Research & Innovation

Young ag entrepreneurs with their patent
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Finding a Better Way

A class at UT Martin leads to a patent.

Jennifer Richards
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A Beacon for Youth Education

Jennifer Richards always wanted to teach. Through her work developing 4-H curricula, she has reached thousands in Tennessee and across the nation.

A UT researcher in a lab setting
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Bringing Life-changing Inventions to Market

UTRF provides UT innovators with the right formula for success.

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News and Updates

UT Ranked Among Best in World for Patents

The UT Research Foundation was granted 25 patents in 2017.

The Fetal Heart Monitor App in the simulation lab
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An Innovation in Simulation

Fetal heart monitor app helps train future nurses.

Aerial view of Cherokee farm on the Tennessee River bend
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Planting Ideas, Growing Momentum

About 10 years ago, Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus existed only in concept—as a place where ideas would be planted so that innovation could bloom.

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Degree of Confidence

UT economists acknowledge the wise investment today’s graduates have made in their futures

Barack Obama, Joe Biden and a 3D printed car
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The President and Printed Cars

Featured Photo: President Obama and Vice President Biden view a car printed in Knoxville as part of a White House announcement for a $259 million partnership led by UT. As ... Read more

Discover, Invent, Change
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Discover, Invent, Change

12 inventions at the University of Tennessee that make life better.