UT Board of Trustees Approves Timeline for Presidential Search
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees today approved a process and timeline for the search for UT’s next president.
Category: Announcements
Eight Communities Selected for Economic Development Pilot Program
The University of Tennessee Extension, the UT Institute for Public Service and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development have announced the names of eight test communities for a statewide pilot program – Creating a Rural Entrepreneurial System in Tennessee (CREST). The CREST program will assist rural communities in Tennessee in transforming their local economies through the development of key components required for entrepreneurship and small business development.
UT Press Celebrates 70th Anniversary
The University of Tennessee Press will reach its seventieth anniversary on February 15, 2010.
Tennessee Attorney General Issues Caution Against Financial Aid Scam
The state deadline for college financial aid is quickly approaching, and state officials are asking parents and students to beware of official-looking letters promising student financial aid information for a fee.
First Facility to Efficiently Convert Corncobs and Bioenergy Crops to Cellulosic Ethanol Opens
Leaders from DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE), University of Tennessee and Genera Energy cut the ribbon on one of the world’s first cellulosic ethanol demonstration facilities, located in Vonore, Tenn. The 74,000-square-foot plant has started producing ethanol and will deliver low-cost, fully-integrated technology for commercial production of ethanol from agricultural residue and bioenergy crops, including corncobs and switchgrass.