Research & Innovation

Peter Tsai
The Last Word

N95 and 35 Years of Experience

When Peter Tsai was told he should win the Nobel Prize, he laughed.

Young ag entrepreneurs with their patent
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Finding a Better Way

A class at UT Martin leads to a patent.

Everywhere You Look, U T
From the President

Lighting the Way in Innovation

A spark – that moment when two objects collide to create a catalyst for brilliant illumination.

Lyn Miles and Chantek
News and Updates

Inducted into International Hall of Fame

UTC professor Lyn Miles has been selected as part of the inaugural group of 10 inductees into the international Interspecies Communication Hall of Fame.

Colleen Jonsson
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A Matter of When

UTHSC researcher Colleen Jonsson takes on viruses, including COVID-19.

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

Across the globe, UT Knoxville scientists seek answers.

Kaylin Underwood
News and Updates

Allergy App Wins Competition

Senior Kaylin Underwood is developing an app that automatically scans grocery items and tells shoppers whether the item contains an ingredient that could trigger a food allergy.

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.

Neil Hayes in his lab at UTHSC
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Mapping Out Cancer

Genomic sequencing moves toward personalized cancer treatment.

News and Updates

UT’s Economic Impact Tops $9 Billion

The University of Tennessee announced an estimated economic impact of $9.094 billion across the state for fiscal year 2017.

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.

Illustration of North America from outer space
News and Updates

UT Ranked Among Best in World for Patents

The UT Research Foundation was granted 25 patents in 2017.

A young black bear pauses at the base of a tree
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Still Roaming

UT continues 50 years of black bear research.

Hypersonic Horizon
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Hypersonic HORIZON

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

Delmont Jones runs in the St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon
The Last Word

Running for My Life (And Theirs, Too)

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

Cooper Thome
News and Updates

Nanoscale Internship

Cooper Thome, a UTC Honors College student, spent the summer in Japan working on an internship in nanotechnology at the National Institute of Materials Science.

John Tucker
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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 have John Tucker’s attention.

Sean Richards
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Possible Side Effects

Ever wondered how those Tylenol tablets taken for the occasional headache will eventually affect some fish? Sean Richards has.

Mark Schorr
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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 area.

Terrence Terrell Jones
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9,000 Miles To Africa

Terrence Terrell Jones, a UTHSC medical student researches TB.

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Fake News Becomes A Real Story

A UT Chattanooga researcher studies relationship between fact and perception.

Beverly Davenport
News and Updates

Chancellor Davenport Takes Over

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