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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…
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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…
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The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) is hosting its 4th Student Mentoring and Research Training (SMaRT) internship program this summer, with its biggest group of students yet — 59 undergraduates from 21 states! Each year, UT-ORII recruits the nation’s best and brightest undergraduates for its SMaRT internaship program. This year’s SMaRT group includes…
April 11, 2024 – Oak Ridge, Tenn. – David Sholl has been named the executive director of the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) and vice provost of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, after serving as the institute’s interim leader since June 2023. Sholl’s selection comes after an extensive national search and selection process that…