UT Institute of Agriculture

Growing Fuel

Growing Fuel

A biofuels demonstration plant produces ethanol from agricultural residue and bioenergy crops.

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Dear To Your Heart

Dear To Your Heart

When pets die, they leave us grieving. UT's Veterinary Social Work program helps lighten the load.

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Plants Keep Watch

Plants Keep Watch

An early warning system could protect crops from agri-terrorism.

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Bravo for Summer!

Bravo for Summer!

School's out. So what's to do?

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Research Promises Chestnut Rebirth

Research Promises Chestnut Rebirth

Alumna Stacy Clark works on "one of the great stories of American conservation"--revival of the American chestment, which fell victim…

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Stop and Smell

Stop and Smell

A new rose garden at the ag campus in Knoxville is a blooming beauty.

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The Best UT Has Ever Been

The Best UT Has Ever Been

Visionary state leadership, the best-ever faculty and students, and a high-profile partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory generate new energy.

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We Come in Peace

We Come in Peace

UT alumni in the Tennessee National Guard help Afghan farmers help themselves

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Nothing to Sneeze At

Nothing to Sneeze At

When nosing around the Nashville Zoo became less pleasurable for anteaters, a UT veterinarian sniffed out the problem.

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Envisioning a Green Future

Envisioning a Green Future

Student Julie Hogg, a "missionary for all things green," formed a non-profit arboretum in Alpharetta, Georgia

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Taking a Bite out of Dog Bites

Taking a Bite out of Dog Bites

Kids and dogs are a great combination. But sometimes something goes wrong. The College of Veterinary Medicine is helping keep…

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Can Better Soybeans Lead to Better Water Quality?

Can Better Soybeans Lead to Better Water Quality?

Work by UT Institute of Agriculture researchers could reduce contamination associated with the Gulf Dead Zone.

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Countdown to Biofuels

Countdown to Biofuels

Energy security, global warming, food versus fuel: while the energy debates rage, UT is forging ahead toward a homegrown solution.

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Growing Silver

Growing Silver

You can count on finding a riot of color among the blooms and foliage at the UT Gardens in Knoxville.

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Fresh, Fine Milk from a Farmer You Know

Fresh, Fine Milk from a Farmer You Know

Pearl is the "Cow of the Month" at the Hatcher Family Dairy. Her hobbies are sunbathing and chewing cud.

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Kickoff to the Future

Kickoff to the Future

It was an evening of orange at Thompson-Boling Arena, where 850 people brought enough passion and "Rocky Top" to pack…

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What a Scholarship Can Do

What a Scholarship Can Do

Jim Powell of tiny Limestone, Tennessee, has helped to build many of Tennessee's most recognizable landmarks.

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Madras Holds Her Head Up High

Madras Holds Her Head Up High

The first few months of Madras's life weren't easy. During birth, her mother sat down as the cub was partially…

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Fuels, Funds, and a Solved Mystery

Fuels, Funds, and a Solved Mystery

UT is a leader in the development of alternative fuels, and Dr. Bill Bass has solved the mystery of "The…

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No Kidding

No Kidding

Why would a retired police officer from Miami own a herd of goats? When you meet Deb Kidwell, it makes…

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Butterflies, the Big Bopper, and Other News

Butterflies, the Big Bopper, and Other News

A book about butterflies, solving the mystery of The Big Bopper's death, a fat camp for pets, and other stories.

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Rehabilition Goes to the Dogs

Rehabilition Goes to the Dogs

Although she was only 10 years old, Maggie Carlin suffered excruciating pain from arthritis in both knees.

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Fuel from the Fields

Fuel from the Fields

Agricultural production has traditionally focused on food and fiber, but a third F has entered the picture. Fuel.

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