![The pitch at Wembley Stadium](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Cover-Article-1-alt-2000x1200.jpg)
GOOOAL: UTIA Turfgrass Team to Oversee Research for 2026 FIFA World Cup Fields
In soccer terms, the UT Institute of Agriculture just scored a winning goal.
![Students from the 2022 trip pictured with the Mayan women’s group Kemajachel](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Smith-Center-1-820x450.jpeg)
Connected through the Global Story of Food and Agriculture
Students from diverse populations and backgrounds find common ground in Smith Center immersive experiences in locales around the world.
![A red-spotted newt on top of leaves](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Reptiles-1-e1670961961528-820x450.jpg)
Why Amphibian and Reptile Health Matters, and What UT Researchers are Doing to Protect It
The inaugural Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease conference was held in August to bring researchers from around the world together.
![Everywhere You Look, UT mural painted on a barn in Sparta, TN](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Barn-Mural-1-820x450.jpg)
Latest UT Mural Celebrates a Family’s Love Affair with the University
The farm of Rena and Bill Johnson is the location of the latest "Everywhere You Look, UT" mural.
![UTIA Senior Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice President outside of Morgan Hall on a sunny day](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Castille-1-820x450.jpg)
A Word from Carrie Castille, December 2022
A note from UTIA's senior leader, including comments about the magazine and the state of UTIA's impacts across Tennessee.
![Jean Proctor McNeil showing people where to go in an office](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Great-Grads-3-820x450.jpg)
Great Grads – Jean Proctor McNeil
As a Black youth in the 1970s, Jean Proctor McNeil found few mentors to encourage her to be a veterinarian. Yet she achieved that goal and went on to mentor dozens of future veterinarians as well as redefine how animal shelters operate.
![Photo of Morgan Hall during the fall, with yellow leaves on the tree by the front door](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/12/FW-22-Advancement-3-820x450.jpg)
UTIA Celebrates Campaign Success
Over ten years, the Together We Grow campaign raised more than $206 million, benefitting scholarships, endowments, and outreach.
![Large lake at the UT Lone Oaks Farm](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/11/FW-22-Lone-Oaks-1-820x450.jpg)
Restoring Waterways, Revitalizing a Region
Education and workforce development are the deeper goals behind fun experiential learning at UT’s Lone Oaks Farm.