Occupying Home
UTHSC students use simulated home environments to learn how to assess patient needs in a home setting and care for patients based on those assessments.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘I was one of the lucky ones’
Ninety-nine-year-old Army veteran T Joe Walker went from building bridges during World War II to leading mechanical maintenance at UT Martin. Now retired, Walker recalls memories of war and an undying love for family.
First. Last. Always.
Donald Reising brings lessons learned from the military into his UT Chattanooga classroom.
From Cyberspace to Outer Space
UT Knoxville alumnus Charles “Aaron” Bolen shoots for the stars.
Operation Nurse
UT Southern alumnae Ashtynn Barrett and Samantha Vance knew they wanted to be nurses from a young age, but discovered their passion for serving in the military as adults.
Helping Hand
With the help of UT Center for Industrial Services employees, Tennessee small businesses have secured billions of dollars in government contracts since 1986. Read about two.
Committed to Serve
Every generation of Jessica Smith’s family has served in the armed forces since the French and Indian War. Her turn came when she entered medical school at the UT Health Science Center.
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.
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.
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.
No Hard and Fast Lines
Twenty-first century medical appointments are a predictable affair: syringes, stethoscopes, thermometers and the like. But the Middle Age’s medico-magical methods were anything but predictable—that’s why they caught the attention of a UTC professor.
‘Series of Serendipitous Moments’
From her days as a first-generation college student at UT Martin to her current role on the front line of cancer drug research at one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Renee Bailey Iacona’s journey can only be described as a series of serendipitous moments.
‘Something Had to be Done’
Nearly 28 million people are currently enslaved around the world, with traffickers raking in $150 billion a year. UT Southern Assistant Professor and Program Chair of Criminology and Homeland Security Richard Schoeberl works to help solve this crisis.
