Research & Innovation

From left, Lester Laminack, Kelly Starling Lyons, Carol Hampton Rasco, George Ella Lyon and Ronnie Erwin review books during the children’s literature conference.
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UTS Welcomes Teacher Conference on Children’s Literature

UT Southern hosted a conference on Children’s Literacy: Igniting the Love for Literacy with more than 150 attendees in February.

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Interns Serving

Six UT Martin students served as legislative interns during the spring semester.

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Winter Commencement Held

UTHSC awarded 94 degrees during its 2022 winter commencement ceremony in Memphis.

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Keith Carver Assumes Leadership Role at UTIA

Keith Carver, former chancellor at UT Martin, named the new leader of UTIA.

Employees from the Tennessee Department of Correction participated in the first course for public information officers held in November 2022.
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LEIC Develops Public Information Officer Certification

Employees from the Tennessee Department of Correction participated in the first course for public information officers held in November 2022.

A student works to machine a part in the Machine Tool Research Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, during the ACE Bootcamp training.
Grand Challenges

Manufacturing Renaissance

If the manufacturing industry were a brick-and-mortar building, the sign on its window would read “help wanted.” UT Knoxville, however, would be lined up outside the door.

Eli Norrod plays with the alphabet wheels at Plateau Discovery Gardens in Crossville
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Abloom with Art

UT Gardens feature art to inspire and teach.

From left: State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville), Tickle College of Engineering Dean Matthew Mench, State Rep. John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge), State Rep. Michele Carringer (R-Knoxville), Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and UT Professor Tony Schmitz pose for a photo at the ACE “train the trainers” event at UT. Photo By: IACMI/Shawn Millsaps
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ACE “train the trainers” event held at UT Knoxville

The ACE “train the trainers” workshop was held in conjunction with the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) and the UT–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute this summer.

Lone Oaks Farm
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Ford Partners with UTIA on Lone Oaks Farm

Ford Motor Company and UTIA announced a historic agreement that will propel economic development, education and conservation throughout the Mid-South.

Suresh Babu, center, works with students on the MELD Machine inside the Machine Tool Research Center.
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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.

UTC Professor of Psychology Ralph Hood
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Religious Right Down to DNA

UTC professor investigates impact of religion.

samples of various honey
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Not a Simple Sugar

UTM student, professor build a honey of a library.

Randy Body
From the President

Working Together to Solve our Greatest Research Challenges

Advancing the frontiers of knowledge creates a more just, prosperous and sustainable future through research, scholarship and creative work.

UT Research Foundation 2021 Fiscal Year Stats
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By The Numbers

Technology commercialization impact from UT’s Research Enterprise.

The Charles and Julie Wharton Large Animal Hospital
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Large Animal Hospital Named

The UT College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM) Large Animal Hospital has been named in honor of long-time benefactors Charles and the late Julie Wharton.

Debra Ashton surveys flood damage near her home in Waverly
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UT Extension Program Credited for Saving Woman’s Life

Debra Ashton credits a fitness training class taught by UT Extension with giving her the ability to save her life.

Stacy Lightfoot on the UT Chattanooga campus
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UTC Hires Diversity and Engagement Vice Chancellor

Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot has been appointed as the first vice chancellor for diversity and engagement at UTC.

Three men seated on a stage announce a new partnership
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Growing a Startup Community

The new Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator will work with 30 startups over the next three years that use clean energy, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, digital currency, 5G and other innovations to transform society.

A rendering of ov ernight facilities at Lone Oaks Farm.
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Tennessee 4-H Camping Reimagined

If youth can’t come to camp, then camp will come to the youth.

Randy Boyd with John Compton and Donnie Smith at the Fall 2019 Board of Trustees meeting
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UT Board of Trustees Receives Award

The UT Board of Trustees was selected to receive the 2021 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by the premier organization representing higher education governing boards.

A Black woman seated in front of a microscope smiles confidently in her research lab
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Making Space

A UTC professor buzzes with ways of expanding diversity in the field of ecology.

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Record Enrollment Set

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

Maroulas Vasileios in his office at the University of Tennessee
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A 1 Percent Idea

A mathematics professor works with Army research laboratory.