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…
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.
Running for My Life (And Theirs, Too)
In September 2013 I participated in my first 5K (3.1-mile) race.
‘Her’stories
UTC professor Susan Eckelmann Berghel has students engage with history beyond the textbooks by recording the stories of local women…
Mobile Stroke Unit a Life Saver
Fast action by the staff of the UT Mobile Stroke Unit saved the life of a man who had a…
The Forgotten Majority
After being diagnosed with autism at age 40, UTC alumnus Scott Kramer now spends his time helping other adults with…
Ending Domestic Violence
Domestic abuse survivor Mildred Muhammad was the keynote speaker Oct. 28 at Bridging Troubled Waters, a free community forum at…
