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Plant Dreams

AgCenter for Synthetic Biology ‘reprograms’ plants to do new things.

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Two Asian elephants in a middle Tennessee outdoor habitat

All Creatures Great and Small

UT alumnus "Doc" Steven Scott cares for them all.

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Jill Mikucki, associate professor of microbiology, meets a helicopter at her research site in Antarctica.

To The Extreme

Across the globe, UT Knoxville scientists seek answers.

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Wildlife veterinarian Dan Grove extracts a lymph node from a deer carcass

To Be Different

After 11 moves across nine states, Dan Grove landed his dream veterinarian job.

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A young black bear pauses at the base of a tree

Still Roaming

UT continues 50 years of black bear research.

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The Long Walk

After his father was diagnosed with an incurable cancer, he decided to take action that covered more than 2,100 miles.…

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Stack of books featured in article

Smoky Mountain Stories

UT Press captures a national park’s history.

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Dr. Laura Wheat

Coping with Disaster

Dr. Laura Wheat, assistant professor of counselor education, is proud that many of her students in the immediate wake of…

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Map of the area impacted by the Smoky Mountain Wildfires

Prepping to Prioritize

After every disaster, emergency managers pose one question: What can be done better next time?

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Cindy Ogle

The Day Life Changed Forever

Cindy Ogle (Knoxville ’73, ’78), Gatlinburg's city manager, recounts her wildfire experience.

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Pfiffner and Vishnivetskaya examine a permafrost specimen in a lab

Deep Freeze

University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers dig into potential impact of frozen microorganisms in Siberia

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Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener and Jason Von Mizener

Simple Earth Sustainers

Two UT Knoxville graduates lead nonprofit center

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Sharing is Good

The “sharing economy” or “collaborative consumption” is giving age-old ideas like renting, bartering and swapping a 21st-century makeover. Now, instead…

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UT researcher helps develop standards for green toys

Best for Baby and the Environment

As director of the Center for Clean Products at UT Knoxville's Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, Catherine Wilt…

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Ruff Reading

HABIT volunteers take their dogs, cats and rabbits, who have been medically and behaviorally screened, to places such as nursing…

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Amphibious Fauna of Tennessee

Amphibious Fauna of Tennessee

Tennessee is home to 22 species of frogs and 58 species of salamanders, and you can read all about them…

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Dear To Your Heart

Dear To Your Heart

When pets die, they leave us grieving. UT's Veterinary Social Work program helps lighten the load.

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Birds of the Smokies

Birds of the Smokies

UT recognizes the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with a new exhibit.

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From Green to Gold

From Green to Gold

In 1959 Dr. Eyvind Thor planted two white pines outside his UT lab. Today he can't stretch his arms halfway…

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Butterflies, the Big Bopper, and Other News

Butterflies, the Big Bopper, and Other News

A book about butterflies, solving the mystery of The Big Bopper's death, a fat camp for pets, and other stories.

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