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WBIR TV Knoxville: UT Institute of Agriculture opens up 101-year-old time capsule
The UT Institute of Agriculture celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Morgan Hall Building by opening a time capsule from 1919. UTIA media advisory.
Also: WATE TV Knoxville; WJHL Johnson City; and more.

Our Tennessee (UT System magazine): Stress and Agriculture
Not everything is idyllic out on the farm. Heather Sedges (Knoxville, ’03, ’07, ’10), an associate professor of human development in the UT Extension Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, is the principal investigator of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network: Southern Region. UTIA feature article.

Greeneville Sun (and more): Tennessee invests $30M to prepare students for work
The Tennessee Department of Education is spending $30 million in COVID-19 relief to help 21 school districts create new paths to employment for students through its Innovative High School Models program. Program includes $1,924,473 for Hardeman County Schools for a new high school program – hosted primarily at Lone Oaks Farm, an outdoor STEM education center of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
Also: Citizen Tribune; Murfreesboro Post; Clarksville Online; and many more.

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