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Sholl Selected as UT-ORII Executive Director

April 11, 2024

Oak Ridge, Tenn. – David Sholl has been named the executive director of the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) and vice provost of University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Sholl Selected as UT-ORII Executive Director

Smith to be Recommended for Lab Liaison Post

January 8, 2024

Jeff Smith, special advisor to University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd, will be recommended to the UT Board of Trustees to serve as the vice president for national labs at the UT System.

Smith to be Recommended for Lab Liaison Post

Stephen K. Streiffer named director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory

July 27, 2023

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — UT-Battelle, LLC, has appointed Stephen K. Streiffer to be the next director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He currently serves as interim director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and will join ORNL in October.

Stephen K. Streiffer named director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory

UT Research Foundation Ranks in Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022

April 26, 2023

KNOXVILLE— The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has ranked No. 81 in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022, a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

UT Research Foundation Ranks in Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022

State Approves $8M for UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute

May 3, 2021

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a FY21-22 state budget Thursday that includes an $8 million investment in the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute.

State Approves $8M for UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute

ORNL and UT Name Bienvenue Director of Oak Ridge Institute

February 16, 2021

Joan Bienvenue has been selected as the first executive director of the Oak Ridge Institute at the University of Tennessee.

ORNL and UT Name Bienvenue Director of Oak Ridge Institute

UT Board of Trustees Named Recipient of 2021 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by Association of Governing Boards

January 14, 2021

Since 2018, the UT trustees, who were all new to the Board, have taken a series of deliberate steps to build the Board from the ground up employing best practices in governance.

UT Board of Trustees Named Recipient of 2021 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by Association of Governing Boards

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $20 Million to New Oak Ridge Institute at the University of Tennessee

June 17, 2020

“We are thankful to the DOE for its support of this program that will deliver a top-tier interdisciplinary workforce talent in emerging fields for industry, government and academia,” UT President Randy Boyd said.

The University of Tennessee System Announces One Health Initiative

February 19, 2020

The One Health concept is a global effort that transcends political boundaries, recognizing that the health of humans is connected to the health of animals and the environment.

The University of Tennessee System Announces One Health Initiative

Polymer expert Advincula named ORNL-UT Governor’s Chair

January 27, 2020

Rigoberto “Gobet” Advincula joins ORNL and UT as a polymer and materials scientist with expertise in nanostructured materials — leveraging the structure and functionalities of materials on a near-atomic, nanometer length scale.

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