UT Team Develops Model to Predict Hernia Surgery Recovery Outcomes
Could patients experience less pain and possibly have better recovery outcomes if their fears or emotional issues were addressed before surgery?
Report: Driverless Cars will Reshape Tennessee Economy, Everyday Life
Big changes are in store for Tennesseans over the next decade, according to a new study.
Students to Work Behind the Scenes at Super Bowl LIV
On February 2, as millions of people sit down to enjoy Super Bowl LIV, nine University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students will be in Miami, hard at work behind the scenes.
UT Honors Martin Luther King’s Legacy with Week of Events
Students, faculty, and staff from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, commemorated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through a number of events on campus and in Knoxville over the weekend.
UT’s Vol Court Speaker Series and Pitch Competition Kicks Off January 22
UT students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the local community, are encouraged to pitch their business ideas at Vol Court, a semiannual pitch competition and speaker series presented by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in UT’s Haslam College of Business.
UT Student Entrepreneurs Selected for National Pitch Competition
Two University of Tennessee, Knoxville, student startups were named to the national Student Startup Madness (SSM) pitch competition. Andy’s Beekeeping was selected for the competition’s semifinal round. Digital publication Abled Magazine was named in the competition’s initial round. Both companies were chosen from applicants representing 54 universities and colleges nationwide.
2019 Population Estimates Show Continued Growth in Tennessee, Southeastern States
New population estimates show Tennessee still is the 16th most populous state, but it’s now within 63,000 people of 15th-ranked Massachusetts.
Report: Tennessee Economic Growth Continues in 2020, but Expected to Slow
Strong economic growth in Tennessee and the United States is expected to continue for the 10th straight year in 2020, although that growth will keep slowing as it did in 2019.
Undergraduate Business Program Ranked No. 27 by Poets and Quants
The undergraduate program in the Haslam College of Business placed 27th in the nation among public universities in rankings of top business schools by Poets and Quants.
Alumna’s Floral Business Blooms at Teen Vogue Summit
Alumna Meg Hutchinson’s entrepreneurial journey began with a childhood dream to become a florist.
PhD Student Follows in Her Father’s Footsteps
Conny Sidi Kazungu remembers hearing her dad’s voice on the other end of the phone and exhaling. Only minutes earlier, she had heard the blast from her home. Suicide bombers in trucks parked outside the US Embassy in Nairobi had exploded, killing more than 200 people.
Boyd Center Population Projections: Gains in Middle Tennessee, More Seniors
One in five Tennesseans will be 65 or older by 2040 and the state’s population is estimated to grow by more than 1 million people during that same period, according to the 2018–2070 population projections released this week by the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research in the Haslam College of Business.