Health and Safety

Fire Ant Colonies on the Rise in West Tennessee

Jul 07, 2023 News Release

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UT Extension Specialist Offers Solutions for Managing This Pest

General / Human & Animal Health / Insects & Pests / Youth & Family / AgResearch / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Health and Safety

Tennessee’s Second Annual Food Waste Awareness Week is April 10-16

Apr 03, 2023 News Release

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UT Extension Encourages Tennesseans to Rethink Food Habits

Farm & Food / General / Youth & Family / Extension News You Can Use / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Environmental Stewardship / Food Products / Food Safety / Food Security / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Health and Safety / Nutrition and Food Safety

UT Extension Offers 2023 Tennessee Farm Family Health and Wellness Program

Jan 05, 2023 News Release

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Farm Families Are Invited to Register for the Virtual Course

General / Human & Animal Health / Youth & Family / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Health and Safety

UT Extension Recognizes National Family and Consumer Sciences Day

Nov 28, 2022 News Release

Commemorative Day Honors Extension Professionals Statewide

Farm & Food / Human & Animal Health / Youth & Family / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Consumer Economics / Emergency / Food Safety / Food Security / Health and Safety / Human Development / Public Health

Flu Season May Be More Severe This Year, Warns UT Extension Public Health Expert

Oct 27, 2022 News Release

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Fewer Restrictions Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic May Mean Heightened Exposure to Flu

Human & Animal Health / Youth & Family / Extension News You Can Use / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Health and Safety / Public Health

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Tennessee

Sep 16, 2022 Highlight

Chickens

State Veterinarian Orders an Immediate Halt to Poultry Shows, Exhibitions and Sales Statewide

Farm & Food / General / Human & Animal Health / AgResearch / Animal Science, Department of / College of Veterinary Medicine / Extension / Animal Protection / Avian / Avian Influenza / Farm Animal / Food Safety / Health and Safety / Veterinary Medicine

UT Researchers Receive $2.75 Million Grant to Investigate Movement of Amphibian Pathogens in Wildlife Trade Networks

Aug 11, 2022 News Release

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Grant Awarded by NSF, NIH and USDA NIFA

Environment / General / AgResearch / Natural Resources, School of / UT One Health Initiative / Awards / Health and Safety / Public Health / Wildlife / Zoonotic Disease

New Cattle Disease Detected in Tennessee

Jun 10, 2022 Highlight

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Producers Urged to Monitor Their Cattle

Farm & Food / General / Human & Animal Health / Insects & Pests / Extension News You Can Use / Animal Science, Department of / College of Veterinary Medicine / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Agricultural Education / Animal Production / Animal Protection / Farm Animal / Health and Safety / Veterinary Medicine

Baby Formula Shortage

May 20, 2022 Highlight

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UT Extension Encourages Tennesseans to Find Safe Substitutions

General / Youth & Family / Extension / Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of / Food Products / Food Safety / Health and Safety / Nutrition and Food Safety

UT Gardens Program Administrator Receives National Horticultural Therapy Award

Apr 06, 2022 News Release

Portrait of Derrick Stowell

Derrick Stowell Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in Horticultural Therapy

General / Human & Animal Health / Landscape & Gardening / Awards and Promotions / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Awards / Health and Safety / Human Development / Physical Therapy