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August 13, 2024 – The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute’s Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education has named Todd Reynolds as interim program director of its Genome Science and Technology (GST) graduate program. UT Professor Albrecht von Arnim, who led GST for 14 years, recently stepped down and returned to a full-time…

The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute is seeking proposals for its next convergent research initiative (CRI), an emerging area of strength for both UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Concept papers are due by September 13, 2024. UT-ORII’s mission is to strategically align ORNL and UT expertise and infrastructure in research and graduate education. A core pillar…

July 31, 2024 – The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute’s Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education has named Gregory D. Peterson as program director of its Data Science and Engineering (DSE) graduate program. Peterson will assume the role on August 1. The position was recently left vacant by Russell Zaretzki, who stepped…

The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute seeks proposals by August 1 for topical areas for its upcoming searches for three possible new Governor’s chairs. Successful proposals will involve participation from one or more of UT campuses and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Governor’s Chairs program provides joint appointments at UT and ORNL for some…