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UT, ORNL Recruit World-Renowned Radiopharmaceutical Scientist to Advance Targeted Cancer Therapies

July 27, 2026

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Internationally renowned radiopharmaceutical scientist Carolyn Anderson is joining the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance targeted cancer therapies and strengthen Tennessee’s growing leadership in nuclear medicine.
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University of Tennessee Names Interim Vice President of the Institute for Public Service, Launches National Search

June 9, 2026

The University of Tennessee has appointed longtime public servant and former university leader Jim Thomas as interim vice president of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service (IPS), effective Oct. 1, and launched a national search for the institute’s next permanent leader.
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Byrd to Retire After 40 Years of Service to the University of Tennessee

May 1, 2026

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Herb Byrd, vice president of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service (IPS), will retire Sept. 30 following 40 years of dedicated service to the University of Tennessee and the state.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: UT Board of Trustees Executive Committee to Meet on May 4

April 27, 2026

The Executive Committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. EDT / 9 a.m. CDT on May 4, with members participating virtually.
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UT Board of Trustees Approves Melissa Tindell as Vice President for Communications and Marketing

January 9, 2026

KNOXVILLE — The Executive Committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees today approved the appointment of Melissa Tindell as vice president for communications and marketing for the 51��, effective retroactively on Jan. 1, 2026.
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Chattanooga Businessman Appointed to UT Board of Trustees

July 31, 2025

David Wade, CEO of EPB (formerly known as the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga) and a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC ’04), has been appointed to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees by Tennessee Lt. Governor Randy McNally.
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Haslam Appointed to UT Board of Trustees, New Chancellors for UT Chattanooga, UT Southern Approved

May 16, 2025

A special meeting of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees was held at 9 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. CDT on May 16, with members participating virtually. 
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PUBLIC NOTICE: UT Board of Trustees to Hold Special Meeting on May 16

May 9, 2025

A special meeting of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will be held at 9 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. CDT on May 16, with members participating virtually. 
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Bruce to Be Recommended as Next Chancellor of UT Chattanooga

May 8, 2025

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Lori Mann Bruce, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Tennessee Technological University, will be recommended by 51�� President Randy Boyd to the UT Board of Trustees as the next chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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Dr. Melinda Arnold to be Recommended as Next Chancellor of UT Southern

May 5, 2025

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Dr. Melinda Arnold, special assistant to the president at Texas A&M University–Texarkana, will be recommended by 51�� President Randy Boyd to serve as the next chancellor of the University of Tennessee Southern.
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UT, ORNL Recruit World-Renowned Radiopharmaceutical Scientist to Advance Targeted Cancer Therapies

University of Tennessee Names Interim Vice President of the Institute for Public Service, Launches National Search

Byrd to Retire After 40 Years of Service to the University of Tennessee

PUBLIC NOTICE: UT Board of Trustees Executive Committee to Meet on May 4

UT Board of Trustees Approves Melissa Tindell as Vice President for Communications and Marketing

Chattanooga Businessman Appointed to UT Board of Trustees

Haslam Appointed to UT Board of Trustees, New Chancellors for UT Chattanooga, UT Southern Approved

PUBLIC NOTICE: UT Board of Trustees to Hold Special Meeting on May 16

Bruce to Be Recommended as Next Chancellor of UT Chattanooga

Dr. Melinda Arnold to be Recommended as Next Chancellor of UT Southern

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