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Hundreds of Tennesseans Every Day Benefit from UT Programs
The UT Gardens is now the official botanical garden for Tennessee. UT Gardens is made up of facilities in Jackson, Crossville and Knoxville.
Half Century of Economic Impact
The UT Center for Industrial Services celebrated its 50th year. CIS provides assistance to more than 400 manufacturers and averages $600 million in economic impact a year.
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Top Facility with Top Faculty
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis has been a top children’s facility for three years in a row. UT faculty make up most of the specialties in the U.S. News ranking.
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College Crime Fighters
The UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center and UT Martin teamed up to offer courses for college students patterned after the NFA’s training for professional law enforcement officers and the FBI.
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Open Resources for a Great National Park
If you want to learn about the Great Smoky Mountains, visit the UT Libraries website’s free online collection of materials published about the park since its founding.
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Raising the Bar in Large Animal Medicine
The College of Veterinary Medicine had a grand opening in September for the expanded and renovated Equine and Farm Animal hospitals and Equine Performance and Rehabilitation Center.
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Commitment to Service-Learning
UTC is an engaged metropolitan university and was recognized for its involvement by the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
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Premier Leadership Program
UT Martin’s WestStar leadership program is a bedrock of the region, and this year hosted two Miss Tennessee winners for the working women’s conference.
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Understanding Our World
For 50 years, the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture has been providing excellent exhibits and educational programs to the Knoxville community.
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Feeding a Real Need
The Grow More, Give More program at the Institute of Agriculture provided more than 20,000 servings of food to the hungry.
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Spreading Knowledge
UTHSC ophthalmologists warn non-prescription costume contact lenses can be hazardous for your eyes
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Santa's Village
Santa's Village is now in its 29th year on UT Martin's campus. The event has collected over $1 million in donated items for local service agencies to distribute during the holidays.
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Extending Expertise
UT has a presence in all 95 counties thanks to employees like Larry Moorehead. Larry is the UT Extension agent and director for Moore County and provides the people of the county a great connection to UT and its expertise in education and research. Extension had 4.3 million contacts last year and for every public dollar spent $9.88 was returned.
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Community Mentoring
A group of UTC Sociology students recently began a mentorship program with 9th and 10th grade students at Chattanooga Girl’s Leadership Academy (CGLA).
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Real-World Solutions
Local officials around the state come to UT consultants at MTAS and CTAS to get help with customer service issues, hiring and recruiting and streamlining government services. That’s just some of the nearly 113,000 contacts and $606 million of economic impact the Institute for Public Service recorded in FY13.
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