Three University of Tennessee at Martin students will compete for the national Agricultural Innovation Prize, April 25-26, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Agriculture majors Shawn Butler, of Jackson, Austin Scott, of Hickory Valley, and Daniel Wiggins, of Friendship, will compete in a 30-team field that includes MIT, Yale, Harvard, Penn State, Purdue and other nationally (read more)
UTRF News
Creating ‘Bubble Wrap’ for Embryos
By Allison Simpson UTRF’s early focus was agricultural invention and research, with a shift in more recent years to biological and chemical sciences. UT professor Neal Schrick is bringing the UTRF full circle. He has combined a focus in agriculture with a focus in reproduction and physiology to develop Embryo Armor, a product that addresses (read more)
Six Teams to Compete for $25,000 in TVC
TVC 2016 Information The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) will host the inaugural Tennessee Venture Challenge (TVC) on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at The Foundry from 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Six startup companies will vie for the top prize of $25,000 to help kick-start the process of commercializing their idea. TVC is a (read more)