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We harness the creative energy of 130 Ph.D. faculty, specialized staff, and gifted graduate students. We make the agricultural, forest, and ornamental industries more efficient, improve the quality of rural life, and conserve soil, water, air, and wildlife. We do this with basic and applied research programs on the Institute of Agriculture campus, in partnership with UT Knoxville and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and at ten Research Centers across the state.   How can we work with you?

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  Beetle Tents
"Hemlock trees in the Smoky Mountains are threatened by a tiny, deadly pest. Researchers with UT AgResearch..."
  Switchgrass Science
"At the University of Tennessee, switchgrass is all the buzz. It's a plant that's farmer &..."
  Sweet corn
"UT AgResearchers applied herbicides to experimental sweet corn to keep weeds away. But something unexpected..."

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Switchgrass Research Expands to Almost 7000 Acres
Arboretum Honoring Oak Ridge Corporate Sponsors
November 2009 Plant of the Month
UTIA Economics Researchers Honored with National Award
UT Study Predicts Biomass Market for Farmers
UT Report Connects Energy Efficiency to Economic Growth
    

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Polygenic Mouse Interactions for Obesity Studies  11/24, 3:30 pm, Knoxville  AS

Protein-Protein Interactions in Obesity and...  12/1, 3:30 pm, Knoxville  AS

    

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UT Organics
Increasing farm income and keeping family farms in the family.
Wildlife Health
Emerging infectious diseases, including those that travel from animals to humans.
UT Obesity Research Center
Interdisciplinary approaches to prevent and treat overweight and obesity.

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Amy Caponetti
Human Resources