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UT System to Host Summit on Opioid Addiction in Tennessee

The University of Tennessee System has partnered with the All4Knox Initiative, East Tennessee State University, One Tennessee Health and the Tennessee Judicial Opioid Initiative to host the Summit for Opioid Addiction and Response (SOAR) on Aug. 1 and 2, in Knoxville.

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McCallum Joins UT Research Park as Vice President

Rickey McCallum joined the UT Research Park as vice president on July 1. McCallum draws on his prior experience with the UT Foundation to help the park fulfill its mission to serve as a gateway for collaboration between the university and the private sector.

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John Compton and Randy Boyd
Board of Trustees Chair John Compton and UT Interim President Randy Boyd
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UT Board of Trustees Set Tuition, Approve Resolutions Increasing Collaborations

For a record-setting fifth year in a row, the University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees voted to keep tuition increases low. Trustees also approved developing stronger links between the UT Institute of Agriculture and UT Knoxville to increase collaboration between the two and to raise UT’s national rankings.

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