Sciences

A person connects electrical sensors to a head-worn rig to measure brain activity.
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Brain Computer

UT Martin student Seth Hatchett researches brain imaging and neurotechnology to improve brain-computer interfaces and support people with neurological disorders.

A woman leans over, flipping rocks while searching for reptiles in a creek bed.
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Going with the Flow

Restoring something to its original state can be a daunting task. Just ask Tom Blanchard and other UT Martin faculty members and students.

AdobeStock illustration of books contained within a computer screen.
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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 visitors monthly.

Renee Bailey Iacona and her boyfriend, Yomi Martins, dressed in traditional Nigerian clothing. Martins is from Nigeria.
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‘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 cancer drug research at one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Renee Bailey Iacona’s journey can only be described as a series of serendipitous moments.

A pair of hands holding peanuts.
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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 common allergy.

A Fish Story article header.
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A Fish Story

UT Martin aids in researching Asian Carp.

Three researchers stand in a creek bed looking for fossils
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A Time Jump to the Past

UT Martin takes stewardship of the Coon Creek fossil site.

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

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

UT Martin alumna Kesley Gibson studies shortfin makos.

Hands On
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Hands On

Law enforcement's forensic training heads to the woods.

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.
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Water Is For Fighting Over

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

A woman and man in baccalaureate and doctoral regalia
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Graduation Rituals, Regalia and Traditions

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

S.K. and Shashi Airee pictured in garden
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Fifty Years in Martin

Chemistry professor S.K. Airee and family dedicated to UT

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Welcome to the Discovery Park of America

UT Martin faculty, students help with exhibits

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.

Van Jones and the Promise of a Green Future
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Van Jones and the Promise of a Green Future

President Obama has tapped Van Jones, UT Martin graduate, author, and environmental activist, as his green job adviser.

Get Ready and Hold On
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Get Ready and Hold On

If you stand atop Fish Gap Hill, a peaceful scene spreads before you, but beneath the surface lies the potential to change all that.

Rescue on the River
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Rescue on the River

May 25, 2006, wasn't a typical day on the job for Jereme Odom. He helped save a life and then found his own life threatened, as well.

Fueling Change
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Fueling Change

As gasoline prices continue to fluctuate, nearly everyone has an opinion about fuel production and consumption.