UT Names Recipients of Inaugural Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Awards
Five projects were selected for awards, with each researcher or research team receiving $50,000 to move research beyond the laboratory and into the commercial market.
Researchers Use Data Analytics to Ensure Safety and Reliability in Nuclear Industry
A team of researchers in the Tickle College of Engineering are aiding current and future nuclear plants.
Engineering and Business Students Invent a Better Wheelchair
A unique program at UT provided students with the opportunity to make wheelchairs more comfortable for users.
Anderson Center Business Accelerator to Boost Start-Ups
Student entrepreneurs and members and friends of the university community gathered October 20 to open the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Business Accelerator.
UT Research Foundation Celebrates Innov865 Week
Startups, entrepreneurs, makers, investors, business leaders, students, and community leaders from across East Tennessee gathered to celebrate Knoxville as a great place to start and grow businesses.
UT to Host SBIR Grant Information Session April 4
Learn how to participate in federal Small Business Innovation Research grants at a SBIR Informational Session at 4 p.m. April 4 in West Wing Room 440 of the Haslam Business Building.
Simple Supplements Wins Spring 2017 Vol Court Pitch Competition
A simpler, less messy approach to protein supplements helped UT junior Florin Matei take home the top prize at this year’s Vol Court Pitch Competition.
Vol Court Pitch Competition to Begin February 1
UT’s Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation invites students, faculty, staff, and members of the local community to pitch their business ideas at Vol Court, a semiannual pitch competition and speaker series.
UT’s Penumadu Helps Develop Breakthrough Adhesive
Called a “smart joint” system, the technology has a number of key features and applications and is characterized by being lightweight, flexible, inexpensive, and easy-to-install
GeoAir Wins Fall 2016 Vol Court Pitch Competition
GeoAir, a startup company founded by MBA candidate Alex Adams, won top prize at last week’s fall 2016 Vol Court Pitch Competition. The company beat 18 competitors to take first place at the competition, which was hosted by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. GeoAir gives a faster, more precise way to identify mold
Vol Court Pitch Competition Kicks Off October 12
Bring an idea and start a business with the help of Vol Court, a semiannual pitch competition and speaker series hosted by UT’s Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Vol Court kicks off October 12 with a six-week entrepreneurial speaker series that culminates November 16 in a pitch competition where attendees put what they’ve learned
Innov865 Brings Out Entrepreneurial Spirit of East Tennessee
Budding entrepreneurs will have a chance to showcase their talents in Innov865 Week, which will be held September 19–23.