Land Life and ScienceFall 2026

Beyond Ready, How Tennessee 4-H Builds Leaders for What’s Next

Tennessee 4-H Youth Development is intentionally designed to help young people become beyond ready for life, work, and leadership

Smokey with checkered collar

A New Leash on Tradition

UT’s live mascot program enters a veterinary- led era as Neyland—Smokey XII—trains for his new role, one measured step at a time

The Herbert Advantage

Internships that open doors

Image in Brazil with on overlay of a map with a line from Tennessee to Brazil

From Tennessee to Brazil and Back Again

A growing research partnership aims to speed solutions for sustainable agriculture and resource conservation

Built to Last

Herbert construction science and management students go to Italy to study what still stands—and why it matters for what they’ll build next

Two students examine similarities between a modern turkey’s foot and the bone structure of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the fossils classroom at the Clyde Austin 4-H Center in Greeneville, Tennessee.

Hands-on Learning About Stem

Across Tennessee’s 4-H centers, new spaces will strengthen science, technology, engineering, and math skills and career awareness.

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Starting Young Serving Big

At the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, the path to a life of service starts early, engaging students from elementary school through college across Tennessee.

Group photo with Claudia Amidon and students taken at the entrance to CVM on May 05, 2026. Photo by Raffe Lazarian / UTIA

A Heartbeat to Remember

A gift of stethoscopes and two scholarship endowments grew from Claudia Hardy Amidon’s late-night drive to the UT Veterinary Medical Center— and a cat named Bandit.

Group photo taken at the Little Dairy Unit of (Left to Right) Charles Martinez, Justin Rhinehart and Aaron Smith on May 05, 2026. Photo by Raffe Lazarian / UTIA

One Year In

Justin Rhinehart on UT Extension's Real-Life Impacts

Two students with their hands on their heads engaged in a STEM activity

Learning That Doesn’t Feel Like Learning

Building Tennessee's next STEM problem-solvers

A smiling individual in a lab coat stands in a laboratory setting, wearing a green shirt and a white coat with a "T" pin, surrounded by scientific equipment.

Innovation Takes Root in Rural Tennessee and Alabama

The BRIDGES Engine is designed to transform underused farmland into launchpads for biobased innovation, connecting agriculture to new materials and markets, and new opportunities for rural communities.

Caroline Griffin next to a horse

Great Grads – Caroline Griffin

MS Public Health ’18, DVM ’19, and PhD, Comparative and Experimental Medicine ’25

Alyssa Clements, her son, and her husband Adam Boucher posing in a field with cows

Great Grads – Alyssa Clements

BS Animal Science ’14