In search of greener pastures? Look no further than the University of Tennessee’s Beef and Forage Center. Gary Bates, professor and director of the UT Beef and Forage Center, and David McIntosh, coordinator of the Beef and Forage Center, have developed an improved, hardy foraging crop. Nearly every type of livestock grazes on a grass (read more)
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UT Extension Licenses Impact Young Lives
“The measure of tech transfer should be lives impacted.” That principle, says UTRF Vice President Maha Krishnamurthy, is nowhere more clear than in UTRF’s work licensing original curricula for K-12 students. Curricula developed at the University of Tennessee is now being taught in 4-H programs across the country, thanks to UTRF’s partnership with Tennessee’s 4-H (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Jennifer Richards
A Course in Landing Your Dream Job, From Assistant Professor Jennifer Richards UT Assistant Professor Jennifer Richards builds educational curricula for a living, and in the process, she’s also built her dream job. Jennifer holds a split appointment as an assistant professor in UT’s Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications (ALEC) department and as the curriculum (read more)