UT announced its participation in Google’s national effort to make research as convenient as possible in January 2005. The Google Scholar Service consisted of two projects, the first of which allowed users to use the search engine Google to find out what books and journal articles related to their research could be found at libraries … Continued

In 1913 Dr. Charles Henry Gordon, UT professor of Geology and Mineralogy, announced that he would award a loving cup to be known as the Gordon Fraternity Cup to that chapter of a national fraternity at UT that had the highest average standing scholarship for three terms in succession. The standing of pledges was to … Continued

Albert Arnold Gore Sr. attended UT from 1926 to 1928, before earning the BS at the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College in 1932. He earned the LLB from Nashville’s YMCA Law School in 1936 while serving as superintendent of schools in Smith County (1932-36). He served as Tennessee Commissioner of Labor in 1936-37. A Democrat, … Continued

Isaac Gore served as the superintendent of university buildings from 1890 until his death in 1917. Born in 1836 at Rocky Mount, Virginia, Gore came to Bristol, Tennessee, in 1860. In 1867 he moved to what is now Jefferson City and recognized the richness of the zinc deposits in the area. It was through his … Continued

NASA astronaut and US Navy Captain Dominic Gorie received the master of science in aviation systems from UTSI in 1990. Selected as an astronaut candidate in 1994, he reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995. He served as a pilot on STS-91 in 1998 and STS-99 in 2000. STS-91 Discovery (June 2–12, 1998) … Continued

In 2005 Governor Phil Bredesen recommended to the Tennessee General Assembly the appropriation of $2.5 million, which ORNL pledged to match, to begin a program to bring to joint appointments at UT and ORNL up to 20 world-class scientists who would have tenured professor appointments at UT and distinguished science posts at ORNL. The chair … Continued

The Governor’s School for Manufacturing and Engineering Fundamentals began at UT in summer 1996. The school is designed to provide Tennessee’s best rising junior and senior high school students an opportunity to study technology, engineering, and business strategies for manufacturing. In 1998 Partnerships for Lifetime Learning, Tennessee’s school-to-work initiative, awarded the school $25,000 to offer … Continued

The Governor’s School for the Sciences at UT was one of the first two Governor’s Schools. It was established in 1985 to provide opportunities for outstanding rising junior and senior high students with unique opportunities to study in scientific fields. Originally a four-week program, the length was expanded to five weeks in 2005. Students are … Continued