It’s Tassel Time in Tennessee
After 20 years and watching tens of thousands turn the tassels, I still appreciate what a milestone moment graduation is.
UT Day on the Hill
The 10th annual event served as an opportunity to highlight the university’s statewide impact and value to legislators.
Vol in Space
NASA Commander Scott Kelly, ’96, returned to Earth from a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station on March 1.
Faculty Bring Home Two of Three Awards
Julie Hill, professor of music, and David McBeth, professor of art, received 2016 University of Tennessee President’s Awards at the State of the University address in February.
UTC’s Kenyon Wilson Composes Musical Tribute in Honor of Fallen Five
The musical tribute Five was composed in honor of the five service members shot to death in Chattanooga on July 16, 2015: Carson A. Holmquist, Randall Smith, Thomas J. Sullivan, Squire K. "Skip" Wells, and David A. Wyatt.
Dining on the Wild Side
Not your ordinary culinary delights: smoked beaver, squirrel, venison, moose.
New Vice President Leading UT Institute for Public Service
Longtime UT Extension executive Herb Byrd III became UT system vice president for public service, leading the statewide Institute for Public Service, on Jan. 1.
Community-based Changes for Better Health
Heather Wallace helps Tennessee families add more movement and healthful foods into their lives.
Degree of Confidence
UT economists acknowledge the wise investment today’s graduates have made in their futures
A Sense of Place and Community
UT Martin prepared and inspired Tennessee’s youngest county mayor to run for office.
Fulfilling a Passion, Making a Difference
If you told Joshua Light a few years ago that he would have a nursing degree and a good job at a Memphis hospital by the time he was 23, he probably would not have believed you.
Higher Education Leads to Higher Calling
When Rosie Ann Riley received a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy in May 2015, she’d already had two careers.
Mom Sacrifices Time With Her Daughter Toward Brighter Future For Them Both
For nearly a year, 2,570 miles separated Madeleine Beatty from her 5-year-old daughter, Mathilde.
Blake Thomas Finds What He’s Looking For in ‘Tiny House’
Blake Thomas wasn’t looking for fame or fortune but rather passion and purpose.
Powered by UTC MBA, Utility Executive Turns Chattanooga into ‘Gig City’
Chattanooga became the first city anywhere in the Western Hemisphere to offer 10-gigabit-per-second Internet service to all residents and businesses.
Impact of Alumni Scholarship Remembered Nearly Two Decades Later
Thirty-nine recipients later, the Davidson County Alumni Scholarship continues to transform lives, just as it did for Laura DeBusk, who graduated summa cum laude and debt free from UT Knoxville in May 2001.
Graduation Rituals, Regalia and Traditions
Caps, gowns, commencement. Where do graduation traditions come from?
‘A More Noble Purpose’
UT President Joe DiPietro used his inaugural State of the University address to highlight successes of each campus and institute from the past year. “This is only a fraction of who we are and what we do,” DiPietro says.
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.
Connecting 2.0
‘Networking’ is too generic a term for what our alumni are requesting. We’re really talking about facilitating strategic and personal connections.
UT Alliance of Women Philanthropists Giving Circle Awards Grants
Since 2008, the Alliance’s Giving Circle has invested more than $470,000 in 48 programs throughout the UT System.
