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By Cara Smith, CEHHS Student Reporter, Class of 2024 Assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS), James Martinez discovered his love for rowing after watching the 1988 Seoul Olympics where he watched Anne Marden compete in…

Reprinted from 2024 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards Announcement The University of Tennessee’s Food4VOLS is a food recovery, transformation, and distribution program housed within the UT Culinary Institute in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS). By recovering unused and overproduced food, Food4VOLS has diverted 300,000 pounds of food and fought food insecurity in…

Multi-Year Research Project Will Analyze Summer Reading Benefits and Losses in Grades K-5 Deborah Reed, Tennessee Reading Research Center director, is the recipient of a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. The project will review and meta-analyze two bodies of research: One on the summer learning effect and…

Deborah Reed, Director of the Tennessee Reading Research Center and Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, collaborated with East Tennessee PBS to create several video shorts as part of PBS’ “Summer Reads” series. Each short contains suggestions for parents and caregivers to support literacy during summer activities. From reading about travel locations to writing about animals…

Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation and the Bezos Family Foundation have approved funding for the winners of the 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant competition. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Cherokee Health Systems will receive $650,000 to grow their unique research-practice partnership — and to learn how…

During the commencement season, the College of Education, Health & Human Sciences spotlights students who are graduating from our college with the highest cumulative GPAs in their class. Learn about the Class of 2024 Top Grads down below! Congratulations, Vols! We are so excited to see where the future takes you. Emily Archibald Hometown: High…

Brian Lee, Director of Guest Relations at Blackberry Farm, is a proud recipient of 2024 UT Alumni Service Award. The students in the Hotel Development and Analytics class, along with faculty and staff from the Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management (RHTM) surprised Brian with the exciting news of this prestigious honor. Brian has…