The end of the year brings many reasons to celebrate: Researchers from SIS and CICS received $399K Sloan Grant; New dean of UT Extension appointed by UTIA; CEE professor named AAS Fellow; Retired UT Extension specialist honored by the Tennessee chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta; Nuclear engineering professor named ISEAM Fellow; TN Commissioner of Agriculture honored with 2020 Alumni Award by the Tennessee Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta; UT Extension specialist named Field to Market’s 2020 Trusted Adviser of the Year. Continue reading
UT Extension
Recognitions, September 30
The end of September brings; UT students win ASLA Student Honor Award; the UT Institute of Agriculture welcomes a new Assistant Dean of Extension; an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering receives two grants from the Department of Homeland Security; a UT Extension professional is honored with the National Master Gardener Distinguished Early Career Award; an associate department head in the Department of Psychology receives a research grant from the Department of Health and Human Services; a clinical psychology doctoral student receives a National Research Service Award (NRSA) from NIAAA of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); an associate professor in the Department of Psychology receives a national research grant funded by the New Schools Venture Fund. Continue reading
Recognitions, September 2
The beginning of September brings; a new artist exhibition at the UT Downtown Gallery; UT Extension names a new interim assistant dean; Haslam College of Business selects a new director of Aerospace and Defense Partnerships; the director of the UT Herbarium is awarded a National Science Foundation grant; a UT doctoral candidate receives the Hazel Taylor Spitze Graduate Fellowship from the College of Education, Health, and Human Science; the inaugural cohort of the Academy for Global Scholars is announced. Continue reading
Recognitions, July 22
The end of July brings; a new director of UT’s West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center; Boyd Venture Challenge awards funding to four UT student startups; UT Extension names a new Farm Management Specialist; two TCE faculty leaders join IAspire Leadership Academy; two doctoral students in the Department of Nuclear Engineering receive the 2020 Innovations in Nuclear Technology R and D Award. Continue reading