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.
Whiskey and Trees
Jack Daniels needs specific trees to create its iconic whiskey. UTIA has been there to help ensure the brand can continue for many more generations.
Making An Impact
The UT Research Foundation moves ideas and discoveries by faculty, staff and students from the laboratories and classrooms to the marketplace.
The Troubadour and the Songstress
Music weaves throughout this UT Knoxville couple’s story of a friendship turned to love.
Carried in His Heart
UT Libraries purchased Beauford Delaney’s personal archives to bring the Harlem Renaissance painter home.
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.
From Tunes to Letters
The Tennessee Language Center uses music, literature and calligraphy to help students learn.
A Different Drummer
UTHSC’s dental faculty can often be found behind the mic, the guitar and the keyboards as The Dentones.
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.
Expressions of Art on UT Campuses
A collection of photos showing UT Students across UT campuses performing and participating in various art forms.
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.
Safety Check
One UTC professor is working to speed up the time it takes to test food products and save people from unwanted bacteria.
