Current Environmental Events
This marine ecosystem is experiencing massive rates of die-off and most recently experienced a die-off event affecting 80% of these marine ecosystems world-wide.
What are coral reefs?
Our beloved mascot that makes special appearances at sports games, student events, and occasionally around campus.
Who is Smokey?
This theme park in Sevierville was founded by and named after a beloved female country music star, who just celebrated her 80th birthday.
What is Dollywood?
This substance is used to raise the pH of certain soils to the desired level.
What is Lime?
The University of Tennessee was founded in this year.
What is 1794?
This bacterial disease, which is most commonly found in dogs, is currently threatening two-thirds of California's sea lion population.
What is Leptospirosis?
Our animal mascot is a certain breed of dog that was named the Tennessee State Dog Breed in 2019.
What is a Bluetick Hound?
The city of Nashville in Middle Tennessee is nicknamed this for its ties to several famous country artists and record labels.
What is Music City?
This soil is characterized by its clay richness, shrink-well properties, and dark color.
What is a Vertisol?
This animal is most commonly used in laboratory animal research because of their small size and genetic similarity to humans. Research on this animal has made breakthroughs in effective cancer treatment.
What are mice?
This aquatic animal has recently been moved out of the endangered species list as a result of conservation efforts made by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and other conservationist groups.
What are Green Sea Turtles?
This chancellor of the Herbert College of Agriculture is known for his humorous Instagram posts, open office hours, and surprise appearances at student events on the Ag campus.
Who is Keith Carver?
This famous female country singer was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, and has gone on to host and perform at several televised country music awards and made an appearance as a judge on The Voice.
Who is Kelsea Ballerini?
This nutrient deficiency is characterized by the bruising or purpling of stems and leaves, as well as delayed maturity.
What is Phosphorus?
This is the only continent with no active volcanoes.
What is Australia?
The west coast state recently passed a bipartisan bill to increase the statewide transient lodging tax by 1.25% and dedicate that revenue to conservation, coexistence, and stewardship programs across the state.
This branch serves as the University of Tennessee's outreach unit for the Institute of Agriculture.
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This famous stuntman and actor adopted his hometown's name as his own and made his big break with his TV show-turned-movie series, Jackass.
Who is Johnny Knoxville?
This soil property measures soil fertility by assessing the ability of soil particles to retain positively charged nutrients.
What is Cation Exchange Capacity?
This famous PBS bird has a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
Who is Big Bird?
Offically launched in late 2025, this EU funded project aims to demonstrate the viability and cost-effectiveness of wetland-based nature-based solutions for sustainable water management in the context of mitigating the impacts of extreme drought across Europe.
What is NBS4Drought?
This sporting event is coming to the University of Tennessee in 2026 as a research hub for the University's tremendous contributions to Turfgrass Management.
FIFA World Cup
This Tennessee city is known for being the birthplace of classic rock music, with the well known musician Elvis Presley being the first person to make this kind of music.
What is Memphis?
This 1:1 aluminosilicate clay soil is known for its soft, earthy white appearance and is formed from the weathering of minerals such as Feldspar.
What is Kaolinite?
This is the only food that can never go bad, with archeologists finding edible samples in ancient Egyptian tombs.
What is honey?