Nan Gaylord has witnessed just about everything in the waiting room at Knoxville’s Vine School Health Center. Continue reading Creating a Healthy World

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Dr. Mukta Panda stands in a hospital hallway

Stories Well Told

Dr. Mukta Panda champions the human connection in medicine. Continue reading Stories Well Told

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