Energy and Environment
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) has been awarded a five-year grant through the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program.
UT’s grant will increase tree canopy coverage, reduce stormwater runoff, mitigate extreme heat and bring ecosystem services to underserved communities in East Knoxville.
Entrepreneur fellows enrolled in Innovation Crossroads at ORNL will also complete UT’s Spark Cleantech Accelerator at the UT Research Park.
Cecile Grubb is a Volkswagen PhD Fellow, part of a program that provides funding and real-world research experience for graduate students.
UT’s Spark Innovation Center helps startups secure funding, prepare their product for commercialization, and upon graduation, provides an incentive to build in East Tennessee.
A new study of marshes in the Chesapeake Bay has demonstrated that plant evolution must be accounted for to understand how global change affects coastal wetland ecosystems.
