Research & Innovation

Record Enrollment Set

The UT Board of Trustees celebrated new enrollment records during its annual fall meeting.

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Young ag entrepreneurs with their patent

Finding a Better Way

A class at UT Martin leads to a patent.

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Jennifer Richards

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…

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Bringing Life-changing Inventions to Market

UTRF provides UT innovators with the right formula for success.

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UT Ranked Among Best in World for Patents

The UT Research Foundation was granted 25 patents in 2017.

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Still Roaming

UT continues 50 years of black bear research.

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The Fetal Heart Monitor App in the simulation lab

An Innovation in Simulation

Fetal heart monitor app helps train future nurses.

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All Vol Cheese: Made in Tennessee, Enjoyed Everywhere

Checkerboard Mild Cheddar, Game Day Sharp Cheddar, Smokey’s Smoked Gouda and Torchbearer Jalapeno. If you’re a fan of cheese and…

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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…

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Degree of Confidence

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

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Taking a Next Step Toward a Biobased Economy

A small stand of poplar trees harvested from an AgResearch Center is set to help scientists progress further down the…

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UT Martin students at the base of Mt. Fuji: Maryanna McClure, Caroline Parish, Chase Haynes, and John Sellers.

Mentoring Innovators of the Future

UT Martin’s Ned Ray McWherter Institute fosters a spirit of innovation among UT Martin students and residents of West Tennessee.

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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…

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Jayne Wu and Shigetoshi Eda

Quick Diagnosis

An innovative disease detection technology developed by UT Knoxville and UT Institute of Agriculture researchers is on its way to…

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Knoxville Gardens

Know Ag? Think again

Finding solutions is the best way to describe the purpose of the Institute of Agriculture (UTIA).

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Discover, Invent, Change

Discover, Invent, Change

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

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The UT Gardens: Here We Grow Again

In April, after nearly eight years and countless hours of planning and planting, the UT Gardens welcomed the Plateau Discovery…

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College Crime Fighters

College Crime Fighters

Twenty-four students from 10 universities completed the National Forensic Academy College Program, a joint venture between the University of Tennessee…

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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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Grass Masters

Grass Masters

UT Center for Athletic Field Safety puts turf to the test.

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Answers in Bug Guts

Answers in Bug Guts

Research could lead to decreased use of pesticides, less disease.

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Plants Keep Watch

Plants Keep Watch

An early warning system could protect crops from agri-terrorism.

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The Best UT Has Ever Been

The Best UT Has Ever Been

Visionary state leadership, the best-ever faculty and students, and a high-profile partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory generate new energy.

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