March 2026

UT Extension Encourages Financial Wellness During America Saves Week

Mar 20, 2026 News Release

Coins stacked in ascending piles

April 6-10 is the annual week set aside to remind Americans it pays to save

Economy / General / Youth & Family / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Consumer Economics / consumer finances / Family and Consumer Sciences

Research Rock Stars: Toni Wang Reimagines How Biomaterials Power a Circular Bioeconomy

Mar 19, 2026 Highlight

Toni Wang, professor of food science, 2026

Food Scientist studies the fundamental chemistry of fats, proteins, and other biomaterials

General / AgResearch / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Food Science, Department of / Bio-based Products / Food Products / Food Safety / Non-Food Products

Annual Open House Returns to the UT College of Veterinary Medicine

Mar 19, 2026 News Release

Public invited to see behind the scenes of veterinary medicine

General / Human & Animal Health / Youth & Family / Careers / Veterinary Medicine

Start Your Garden with the Spectacular Spring Plant Sale

Mar 16, 2026 News Release

Visitors to the 2025 UT Gardens, Knoxville, Spring Plant Sale

Join us Saturday, April 11, at UT Gardens, Knoxville

General / Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Master Gardener / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Tennessee Valley Agriculture Club Scheduled to Meet April 8

Mar 09, 2026 News Release

Heather Slayton in the forest

Pre-register by Thursday, April 2

General / Center for Profitable Agriculture / Extension / Agricultural Communication

Home Gardeners Test Varieties of Vegetables and Flowers

Mar 06, 2026 News Release

lettuce and yellow squash

Participating in citizen science benefits gardeners across the state

Farm & Food / Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture

Tennessee RiverLine Announces 2025 Award Recipients at 7th Annual Summit

Mar 05, 2026 News Release

Brad Collett, executive director of the Tennessee RiverLine; Karen Hundt, community planning and design director for the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency; Emily Mack, president and CEO of River City Company; Gail Loveland Barille, director of Outdoor Chattanooga; and Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly

Partners and collaborators celebrated at conference in Chattanooga

General / Extension / Tennessee RiverLine / Awards

FIFA Returns to UT for Final Pitch Management Research Field Day Ahead of World Cup 26

Mar 04, 2026 Highlight

John Sorochan, UT Distinguished Professor of Turfgrass Science and Management; Alan Ferguson, FIFA senior pitch management manager; UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman; Kaj Heyral, FIFA26 director of infrastructure and technical services; and Christian Stiegler, FIFA head of stadium and infrastructure management, pose during the 2026 Pitch Management Research Field Day at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Feb. 25, 2026.

World-renowned turfgrass expert John Sorochan, in UT’s Herbert College of Agriculture, is leading the research collaboration

General / AgResearch / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / Turf

Help Stop the Spread of Spotted Lanternflies by Finding Egg Masses

Mar 03, 2026 News Release

Spotted lanternfly egg masses on a tree

UTIA entomologist recommends smashing eggs before they hatch in spring

Insects & Pests / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Protection

UT Board Approves Projects and New Degree Program

Mar 03, 2026 Highlight

Students walk on UT campus with Ayres Hall in the background

Students and two UTIA units to benefit

General / College of Veterinary Medicine / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / UTIA / Veterinary Medical Center / Agricultural Education / Bioinformatics / Continuing Education / Veterinary Medicine