In 1889–90 the Knoxville Register reported that the university had a complete system of drains and sewers. It also reported that a system of underground cisterns that collected the rain from slate roofs “supplies the purest drinking water.”

Located on the Knoxville College campus, the Industrial Department provided education to Negro State Scholarship students from 1891 until 1912. (African American State Scholarship appointees to UT were enrolled at Knoxville College from 1884 to 1890 but were Knoxville College students, with UT paying their tuition.) From 1884 to 1991, the KC president sent a … Continued

At least three infirmaries preceded the first structure built to provide outpatient student health services—the Student Health Services Building on Andy Holt Avenue, completed in 1975. In 1875 the trustees allocated two upper-story rooms in the Janney Building for an infirmary, and the building became commonly referred to as “the infirmary.” In 1923 the former … Continued

The information booth on Circle Park was built in summer 1976. The need for an information booth had been identified for several years, and a variety of solutions had been offered—one of which was to build a drive-through structure on the grassy circle in front of Dunford Hall, which would be staffed by personnel assigned … Continued

The Innovative Computing Laboratory was founded in 1989 by Dr. Jack Dongarra, who came to UT as a distinguished professor in the Department of Computer Science and a distinguished scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The mission of the ICL since its establishment has been to be a world leader in enabling technologies and … Continued

Established as the Innovative Technology Center in response to a May 1994 Instructional Technology Advisory Committee report, the center was charged to provide UT faculty with support and resources for integrating instructional technology into their courses. The group managed and maintained the Blackboard instructional technology software.

The Division of Entomology of the UT Agricultural Experiment Station (now AgResearch) began its collection of insects of Tennessee in 1888.

After a year’s consideration of the most efficient and effective ways to structure UT’s significant interests and accomplishments related to the environment, the new Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment became operational on July 1, 2006. The institute represented a restructuring and expansion of the Waste Management Research and Education Institute—a Center of Excellence … Continued

IACMI is a $259 million public-private partnership announced by President Barack Obama in a visit to Clinton, Tennessee, in January 2014. The institute was funded by a $70 million commitment from the US Department of Energy and $189 million from IACMI’s partners. The selected team, led by UT, included 122 partners and connected the world’s … Continued

In 1944 the nation’s first research institute for aviation psychology was established at UT by the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Tennessee Bureau of Aeronautics. The National Research Council’s Committee on Selection and Training of Aircraft Pilots directed the research through a special project committee of UT. Dr. Robert Y. Walker, director of the institute, … Continued