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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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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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Microbes illustrated by Annie Bakst.

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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A Fish Story

UT Martin aids in researching Asian Carp.

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Plant Dreams

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

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Three researchers stand in a creek bed looking for fossils

A Time Jump to the Past

UT Martin takes stewardship of the Coon Creek fossil site.

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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…

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Kyle McCormick examines material evidence in Laos

A Nation’s Promise

A forensic anthropologist searches the world for service members to keep the United States’ promise.

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Maroulas Vasileios in his office at the University of Tennessee

A 1 Percent Idea

A mathematics professor works with Army research laboratory.

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Peyton Manning on a Zoom screen grid with UTK students

Alumni, University Supports Students

Notable alumni and supporters made sure students felt the Volunteer spirit through VFL Class Crash, a series of surprise, online…

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Savannah Matheny uses a power drill to assemble a horse skeleton named Ron

Animal Science Graduate Rebuilds Horse Skeleton

A 17-hand tall, fully articulated equine skeleton named Ron will be used as a teaching model in animal science courses.

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a partially submerged mako shark gets tagged off the edge of a researcher's boat

Hooked

UT Martin alumna Kesley Gibson studies shortfin makos.

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

To The Extreme

Across the globe, UT Knoxville scientists seek answers.

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Earhart Findings Obtain Widespread Media Attention

A UT researcher’s conclusion about remains found on a remote South Pacific island made headlines around the world this spring.

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Hands On

Hands On

Law enforcement's forensic training heads to the woods.

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William Abrams is shown visiting a sand-dune plain in the United Arab Emirates. He and his research team searched the area for features indicating the possible presence of groundwater in the desert.

Water Is For Fighting Over

William Abrams (Martin ’15) literally is finding water in the desert.

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Al Roker hosts the Today Show at Neyland Stadium during a world recordbreaking event on March 29, 2017.

Vols Break World Record

Thanks to the participation of 4,223 volunteers, UT Knoxville set the Guinness World Record title for the largest human letter…

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Beverly Davenport

Chancellor Davenport Takes Over

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

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Scott Kelly aboard the International Space Station

Vol in Space

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

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Graduation Rituals, Regalia and Traditions

Caps, gowns, commencement. Where do graduation traditions come from?

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