Lee Shippy prides himself on his network and keeping in touch with colleagues and mentors who helped shape his career, including two advisors from his master’s degree at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Today, Shippy is pursuing his PhD while working for Consolidated Nuclear Security at the Y-12 National Security Complex, and continues to work (read more)
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UTRF Celebrates Record Number of Licenses, Agreements, Patents at Annual Innovation Awards
This spring, the University of Tennessee Research Foundation was honored to recognize UT innovators from across the state at UTRF’s annual Innovation Awards. For the first time in two years, UTRF staff and valued partners gathered in Knoxville and Memphis to celebrate the innovation coming from the university. At the events, hosted at UT Knoxville (read more)
UTRF Partners with UTHSC College of Pharmacy to Teach Students about Pharmaceutical Commercialization
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation recently partnered with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy to establish a four-week rotation for pharmacy students to learn about pharmaceutical commercialization. This month, UTRF welcomed the program’s first two participants: third-year pharmacy students Imran Khan and Taylor Wisdom. During the rotation, students will learn (read more)