UT Experts Help a Business Grow
Highland Manor Winery hosts the Everywhere You Look, UT tour.
Making Life more Sustainable
Genera manufactures everyday products from ag-based pulp and fiber.
Not too high, not too quick
Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center explains its dark-fired tobacco curing process.
Supporting Tennesseans Affected by Substance Misuse and Addiction
Research shows that more than 70,000 Tennesseans currently suffer from opioid use disorder. Further, substance use disorder comes at an economic cost—estimated at more than $2 billion for the state.
Providing Dental Services to the State’s Underinsured and Uninsured
Oral health needs often go untreated when resources are limited, including dental insurance or access to providers.
Service Through Education and Training
With almost 1 million students in Tennessee’s PK-12 system, supporting the ongoing needs of students, educators and administrators is one of the most impactful ways UT serves the state.
Training the State’s Public Servants
From management fundamentals to personal and organizational integrity, UT’s on-the-job training program for managers within all public organizations is preparing Tennessee’s leaders to lead.
Service Through Economic Development
The UT-initiated and led Tennessee RiverLine project builds on the momentum the outdoor recreation industry is experiencing.
Helping Rural Communities Realize Untapped Assets
When searching for a solution, sometimes all that’s needed is a fresh perspective—which was the case for the 54 rural Tennessee counties that participated in a UT-led initiative
Creating a Makerspace in Northwest Tennessee
One of the best ways to spur innovation is by eliminating silos—encouraging collaboration and idea sharing among people of different backgrounds. UT Martin is on a mission to do just that.
Service Through Health Care Delivery
As the pandemic began to unfold nationally and internationally, the UT Health Science Center stepped forward as the state’s public academic health care institution to lead efforts to combat the virus and care for the community locally and statewide.
Creating New Programs For Certified Nursing Assistants
The need for more health care workers, especially nurses, is a nationwide topic—now more than ever before.
Igniting a Passion for STEM Through 4-H Classroom Discovery Kits
When the pandemic limited 4-H agents’ ability to engage students through traditional face-to-face instruction in classrooms across the state, 4-H leaders within UT Extension did what they do best—they found a solution.
Rehabilitating the Brain with Cognitive “Exercise”
Imagine slowing the progression of dementia by giving your brain a computer-assisted, cognitive “workout.”
Making Roads Safer and Commutes Faster
UT Chattanooga is using data to keep traffic moving—and moving safely.
Creating Products with Renewable Resources
Innovators at the UT Institute of Agriculture are creating new products for the nation’s emerging bioeconomy.
Lightening Volkswagen's Load with Composite Manufacturing
UT Knoxville collaborated with Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest automobile producers, to help lighten its load—the load on the Volkswagen Atlas liftgate, that is.
Escaping an Active Shooter with an App
Imagine escaping an active shooter by following evacuation commands on your phone.
Saving Lives Through Simulation
A doll-like simulator, developed at the UT Health Science Center trains doctors to treat infants with life-threatening, rapid buildup of fluid around their hearts.
Training Police with Virtual Reality
While most police officers don’t find themselves in “use-of-force” situations on a daily basis, the UT Institute for Public Service works to prepare officers for the day they do.
Sustainable, Accessible 3D-Printed Transportation
UT and ORNL’s groundbreaking partnership in additive manufacturing attracts the world’s most innovative concepts.
Advancing National Security Using Wind Tunnels
In the world of national defense and hypersonic weapons, speed and agility are everything, and the U.S. Department of Defense is looking to the UT Space Institute for help.
Sustainable Products
Plastic pollution is a major global phenomenon—and one UT researchers are tackling.
Renewable Energy
Researchers throughout the University of Tennessee are focused on creating renewable, clean and affordable alternatives to fossil fuels.
Advancing Healthcare
Part of our mission at the University of Tennessee is to change lives through research—and we’re making good on our commitment.
Keeping America Safe
From nuclear security to biodefense against emerging infectious diseases, you will find UT working across campuses to protect all.
Bringing Businesses & Brains to Tennessee
Global corporations, giant research projects, and top academic minds all have something in common—they’re attracted to our state with some help from UT.
Fueling Tennessee’s Economy
There are $4.8 billion ways (and more) that the UT System supports the state’s vitality.
Degrees That Make a Difference
You’ll find us in boardrooms, classrooms, courtrooms, operating rooms, and every space in between. With millions educated and trained at UT, we have a remarkable impact on the state.
From Water Quality to Quality of Life
Whether it’s the future of our water supply or better ways to heal and cure diseases, the UT System is working to improve lives all across Tennessee.
Invention Every Day
From the mobile stroke unit to board games, UT is bursting with inventions that have a global impact.
