Out of the Ashes
Aubrey Toldi had a unique experience of the COVID-19 pandemic – having witnessed the initial responses in two of the most impacted countries and cultures.
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.
Rocketing to No. 1
UTC’s student rocket team—the Rocket Mocs—are the No. 1 team in the country.
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 researchers, alumni and students are working to free the ensnared.
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 with the opioid crisis.
On a Mission
In the Tennessee county hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, UT Knoxville alumnus Dr. Geogy Thomas works to help the most innocent of victims—the babies addicted in the womb—along with their mothers and fathers.
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.
Committed
The UTHSC Center for Addiction Science battles addiction through education, clinical care, research and outreach. “It’s a work in progress,” the center’s program director says.
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 courtroom – the civil one.
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 alumni in Weakley County are fighting back.
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 to end this crisis through education.
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 involved in the civil rights movement.
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 stroke on a Delta airlines flight bound for Atlanta.
