Recent News

The 2026 R&D 100 Awards recognized 100 of the world’s most significant new technologies — and we’re thrilled to celebrate a Bredesen Center student and several UT–ORNL joint researchers, faculty and mentors who contributed to this year’s award-winning teams. We also want to congratulate Oak Ridge National Laboratory for a record-setting year, earning 22 R&D 100… Read More >

Free program provides hands-on STEM lessons, materials and year-round support  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — STEMOVATE: Powering Tennessee’s Future Innovators is expanding from 22 to 56 Tennessee counties for the 2026-27 school year. The expansion follows a five-day, five-city training tour that prepared 4-H agents and teachers from 34 new counties to bring hands-on STEMOVATE lessons to sixth-grade classrooms across… Read More >

Carolyn Anderson named UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceutical Therapies July 27, 2026 —Internationally renowned radiopharmaceutical scientist Carolyn Anderson is joining the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance targeted cancer therapies and strengthen Tennessee’s growing leadership in nuclear medicine. Anderson has been named the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceutical… Read More >

Congratulations to Toby Nelson, research associate professor with UT-ORII’s Circular Bioeconomy Systems Convergent Research Initiative, on receiving the Sloan Scholar Network’s Outstanding Mentor award.  Throughout Nelson’s career, he has mentored more than 100 individuals, ranging from middle school students to assistant and associate professors, cultivating a culture of excellence, integrity, and service at every level. “As a first-generation… Read More >