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Celebrating 90 years of Innovation

This year the UT Research Foundation celebrates 90 years of pioneering innovation and transforming ideas into impactful products.

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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…

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Free to Think

Jim Fieser launched the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 1995, now boasting over 900 peer-reviewed articles and 7 million global…

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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…

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Stack of novels by author William Bass.

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…

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Why Research Matters

Research is a human endeavor that tries to answer questions, solve problems and advance our knowledge of ourselves and our…

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Erkan Kaplanoglu, left, and Juan Pena work on the hand rehabilitation system.

A Gripping Story

Juan Pena found his calling while studying in the UTC mechatronics program.

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Cap Nguyen smiles for a photo inside one of UT Chattanooga's mechatronics labs.

A Safe Haven

Cap Nguyen discovers opportunity at UTC.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Renee Bailey Iacona and her boyfriend, Yomi Martins, dressed in traditional Nigerian clothing. Martins is from Nigeria.

‘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…

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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

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…

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Physcians perform surgery during the fifth annual Ivan Marais Cataract-A-Thon.

The Gift of Sight

Physicians at the UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute donated their services to restore sight to two dozen people during the fifth…

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Safety Check

One UTC professor is working to speed up the time it takes to test food products and save people from…

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Going Nuts

What do you think of when you hear food allergy? Peanuts. One UT Martin alumna is working to combat the…

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Faculty, staff and students await lunches prepared by students in the culinary institute.

Full Circle at the Food Truck

UT Knoxville undergrads participate in the real-world experience provided by the Culinary Institute of Knoxville.

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David Golden is a Herbert College of Agriculture professor of food microbiology.

What’s in a Date?

A professor of food microbiology reveals the facts and myths behind ‘sell by’ and ‘use by’ dates.

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A Fish Story

UT Martin aids in researching Asian Carp.

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Swamp Scholar

How a summer in the Louisiana Swamp shaped a UT Southern student’s future.

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Plant Dreams

AgCenter for Synthetic Biology ‘reprograms’ plants to do new things.

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UTC Professor of Psychology Ralph Hood

Religious Right Down to DNA

UTC professor investigates impact of religion.

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One of the Richest Representations

Building a bio repository to quickly diagnose diseases.

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