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2024 Steak and Potatoes Field Day Scheduled for August 22

Jul 12, 2024 News Release

Cattle in a green field

Annual Event in Crossville for Producers and Land Managers

15 Incoming UT Students Named Haslam Leadership Scholars

Jul 09, 2024 Highlight

Noah Anderson, Callie Hudson, and Cade Simmons.

Two Herbert College of Agriculture Students Among Those Receiving this Honor

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UT Extension to Lead Value-Added Dairy Experiential Learning Course

Jul 09, 2024 News Release

Dairy cows eating hay in a barn

The SDBII Northeast Experiential Learning Course is planned for September 2-7, 2024

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UTIA Researchers Receive $12 Million DARPA Contract to Bioengineer Plants to Reduce Soil Contamination

Dec 18, 2023 News Release

UTIA researchers Scott Lenaghan, Neal Stewart and Jennifer DeBruyn pose for a group photo in front of a large window.

Switchgrass Will Work With Soil-Based Microbes to Report and Break Down Explosives

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UTIA PhD Student Bioengineers Potato Plant to Detect Gamma Radiation

Nov 09, 2023 News Release

Rob Sears sits in front of his bioengineered potato plants in his lab in Knoxville, Tennessee.

New Plant Variety Serves as Natural, Affordable Radiation Sensor

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Scott Lenaghan Receives the UT AgResearch Dean’s Grantsmanship Award

Aug 16, 2023 News Release

Scott Lenaghan

UT Institute of Agriculture Presents Top Faculty and Staff Awards for 2023

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12 UTIA Authors Honored with Cavender Outstanding Award for Best Publication

Aug 16, 2023 News Release

UT Institute of Agriculture Presents Top Faculty and Staff Awards for 2023

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UT Creamery Serves Up “A Scoop of Tradition”

Aug 14, 2023 News Release

a smiling student wearing a UT Creamery apron and hat serves a woman a scoop of ice cream over the counter.

Dual-College Partnership Focuses Student Experiential Learning “From Cow to Cone”

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Zhong Named Institute of Food Technologists Fellow

Aug 11, 2023 News Release

Qixin Zhong

UT Food Science Professor Receives National Honor

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Food Scientist Qixin Zhong Wins UTIA Research Impact Award

Aug 16, 2022 News Release

Qixin Zhong

UT Institute of Agriculture Presents Top Faculty and Staff Awards for 2022

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