![A rocking chair that survived the fire sits on the foundation of a burned down cabin at the Lodge at Buckberry Creek.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ATB9131.jpg)
Weaving a New Story
On Nov. 28, 2016, a wildfire raced from the Great Smoky Mountains and into nearby communities. These are the stories…
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Fake News Becomes A Real Story
A UT Chattanooga researcher studies relationship between fact and perception.
![Kevin Lauer (foreground) fire management consultant with CTAS, instructs Gary West, deputy commissioner, Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office (left) and Patrick Sheehan (right) executive director for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FE_Gatlinburg-Fire_TEMA_06-scaled.jpg)
Firefighting Teamwork
Mutual aid is ensured by IPS planning, and provides resources beyond the means of any single fire department.
![Dr. Laura Wheat](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Short-Story_Dr-Wheat_34-e1494811549962.jpg)
Coping with Disaster
Dr. Laura Wheat, assistant professor of counselor education, is proud that many of her students in the immediate wake of…
![Topper the cat rests while recovering from injuries sustained during the Gatlinburg wildfires. Topper was treated by the UT College of Veterinary Medicine and released back to his owner, Katrina Cannon, who otherwise lost everything in the fire.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_2816.jpg)
Rocky Recovery for Topper
During the ferocious fires that ravaged the mountains in November, the Sevier County Humane Society triaged injured animals, including a…
![Map of the area impacted by the Smoky Mountain Wildfires](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fire-map-e1494813300869.jpg)
Prepping to Prioritize
After every disaster, emergency managers pose one question: What can be done better next time?
![Cindy Ogle](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Cindy-9735-e1494879871614.jpg)
The Day Life Changed Forever
Cindy Ogle (Knoxville ’73, ’78), Gatlinburg's city manager, recounts her wildfire experience.
![UT President Joe DiPietro giving the 2017 State of the University Address](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/PREZ_03.jpg)
State of the University: We Are One
Tennessee is in the midst of historic transformation that one day will be seen as a time when the state…
![Beverly Davenport](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NEWS_UTK_06-e1492778467566.jpg)
Chancellor Davenport Takes Over
Beverly Davenport took office Feb. 15 as the eighth chancellor of UT Knoxville.
![Jose Barbarosa loads up produce from the Teaching and Learning Garden.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NEWS_UTC_Garden_01.jpg)
Teaching and Learning Garden Puts Down Roots
Students in the UTC College of Arts and Sciences have been putting down roots in the community— literally.
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New Leadership
One of Chancellor Keith Carver’s first priorities was to connect with current and potential students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and…
![Dr. Daniel Sumrok speaks about the mission of the Center for Addiction Science during an event announcing that the center was named the first Center of Excellence in Addiction Medicine in the country.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NEWS_HSC_03.jpg)
Breaking the Stranglehold of Addiction
The first Center of Excellence in Addiction Medicine in the country is in Memphis, Tennessee, and operated by UT's College…
![University of Tennessee Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries student Emily Hockman launches a weather balloon equipped with an aerial acoustic recording system. The system was used to listen for the calls of at-risk avian species on DoD facilities.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NEWS_UTIA_01-e1494821694228.jpg)
Project of the Year
Dave Buehler was recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense last year for a project tracking threatened bird species using…
![Kay Cole James](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NEWS_IPS_Dr-James_01.jpg)
IPS Agencies Welcome Women in Public Service
More than 100 women from across Tennessee, representing different positions in state and local government, attended the annual Women in…