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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…

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Tony Bova and Jeff Beegle stretch a rubbery plant material called lignin

Entrepreneurship 101

UT Knoxville is a launchpad for business starters.

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Aerial view of Cherokee farm on the Tennessee River bend

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…

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Scott Kelly aboard the International Space Station

Vol in Space

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

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Tiffany Carpenter on the Marting quad

Making the Decision, Taking the Leap

Juggling work, motherhood and online grad school

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Maddy and Mathilde

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.

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Impact of Alumni Scholarship Remembered Nearly Two Decades Later

Thirty-nine recipients later, the Davidson County Alumni Scholarship continues to transform lives, just as it did for Laura DeBusk, who…

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A woman and man in baccalaureate and doctoral regalia

Graduation Rituals, Regalia and Traditions

Caps, gowns, commencement. Where do graduation traditions come from?

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Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and other leaders stand in front of UT bus.

Big Orange Bus Tour

The first Big Orange Bus Tour took Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek and other key university leaders more than 1,300 miles…

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Pfiffner and Vishnivetskaya examine a permafrost specimen in a lab

Deep Freeze

University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers dig into potential impact of frozen microorganisms in Siberia

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Top Researcher

The new Student Union project is the largest single construction project in UT Knoxville campus history.

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Todd Shelton pictured in his factory

Designer & Manufacturer

Todd Shelton builds a menswear business

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Randall Crowell pictured on his farm in UT orange tshirt, holding a baseball and glove.

Engineer, Farmer & Pitcher

Randall Crowell still throws foes for a curve

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Group of five alumni stand in front of Kennedy Space Center

Next Space Age

UT alumni help NASA plan for the future of space exploration.

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Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener and Jason Von Mizener

Simple Earth Sustainers

Two UT Knoxville graduates lead nonprofit center

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Lisa Vanderwall

What is a Nurse?

Changes in health care help expand opportunities and roles for nurses

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Ann Cashion

What is a Nurse?: UT Nursing Alumni

"There are so many ways you can choose to practice the art of nursing. I think that gets broader every…

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Matthew Burleson

What is a Nurse?: UT Nursing Students

UT Nursing students share what led them to choose nursing as a major, career path, and vocation.

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The Moore family in the county's courtroom

American Dreamers

Katerina and Robby Moore give back as elected officials

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Robert and Lindsey behind the Two for Two headline

Two for Two

UT Students named back-to-back Rhodes Scholars

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UT President Joe DiPietro, Jim Haslam, Natalie Haslam, UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek and Steve Mangum, dean of the James A. Haslam II College of Business

Historic Naming

The newly named James A. Haslam II College of Business honors one of the university’s greatest benefactors and his family.…

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LightRails installation

Light Maker

Bill FitzGibbons brightens cityscapes with public art

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The Dirty Guv'nahs perform at the Bijou theater in Knoxville

Southern Gentlemen

Friendships made at UT led to formation of rock band The Dirty Guv'nahs

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