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Zheng publishes paper addressing growing environmental challenges of nylon waste
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Read more →: Zheng publishes paper addressing growing environmental challenges of nylon wasteBredesen Center alumna Jackie Zheng recently published a paper titled “Tailored glycolysis of Nylon 6 to enable upcycling into high-strength adhesives” in Cell Reports Physical Science, addressing the growing environmental challenge of nylon waste. Zheng’s research demonstrates a method to break down nylon waste into smaller chemical building blocks that retain some of the nylon’s useful properties. These…
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STEMOVATE Launches in 22 Tennessee Counties
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Read more →: STEMOVATE Launches in 22 Tennessee CountiesCookeville, Tenn. (Nov. 21, 2025) — Regional leaders joined sixth graders at Algood Middle School today to launch STEMOVATE: Powering Tennessee’s Future Innovators, a new program delivering hands-on science, technology, engineering and math activities to classrooms in 22 counties across Tennessee. The University of Tennessee–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) is partnering with Tennessee 4-H, the Oak…
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Brynn Voy Named Interim Executive Director of UT–ORII
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Read more →: Brynn Voy Named Interim Executive Director of UT–ORIIThe University of Tennessee–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT–ORII) Executive Council has named Brynn Voy interim executive director, effective upon the departure of Executive Director David Sholl in December. Sholl is leaving UT-ORII to become executive vice president for research at Rice University. Voy will continue to serve as UT–ORII’s director of education and director of…
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STEMOVATE Launches in 21 Tennessee Counties
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Read more →: STEMOVATE Launches in 21 Tennessee CountiesALAMO, Tenn. (Sept. 29, 2025) — State and local leaders joined sixth graders at Crockett County Middle School today to launch STEMOVATE, Powering Tennessee’s Future Innovators, a new program that brings hands-on science, technology, engineering and math activities to classrooms in 21 counties across Tennessee. The University of Tennessee–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) is partnering with…