Welcome to the UT Family
How UT's campuses and academic program prepared five Class of 2020 graduates.
Alumni, University Supports Students
Notable alumni and supporters made sure students felt the Volunteer spirit through VFL Class Crash, a series of surprise, online…
Inducted into International Hall of Fame
UTC professor Lyn Miles has been selected as part of the inaugural group of 10 inductees into the international Interspecies…
Animal Science Graduate Rebuilds Horse Skeleton
A 17-hand tall, fully articulated equine skeleton named Ron will be used as a teaching model in animal science courses.
UTHSC Prepares COVID-19 Hospital
The 401-bed hospital is in the former Commercial Appeal building in the Memphis Medical District.
From Africa: Alumna Evacuated from Namibia
For Peace Corps volunteers like Alex Cleveland, readjusting to life in your "home" country is usually difficult. Moving back in…
Out of the Ashes
Aubrey Toldi had a unique experience of the COVID-19 pandemic – having witnessed the initial responses in two of the…
Leaving for Texas: Fulbright Fellow Returns to U.S
UT alum Connor Mitchell tells about his abrupt return to the U.S. from Spain during the coronavirus pandemic.
Educate, Empower, Inspire
The Alliance of Women Philanthropists awarded seven grants totaling more than $50,000 for projects throughout the University of Tennessee.
The Tangle: Tennessee’s Opioid Crisis
In unchecked growth of prescriptions, opiates caught millions of fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in the tangle of addiction. UT…
A Battle Worth Fighting
A discovery by UT Knoxville-based economists led to Gov. Bill Haslam developing a $30 million dollar plan to begin dealing…
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…
