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Bredesen Center Hosts 2026 Recruit visit
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Read more →: Bredesen Center Hosts 2026 Recruit visitAt the beginning of March, the Bredesen Center welcomed more than 30 prospective students for its 2026 Recruit Visit. All the students have been admitted to one of the Center’s three interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs, with some already accepting their offers and others visiting to determine whether the Bredesen Center is the right fit for their graduate…
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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…