Celebrating 90 years of Innovation
This year the UT Research Foundation celebrates 90 years of pioneering innovation and transforming ideas into impactful products.
Fueling An Obsession
Blowing a hole in the roof of his childhood home fueled a passion that 99-year-old George Schweitzer continues to share…
Free to Think
Jim Fieser launched the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 1995, now boasting over 900 peer-reviewed articles and 7 million global…
The President’s Mussel
UT President Estabrook’s discovery of a new mussel species in the 1800s highlights the university's legacy of research and scientific…
Founder of the UTK Body Farm
UT Knoxville Professor Emeritus William Bass made history in 1981 by founding the world’s first decomposition research lab, revolutionizing forensic…
Why Research Matters
Research is a human endeavor that tries to answer questions, solve problems and advance our knowledge of ourselves and our…
A Gripping Story
Juan Pena found his calling while studying in the UTC mechatronics program.
UT Promise Access Increases
The University of Tennessee System plans to extend the qualifying income level for UT Promise scholarship recipients to $75,000 from…
Inside Rubber’s Soul
In February 2018, a team from Eastman Chemical Company visited Dayakar Penumadu’s materials research lab with a request. The UT…
No Hard and Fast Lines
Twenty-first century medical appointments are a predictable affair: syringes, stethoscopes, thermometers and the like. But the Middle Age’s medico-magical methods…
‘Series of Serendipitous Moments’
From her days as a first-generation college student at UT Martin to her current role on the front line of…
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 Gift of Sight
Physicians at the UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute donated their services to restore sight to two dozen people during the fifth…
Safety Check
One UTC professor is working to speed up the time it takes to test food products and save people from…
Going Nuts
What do you think of when you hear food allergy? Peanuts. One UT Martin alumna is working to combat the…
Full Circle at the Food Truck
UT Knoxville undergrads participate in the real-world experience provided by the Culinary Institute of Knoxville.
What’s in a Date?
A professor of food microbiology reveals the facts and myths behind ‘sell by’ and ‘use by’ dates.
Swamp Scholar
How a summer in the Louisiana Swamp shaped a UT Southern student’s future.
Plant Dreams
AgCenter for Synthetic Biology ‘reprograms’ plants to do new things.
One of the Richest Representations
Building a bio repository to quickly diagnose diseases.