
Deployed in Chattanooga, Heard Around the World
Paul Renner established Operation Song to empower veterans, active-duty military and their families to share their stories through music.

All Vol Cheese: Made in Tennessee, Enjoyed Everywhere
Checkerboard Mild Cheddar, Game Day Sharp Cheddar, Smokey’s Smoked Gouda and Torchbearer Jalapeno. If you’re a fan of cheese and familiar with UT Knoxville, there’s no need to explain the iconic references.

Dog Lovers Can Thank UT Martin Grad for First Parvo Vaccine
The year 1979 was a bad time to be a dog. Tens of thousands of dogs and puppies lost their lives in a nationwide epidemic of parvovirus, with no treatment in sight. But Bob Page helped change all that.

Planting Ideas, Growing Momentum
About 10 years ago, Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus existed only in concept—as a place where ideas would be planted so that innovation could bloom.

UT Day on the Hill
The 10th annual event served as an opportunity to highlight the university’s statewide impact and value to legislators.

Vol in Space
NASA Commander Scott Kelly, ’96, returned to Earth from a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station on March 1.

Faculty Bring Home Two of Three Awards
Julie Hill, professor of music, and David McBeth, professor of art, received 2016 University of Tennessee President’s Awards at the State of the University address in February.

UTC’s Kenyon Wilson Composes Musical Tribute in Honor of Fallen Five
The musical tribute Five was composed in honor of the five service members shot to death in Chattanooga on July 16, 2015: Carson A. Holmquist, Randall Smith, Thomas J. Sullivan, Squire K. "Skip" Wells, and David A. Wyatt.

New Therapy Clinic is Labor of Love
The ribbon cutting at the Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center at UTHSC was a cause for celebration.

Dining on the Wild Side
Not your ordinary culinary delights: smoked beaver, squirrel, venison, moose.

New Vice President Leading UT Institute for Public Service
Longtime UT Extension executive Herb Byrd III became UT system vice president for public service, leading the statewide Institute for Public Service, on Jan. 1.

Community-based Changes for Better Health
Heather Wallace helps Tennessee families add more movement and healthful foods into their lives.

Degree of Confidence
UT economists acknowledge the wise investment today’s graduates have made in their futures

A Sense of Place and Community
UT Martin prepared and inspired Tennessee’s youngest county mayor to run for office.

Fulfilling a Passion, Making a Difference
If you told Joshua Light a few years ago that he would have a nursing degree and a good job at a Memphis hospital by the time he was 23, he probably would not have believed you.

Higher Education Leads to Higher Calling
When Rosie Ann Riley received a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy in May 2015, she’d already had two careers.

Mom Sacrifices Time With Her Daughter Toward Brighter Future For Them Both
For nearly a year, 2,570 miles separated Madeleine Beatty from her 5-year-old daughter, Mathilde.

Blake Thomas Finds What He’s Looking For in ‘Tiny House’
Blake Thomas wasn’t looking for fame or fortune but rather passion and purpose.

Powered by UTC MBA, Utility Executive Turns Chattanooga into ‘Gig City’
Chattanooga became the first city anywhere in the Western Hemisphere to offer 10-gigabit-per-second Internet service to all residents and businesses.



