On a Mission
In the Tennessee county hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, UT Knoxville alumnus Dr. Geogy Thomas works to help the…
Increasing Incidents
With the majority of drug overdose deaths attributed to opioids, UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center partnered with BlueCross Blue Shield…
Committed
The UTHSC Center for Addiction Science battles addiction through education, clinical care, research and outreach. “It’s a work in progress,”…
Standing Up to Big Pharma
UT alumna and Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen has taken the war against the opioid epidemic to the…
Opioid Facts in Tennessee
Opioids, natural and synthetic, include: Opium, morphine, codeine, heroin, hydrocodone (vicodin), oxycodone (percocet), fentanyl, methadone.
Saving the Children
Each day, more than 1,600 American teenagers take a first step into a lifelong cycle of drug addiction. UT Martin…
He Had Enough
After UT Chattanooga student Austin Holdsworth lost his brother and friends to drug overdoses, he could not be quiet anymore.
Health Rocks
With the opioid epidemic killing more than 100 people in our nation daily, the UT Institute of Agriculture is fighting…
Own Your Truth
Generational addiction stalked the family of Miss Tennessee 2017 Caty Davis. But she didn’t back down.
Occupational Therapy Graduates First Doctoral Class
When UTC’s occupational therapy doctoral program launched in 2013, it was one of just eight OTD programs in the country.
The Gift of Sight
Thirty people saw the world differently when they walked out of the Hamilton Eye Institute Surgery Center at UTHSC on…
The Day Life Changed Forever
Cindy Ogle (Knoxville ’73, ’78), Gatlinburg's city manager, recounts her wildfire experience.
Ribbon Cutting in Bristol
A new College of Dentistry dental clinic offers care to the Bristol area’s working uninsured.
Farewell to Stuart
Serving under 10 University of Tennessee presidents for more than four decades, Lofton Stuart’s entire career has been spent with…
Wordmark Refresh
The UT System and its campuses and institutes debuted new logos and wordmarks in the past several months.
Real-life Solutions: UTIA Delivers
Featured image: On a recent visit to Rwanda, three representatives of Zamura Feeds Ltd. showed their soybeans to UTIA’s Forbes…
Small Town Revival
Tennessee Alumnus introduces you to three alumni who have brought change to their hometowns.
Crossville
Tonya Hinch (Knoxville ’85), is a Crossville native who, after a short and sweet career in New York, has returned…
South Fulton
Residents in the Twin Cities of Fulton, Ky., and South Fulton, Tenn., know about hard times. Recent decades have brought…
