Celebrating 90 years of Innovation
This year the UT Research Foundation celebrates 90 years of pioneering innovation and transforming ideas into impactful products.
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.
Why Research Matters
Research is a human endeavor that tries to answer questions, solve problems and advance our knowledge of ourselves and our environment.
Turning Blue
Political science students from the UT Martin College of Business and Global Affairs lead focus groups for Ford's BlueOval City project.
A Gripping Story
Juan Pena found his calling while studying in the UTC mechatronics program.
UTM Aero Team Shines
The UT Martin aero engineering team took fifth place at the 2023-24 Society of Automotive Engineers Aero Design Competition.
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.
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).
First. Last. Always.
Donald Reising brings lessons learned from the military into his UT Chattanooga classroom.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Advancing The Nation
UT Knoxville has risen as a leader in advanced manufacturing research with efforts focused on national security and economic development.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beetle-Mania: Project IDs New Species in Tennessee Valley
A UTC professor uncovered 53 species of beetles never before found in the Tennessee Valley.
UT Martin Introduces BSME
A new Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program began accepting students in the fall 2020 semester.
