Untangling a State
At what point does a challenge become too challenging? For the UT System, the answer is never. We’re tackling the state’s Grand Challenges head-on. Continue reading Untangling a State
Category: Feature
Disease Realities
Tennessee is in the throes of a substance abuse epidemic. It’s time for us all to get SMART. Continue reading Disease Realities
The Unknown
Even when Alzheimer’s is detected early, its effects are inescapable. Often the earliest symptom to appear? Fear of the unknown. Continue reading The Unknown
Meant to Do
Now more than ever, educators need extra support. At UT Martin, support abounds. Continue reading Meant to Do
Manufacturing Renaissance
If the manufacturing industry were a brick-and-mortar building, the sign on its window would read “help wanted.” UT Knoxville, however, would be lined up outside the door. Continue reading Manufacturing Renaissance
Good Reading
Tennessee’s literacy story needs a happier ending. UT is helping to rewrite one. Continue reading Good Reading
Changing The Narrative
How can rural communities find success when dialogue about them shoves them into pre-constructed boxes? The Turner Center for Rural Vitality has a solution. Continue reading Changing The Narrative
Changing Outcomes
Tennessee has a maternal health crisis. The passion and education carried by the 16 students in the UTHSC nurse midwifery program can begin to rectify it. Continue reading Changing Outcomes
Breaking Barriers
Nobody wants to talk about money. But, according to the UT Extension Family and Consumer Sciences team, everybody needs to be doing just that—even second and third graders. Continue reading Breaking Barriers
No One-Size Solution
What would life today be like without the internet? For many rural Tennesseans, the experience isn’t one that needs imagination—it’s a daily reality. Continue reading No One-Size Solution
Grand Challenges in Tennessee
With our five campuses and two institutes, the University of Tennessee System can uniquely collaborate within the system and with communities across the state to solve problems so future generations can thrive. Continue reading Grand Challenges in Tennessee
The Troubadour and the Songstress
Music weaves throughout this UT Knoxville couple’s story of a friendship turned to love. Continue reading The Troubadour and the Songstress
Carried in His Heart
UT Libraries purchased Beauford Delaney’s personal archives to bring the Harlem Renaissance painter home. Continue reading Carried in His Heart
A Musical Revolution
A UTC alumna uses music to change health care. Continue reading A Musical Revolution
Whispering Truth
A UT Martin and UT College of Law graduate stood on the wings of a stage this summer to witness the words of Fredrick Douglass come to life and years of work fulfilled. Continue reading Whispering Truth
From Tunes to Letters
The Tennessee Language Center uses music, literature and calligraphy to help students learn. Continue reading From Tunes to Letters
Abloom with Art
UT Gardens feature art to inspire and teach. Continue reading Abloom with Art
A Different Drummer
UTHSC’s dental faculty can often be found behind the mic, the guitar and the keyboards as The Dentones. Continue reading A Different Drummer
Like Magic
This UT Southern and UT Chattanooga graduate always knew she wanted to be a writer, but the Simon and Schuster/Atheneum author with two books to her credit still finds it a little unreal. Continue reading Like Magic
Arts In Tennessee
The arts make an impact in Tennessee. Continue reading Arts In Tennessee
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. Continue reading A Full Plate
Safety Check
One UTC professor is working to speed up the time it takes to test food products and save people from unwanted bacteria. Continue reading Safety Check
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. Continue reading The King of Country Ham