Research & Innovation

The AMIE 1.0 structure
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The Future in 3-D

AMIE 1.0 shines brightly at Oak Ridge National Lab while helping researchers explore 3-D printing.

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.

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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 familiar with UT Knoxville, there’s no need to explain the iconic references.

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.

Scott Kelly aboard the International Space Station
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Vol in Space

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

illustration of a orange rocket ship blasting across a city skyline
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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 path toward low-cost, high-quality renewable fuels.

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

Pfiffner and Vishnivetskaya examine a permafrost specimen in a lab
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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.

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

Ramesh Narayanan
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Working Together to Fight Cancer

UTHSC and two partners form West Cancer Center

Jayne Wu and Shigetoshi Eda
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Quick Diagnosis

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

UTHSC campus
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We’re a Team

Collaboration is a concept heard more and more in health circles. At UTHSC, it is not just being talked about; it is a common practice.

Knoxville Gardens
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Know Ag? Think again

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

Paul Juarez, PhD, and Patricia Matthews-Juarez, PhD,
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Lower the Numbers

Health disparities draw research team to Memphis

Anne Zachry, assistant professor of occupational therapy at UT Health Science Center and author of Retro Baby, plays with Gabriel (Gabe) Lewis, 1, son of Keisha Brooks (Martin ’98, HSC ’99), an assistant professor at UTHSC.
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Retro Baby

Bringing Up Baby the Old-Fashioned Way

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

UTC engineers buses for the future

Discover, Invent, Change
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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 Gardens in Crossville, Tenn., as its third site.

Evolution of Eye Care
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Evolution of Eye Care

Dr. Edward Chaum believes if physicians serving low-income patients are able to conduct visual screenings during a routine exam, many people can be saved from a life of blindness.

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Dream to be a Nurse

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

College Crime Fighters
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College Crime Fighters

Twenty-four students from 10 universities completed the National Forensic Academy College Program, a joint venture between the University of Tennessee at Martin and the UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center.