Increased yields – improving and innovating soybean varieties. Soybean oil is one of the most commonly produced and consumed oils in the U.S. Some industries work with crude soybean oil, but partially hydrogenated soybean oil has a long history of use in the food industry. In 2015, the Food and Drug Administration released its final determination that (read more)
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Protecting the Front Lines of COVID-19: Professor Designs and Donates Face Shield for Healthcare Workers
Story courtesy of the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design. Assistant Professor of Architecture Maged Guerguis saw a way to improve an essential protective device for healthcare workers during the fight against COVID-19, and he responded as architects do: He innovated. His goal was to improve safety and ultimate comfort for the healthcare (read more)
Connecting Research with Industry Partnership Opportunities to Fight a Pandemic
A University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) virologist and University of Tennessee Foundation (UTFI) fundraiser are working hard to further the holistic process of drug discovery in the fight against COVID-19 through innovative research and industry partnerships. Michael Whitt is the associate dean and chair of the Department of Medical Education in the UTHSC (read more)