UT System News Article: KNOXVILLE—Stacey Patterson, University of Tennessee associate vice president for research since 2015, was confirmed by a vote of the UT Board of Trustees today as the University’s next vice president for research, outreach and economic development. Patterson was appointed interim vice president by UT President Joe DiPietro in July, filling a (read more)
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NSF I-Corps Wraps up at the University of Tennessee
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Fall Regional program concluded at The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce Thursday, October 19. The program marked the beginning of UT’s participation in the I-Corps South Node, one of eight regional networks developed to support innovation education, infrastructure, and research. Shawn Carson, a lecturer at the UT (read more)
Wheeley Award Overview
The B. Otto and Kathleen Wheeley Award is given to a University of Tennessee faculty member, graduate student, medical and/or pharmacy resident, or post-doc who excels in the commercialization of university-based research results. The B. Otto and Kathleen Wheeley Foundation provides the award stipend, through an endowment fund which was established in 1989. The award (read more)