With the reunification of UT’s two campuses in Knoxville, faculty at the University of Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture can now access proposal development support provided by UT’s Office of Research and Engagement. Two researchers who recently accessed support for large, complex proposals were Shigetoshi Eda and Jon Beever. Continue reading →

The relationship between parents and children can sometimes be fraught with conflict. Many of us can recollect butting heads with our parents or children over individual rights and privileges, but few would go so far as to call it an outright war. However, Jessica Budke, assistant professor and herbarium director in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee, Continue reading →

In pre-pandemic days, the Office of Research and Engagement launched Coffee and Convergence, a series of casual gatherings focused on the University of Tennessee’s strategic areas of emphasis. Tom Zawodzinski, the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor for Electrical Energy Conversion and Storage, was among the first to participate, and he said the event helped him build new collaborations. Continue reading →

Geoffrey Herd’s passion for the violin is infectious. His enthusiasm has attracted students from China, Thailand, and throughout the United States to study at the University of Tennessee. But now he is sharing his love of string instruments a little closer to home. Continue reading →

Staff and faculty from the College of Nursing discuss strengths and weaknesses of an external funding proposal (photo from August 2019).To complement research development in the Office of Research and Engagement (ORE), some colleges take proactive steps to support faculty members’ research with targeted RD activities of their own. The College of Nursing is one of those, and it offers financial incentives to encourage participation. Continue reading →