Features
![A candle lit with a photo of Joe Johnson with Ruth Henderson McQueen](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/02/Joe-JohnsonMemoriam2-e1707853830408-820x450.png)
Evidence of Joe Johnson’s support and commitment to the University of Tennessee’s land-grant mission and statewide presence can be found across UTIA
![The exterior of the Giles County Public Library](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-01-at-10.32.17-AM-820x450.png)
UT Extension Works With Libraries, Counties, Towns, Businesses, and Other Organizations to Spread Broadband to Rural Tennesseans
![People paddling the Tennessee River](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-01-at-9.50.17-AM-820x450.png)
Tennessee RiverLine’s Promise Flows Through Four States
The Tennessee RiverLine is making substantial strides to strengthen the outdoor community in the region
![Jim Thompson high-fiving students at graduation](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-31-at-5.25.33-PM-820x450.png)
Jim Thompson Closes the Book on Fifteen Years of Leading and Serving the UT College of Veterinary Medicine
![Tarek Hewezi](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-31-at-5.05.48-PM-e1706739293545-820x450.png)
A Discoverer as an Economic Driver
Breakthroughs by a UT AgResearch scientist put a lifelong goal to address world hunger within reach
![Paige Costello with her multiple bee hives](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-27-at-1.09.31-PM-820x450.png)
Year-round Fun and Learning at 4-H Centers
Explore Tennessee’s four 4-H and Youth Development Centers and experience the learning that takes place at them through the eyes of young campers.