Research & Innovation

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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Hypersonic Horizon

Hypersonic HORIZON

The new wind tunnel complex at UTSI will simulate speeds greater than 3,800 MPH.

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Delmont Jones runs in the St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon

Running for My Life (And Theirs, Too)

In September 2013 I participated in my first 5K (3.1-mile) race.

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Cooper Thome

Nanoscale Internship

Cooper Thome, a UTC Honors College student, spent the summer in Japan working on an internship in nanotechnology at the…

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John Tucker

Water is Future

Multi-faceted and entangled issues of water quality, environment and now increasingly the law have implications for Tennessee’s future. They certainly…

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Mark Schorr

Quality of Life

Mark Schorr researches stream fish ecology, with an emphasis on water pollution issues and population/community ecology.

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A Sixth Mass Extinction

Thomas Wilson researches the adverse effects of deteriorating water quality and habitat on amphibians and other aquatic life in the…

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Fake News Becomes A Real Story

A UT Chattanooga researcher studies relationship between fact and perception.

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Beverly Davenport

Chancellor Davenport Takes Over

Beverly Davenport took office Feb. 15 as the eighth chancellor of UT Knoxville.

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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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Aerial view of Cherokee farm on the Tennessee River bend

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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Scott Kelly aboard the International Space Station

Vol in Space

NASA Commander Scott Kelly, ’96, returned to Earth from a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station on March 1.

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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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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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Top Researcher

The new Student Union project is the largest single construction project in UT Knoxville campus history.

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Barack Obama, Joe Biden and a 3D printed car

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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At UTC's Advanced Vehicle Test Facility, a fuel cell bus takes a turn around the test track.

An Efficient Ride

UTC engineers buses for the future

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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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Dream to be a Nurse

Carla Thomas Ramsey approached her nursing education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga quietly.

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Best in the World

Best in the World

UT Knoxville's logistics and supply chain management program ranks first worldwide in research productivity, according to the International Journal of…

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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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