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Tickle Engineering Named

The Tickle College of Engineering is the second college in the Knoxville campus’s 222-year history to be named for an alumnus and benefactor.

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I Will Hold

Clifton Cates was a 1916 UT graduate and a World War I hero.

Aerial photo of dining guests at the gala at the Knoxville Museum of Art
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Happy Birthday, Architecture and Design

Fifty years ago, UT Knoxville’s College of Architecture and Design opened in Estabrook Hall with 20 students.

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All Vol Cheese: Made in Tennessee, Enjoyed Everywhere

Checkerboard Mild Cheddar, Game Day Sharp Cheddar, Smokey’s Smoked Gouda and Torchbearer Jalapeno. If you’re a fan of cheese and familiar with UT Knoxville, there’s no need to explain the iconic references.

Tony Bova and Jeff Beegle stretch a rubbery plant material called lignin
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Entrepreneurship 101

UT Knoxville is a launchpad for business starters.

Aerial view of Cherokee farm on the Tennessee River bend
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Planting Ideas, Growing Momentum

About 10 years ago, Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus existed only in concept—as a place where ideas would be planted so that innovation could bloom.

Scott Kelly aboard the International Space Station
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Vol in Space

NASA Commander Scott Kelly, ’96, returned to Earth from a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station on March 1.

Tiffany Carpenter on the Marting quad
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Making the Decision, Taking the Leap

Juggling work, motherhood and online grad school

Maddy and Mathilde
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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.

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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.

A woman and man in baccalaureate and doctoral regalia
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Graduation Rituals, Regalia and Traditions

Caps, gowns, commencement. Where do graduation traditions come from?

Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and other leaders stand in front of UT bus.
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Big Orange Bus Tour

The first Big Orange Bus Tour took Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek and other key university leaders more than 1,300 miles across Tennessee in September.

Pfiffner and Vishnivetskaya examine a permafrost specimen in a lab
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Deep Freeze

University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers dig into potential impact of frozen microorganisms in Siberia

Captain Skyhawk mascot giving high fives to small children
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Alumni in Photos: Winter 2016

Alumni at work, life, and play

Headshots from Lofton Stuart's years at UT
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A Life-long Impact

For half a century, the University of Tennessee has been the major factor in both my professional and personal life.

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Top Researcher

The new Student Union project is the largest single construction project in UT Knoxville campus history.

Todd Shelton pictured in his factory
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Designer & Manufacturer

Todd Shelton builds a menswear business

Randall Crowell pictured on his farm in UT orange tshirt, holding a baseball and glove.
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Engineer, Farmer & Pitcher

Randall Crowell still throws foes for a curve

Group of five alumni stand in front of Kennedy Space Center
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Next Space Age

UT alumni help NASA plan for the future of space exploration.

CVM class of 2015 in front of The Rock, painted with Smokey, a horsehow and the state Tri-Star symbol
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Alumni in Photos: Fall 2015

Almuni from all UT campuses and institutes pictured all around the country

Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener and Jason Von Mizener
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Simple Earth Sustainers

Two UT Knoxville graduates lead nonprofit center

Lisa Vanderwall
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What is a Nurse?

Changes in health care help expand opportunities and roles for nurses

Ann Cashion
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What is a Nurse?: UT Nursing Alumni

"There are so many ways you can choose to practice the art of nursing. I think that gets broader every year as new opportunities arise and healthcare changes"