Neal Stewart, Jr., Ph.D. is a professor of plant sciences, the Ivan Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA), and co-director of the Tennessee Plant Research Center. His primary research interest is exploring how genetic engineering can positively impact the environment with focus areas in (read more)
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UTRF President, Dr. Stacey S. Patterson, Named University of Tennessee Vice President for Research
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)
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)