Dopesick No More
UT’s SMART Initiative leaders explain how fentanyl drives Tennessee overdoses and why addiction is a brain disease requiring long-term recovery support.
TLC Trains Erlanger Staff
TLC provided a two-day Foundations of Medical Interpretation training to bilingual staff at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga.
Putting out Fires
UT and MTAS research helped reduce Tennessee fire deaths by 26% between 2003 and 2022, improving home safety across the state.
LEIC to Extend Cultural Competency Training
A program that started on UT’s undergraduate campuses will go nationwide, thanks to a grant the Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) received from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of ... Read more
Disease Realities
Tennessee is in the throes of a substance abuse epidemic. It’s time for us all to get SMART.
Ah-Ha Moments
A CIS resource consultant had a light bulb turn on, or maybe off, when he realized the amount of energy efficient opportunities that could be implemented in food industry operations.
Increasing Incidents
With the majority of drug overdose deaths attributed to opioids, UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center partnered with BlueCross Blue Shield of Tennessee Health Foundation to do something about it.
