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A Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.
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Placemaking

UT Knoxville professor studies refugee camps' environments.

Illustration of a happy couple sitting on the couch.
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Five Ways Happy Couples Argue

Happy couples and unhappy couples argue, but what distinguishes the two may not be so much what they argue about as it is about how they argue, according to Amy Rauer, UT Knoxville professor of child and family studies.

Daniel McPartland crosses the monkey bars on a ROTC obstacle course.
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Training the Next Generation

Army ROTC prepares students at the Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin campuses to enter the military as second lieutenants, as well as for life after they leave the military.

UT Knoxville students and military veterans display a banner which reads "Connecting military veterans to UT student services".
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Bridges to Higher Education

The transition from serving in the military to pursuing a postsecondary education can be one with which many veterans struggle. UT helps them thrive in their new college environments.

UTIA Farm Manager Brandon Beavers and Pat Hitson Reilly stand by the grave of Reilly's relative and Revolutionary War veteran James Trice.
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Remaining Still

A Revolutionary War veteran’s gravesite remains on land owned by the UT Institute of Agriculture—land that he used to farm himself.

Aaron Bolen standing next to an astronaut suit exhibit.
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From Cyberspace to Outer Space

UT Knoxville alumnus Charles “Aaron” Bolen shoots for the stars.

Man looks downward in a sad, contemplative manner.
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Implicitly Better Tools

A veteran dies by suicide almost every hour, every day in the United States. UT Knoxville Professor Michael Olson hopes to help.

Uniformed military member stands with daughter on a grassy hill, with US flags waving in the wind.
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Military By the Numbers

From offering an in-state tuition rate to students affiliated with the military to creating veteran resource centers, the University of Tennessee strives to serve those who serve.

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Inside Rubber’s Soul

In February 2018, a team from Eastman Chemical Company visited Dayakar Penumadu’s materials research lab with a request. The UT Knoxville team’s answer is likely to yield impacts on material sustainability and durability for car tires in the future.

Ellie and Drew Holcomb
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The Troubadour and the Songstress

Music weaves throughout this UT Knoxville couple’s story of a friendship turned to love.

Beauford Delaney (Knoxville 1901-1979 Paris), Abstraction #12, 1963, Oil on canvas, 51 ½ x 38 ½ inches, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2018 purchase
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Carried in His Heart

UT Libraries purchased Beauford Delaney’s personal archives to bring the Harlem Renaissance painter home.

Featured photo: Left, Cornelius Smith Jr. (Frederick Douglass) in American Prophet, which ran July 15-Aug. 28 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, D.C. Photo By Margot Sschulman
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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.

Expressions of Art on UT Campuses photo collage
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Expressions of Art on UT Campuses

A collection of photos showing UT Students across UT campuses performing and participating in various art forms.

Power T branded burgers
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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.

Microbes illustrated by Annie Bakst.
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Safety Check

One UTC professor is working to speed up the time it takes to test food products and save people from unwanted bacteria.

Allen Benton
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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.

A mountain view of Sweetens Cove golfcourse
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Born of a Ritual

Tennessee and Kentucky may not always go hand in hand, but for a glass of bourbon that tastes like sweet warm caramel and goes down like a breath-taking sunset, we will let it slide.

Faculty, staff and students await lunches prepared by students in the culinary institute.
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Full Circle at the Food Truck

UT Knoxville undergrads participate in the real-world experience provided by the Culinary Institute of Knoxville.

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Staying Connected

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

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

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

Plant Dreams article header
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Plant Dreams

AgCenter for Synthetic Biology ‘reprograms’ plants to do new things.

Julian Cosner
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Nipping it in the Bud

Doctoral student studies hemp pest management.

Shipping continers arranged in a colorful grid
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The Challenge in a Granola Bar

Defining, teaching, managing (and improving) global supply chains.