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Growing Communities
Derrick Stowell had no idea his passion for environmental education and therapeutic recreation would launch a world-impacting program.
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UTM Aero Team Shines
The UT Martin aero engineering team took fifth place at the 2023-24 Society of Automotive Engineers Aero Design Competition.
![Trevor Vickery, a student veteran at UT Knoxville, goes for a run across campus.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OurTN-Winter2024_serving_feature-img.jpg)
Serving those Who Serve
UT Knoxville is committed to providing services and resources in order to help our veteran students succeed academically, professionally, and…
![Dr. Harold Conner Jr., the son of former assistant dean of students Harold Conner Sr., speaks about his father at the naming ceremony.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OurTN-Winter2024_utm-news_feature-img.jpg)
Residence Halls Named for Pioneers
UT Martin named two residence facilities in honor of pioneers Jessie Lou Arnold Pryor and Harold Conner Sr..
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Training the Next Generation
Army ROTC prepares students at the Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin campuses to enter the military as second lieutenants, as well…
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Bridges to Higher Education
The transition from serving in the military to pursuing a postsecondary education can be one with which many veterans struggle.…
![UTIA Farm Manager Brandon Beavers and Pat Hitson Reilly stand by the grave of Reilly's relative and Revolutionary War veteran James Trice.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OurTN-Sm23_Remaining-still_feature-img.jpg)
Remaining Still
A Revolutionary War veteran’s gravesite remains on land owned by the UT Institute of Agriculture—land that he used to farm…
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‘I was one of the lucky ones’
Ninety-nine-year-old Army veteran T Joe Walker went from building bridges during World War II to leading mechanical maintenance at UT…
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First. Last. Always.
Donald Reising brings lessons learned from the military into his UT Chattanooga classroom.
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Operation Nurse
UT Southern alumnae Ashtynn Barrett and Samantha Vance knew they wanted to be nurses from a young age, but discovered…
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Helping Hand
With the help of UT Center for Industrial Services employees, Tennessee small businesses have secured billions of dollars in government…
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Committed to Serve
Every generation of Jessica Smith’s family has served in the armed forces since the French and Indian War. Her turn…
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Implicitly Better Tools
A veteran dies by suicide almost every hour, every day in the United States. UT Knoxville Professor Michael Olson hopes…
![Gen. B.B. Bell, U.S. Army (ret.), chairman National Advisory Board of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, declared the center open during it's dedication ceremony.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/TheLastWord.jpg)
The Uniform
Retired U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell first put on a military uniform during his freshman year in Army ROTC. He…
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Military By the Numbers
From offering an in-state tuition rate to students affiliated with the military to creating veteran resource centers, the University of…
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UT, Syracuse Explore Higher-Education Opportunities for Military-Affiliated Students
UT and Syracuse University co-hosted a summit to explore how collaboration between higher-education institutions and the federal government can better…
Student Excellence
UT Knoxville’s Housing was honored with the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award by the Great Smoky Mountain Chapter of the…
Former Tennessee Governors Host a New Podcast Series
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy launched You Might Be Right, a new podcast series hosted by…
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In-State Tuition Offered for Military- Affiliated Students
Military-affiliated students will soon be able to attend a UT institution of choice at the in-state tuition rate, thanks to…
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Advancing The Nation
UT Knoxville has risen as a leader in advanced manufacturing research with efforts focused on national security and economic development.