UT Board of Trustees Approves Five-Year Strategic Plan

KNOXVILLE – Over the next five years, the University of Tennessee expects to produce more qualified and more diverse numbers of graduates, increase research capacity and outreach, be effective and efficient and better promote the ways the University enhances the quality of life for Tennesseans, according to the goals set out in the strategic plan … Continued

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Tennessee embraces solar installation

The Tennessee Solar Institute (TSI) completed its highly successful Solar Installation Grant Program last week. With more than 6.7 megawatts of commercial solar projects installed in less than two years, TSI has helped boost Tennessee’s ranking nationally in the production of solar energy, from 20th in 2010 to 15th by the end of 2011, according to the Solar Energy Industry Association.

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UT Knoxville Professor Jesse Poore Passes Away

Dr. Jesse H. Poore, professor in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, passed away at his home on April 25. Dr. Poore’s career spanned 40 years in leadership roles at Florida State University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and other public and private organizations. He earned a doctorate in information and computer science at Georgia Tech in 1970.

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