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Conceptual rendering of the Dorothy and Jim Kennedy Health Sciences Building, the future home of the UTC School of Nursing.
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UTC School of Nursing Celebrates $8 Million Gift

UT Chattanooga received an $8 million gift from the Kennedy Foundation to name the UTC School of Nursing the Dorothy and Jim Kennedy Health Sciences Building.

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

Cap Nguyen discovers opportunity at UTC.

UT Promise postcard showing a map of all UT campuses across Tennessee.
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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 $60,000 (adjusted gross income).

Donald Reising smiles sitting in front of engineering equipment.
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First. Last. Always.

Donald Reising brings lessons learned from the military into his UT Chattanooga classroom.

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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 Knoxville team’s answer is likely to yield impacts on material sustainability and durability for car tires in the future.

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Student Excellence

UT Knoxville’s Housing was honored with the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award by the Great Smoky Mountain Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals

A student works to machine a part in the Machine Tool Research Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, during the ACE Bootcamp training.
Grand Challenges

Manufacturing Renaissance

If the manufacturing industry were a brick-and-mortar building, the sign on its window would read “help wanted.” UT Knoxville, however, would be lined up outside the door.

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Former Tennessee Governors Host a New Podcast Series

The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy launched You Might Be Right, a new podcast series hosted by former Tennessee governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam.

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
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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 the UT–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute this summer.

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Ah-Ha Moments

A CIS resource consultant had a light bulb turn on, or maybe off, when he realized the amount of energy efficient opportunities that could be implemented in food industry operations.

Suresh Babu, center, works with students on the MELD Machine inside the Machine Tool Research Center.
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Advancing The Nation

UT Knoxville has risen as a leader in advanced manufacturing research with efforts focused on national security and economic development.

Three men seated on a stage announce a new partnership
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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 clean energy, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, digital currency, 5G and other innovations to transform society.

the patented Easy Whip device
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Alumni Invention to Help Surgery Patients

Lia Winter and Preston Dishner refined their innovative medical device throughout their time in the MS–MBA program at UT Knoxville.

Randy Boyd with John Compton and Donnie Smith at the Fall 2019 Board of Trustees meeting
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UT Board of Trustees Receives Award

The UT Board of Trustees was selected to receive the 2021 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by the premier organization representing higher education governing boards.

The Garcia sisters
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Three Sisters

Three first-generation Latinas at UT Knoxville have undergone similar journeys into a field in which few women go. Also, they’re sisters.

A man in an archival room holds up a stray full of indexed insect specimens
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Beetle-Mania: Project IDs New Species in Tennessee Valley

A UTC professor uncovered 53 species of beetles never before found in the Tennessee Valley.

Two young men position a small aircraft on a test runway
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UT Martin Introduces BSME

A new Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program began accepting students in the fall 2020 semester.

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The Last Word

N95 and 35 Years of Experience

When Peter Tsai was told he should win the Nobel Prize, he laughed.

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Lighting the Way in Innovation

A spark – that moment when two objects collide to create a catalyst for brilliant illumination.

Colleen Jonsson
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A Matter of When

UTHSC researcher Colleen Jonsson takes on viruses, including COVID-19.

Kaylin Underwood
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Allergy App Wins Competition

Senior Kaylin Underwood is developing an app that automatically scans grocery items and tells shoppers whether the item contains an ingredient that could trigger a food allergy.

packed room in the UTC Guerry Center
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UTC Chancellor Notes 50-Year Milestone With UT System

Chancellor Steve Angle celebrated the university's anniversaries, achievements and success before a standing-room only crowd in September.

UT Martin's rocket team pictured with an 8 foot rocket called "Skyhawk Screamer"
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Rocketing Up

UT Martin’s rocket team members show off their entry in an international competition.