UT’s College of Nursing and Tickle College of Engineering have been awarded a research subcontract of up to three-years and $1.5 million to build advanced systems engineering and operations.
After the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, community leaders took notice of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, nursing students volunteering at testing sites, helping with campus saliva testing, and providing health screenings at campus events. After the vaccine rollout began, communities asked the College of Nursing to help with distribution.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business has partnered with the Precious Prints Project in the College of Nursing to launch a new business course focused on philanthropy.
Graduates from the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, had one of the highest first-time pass rates in the 2020 National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN)—98.5 percent.
An academic service-learning opportunity led four nursing students to leave a meaningful impact on the care and education of residents at Love Towers.
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, the World Health Organization designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Nursing has spent the past 12 months honoring Nightingale (1820–1910). Here’s how the year unfolded.
Undergraduate and graduate students in law, nursing, social work, public health, and other disciplines are stepping up and taking advantage of experiential learning opportunities offered by the university to address the opioid crisis in Tennessee.
In spring semester 2021, students in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Nursing will get firsthand experience testing out a new virtual health care app designed by a team of faculty and students from across campus.
UT’s Substance Misuse Community of Scholars is a collective of researchers working diligently to address opioid use disorder and its impact on the lives of Tennesseans.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Nursing celebrated another year of educating the next generation of nurse leaders and health care professionals with its 12th annual NightinGala, which was livestreamed due to COVID-19. Country music star and Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer of the Year Thomas Rhett surprised guests with a prerecorded performance.
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is working to facilitate conversations between patients and health care providers about the cost of their care.
Nursing faculty and students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are giving their time to conduct health screenings for all Neyland Stadium staff, employees, and volunteer workers at each home game during the 2020 football season.