A little more than a year ago, the University of Tennessee partnered with the city of Kingsport and four other East Tennessee colleges and universities to extend its reach through web-delivered degree and certificate programs.
Affordability, accountability and access are among the issues of concern to those both pursuing and working within higher education that are addressed by Tennessee’s gubernatorial candidates in a questionnaire released Friday by the University of Tennessee Alumni Association.
Supercomputer simulations at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping scientists unravel how nucleic acids could have contributed to the origins of life.
Engineers in northeast Tennessee have an opportunity to advance in their fields by earning a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in industrial engineering with a concentration in engineering management. And they can complete the degree without leaving home.
Tennessee Solar Institute (TSI) today announced it has fully committed more than $9 million in Solar Installation grants to Tennessee businesses. Through this program, 108 projects, valued at more than $33 million, have been approved for new solar photovoltaic installations across the state. These installations will produce an estimated 5.8 megawatts of additional solar conversion, increasing Tennessee’s total solar usage from 2.5 megawatts to over 8 megawatts.
