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Making a Difference: Vine School Health Center<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-i/> [http://i1.cmail19.com/ei/y/33/EBE/3EF/csimport/Telehealth1_600x300.153510.jpg] Photo: UT's Quest Magazine.<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-d/> The Vine School Health Center<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-h/> is a nurse-founded, nurse-managed health clinic addressing the health care needs of Knox County School students have difficulty accessing health care or who are uninsured. A recent expansion included a telehealth program which extends clinical services to eleven additional schools. 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UT students will present the project this week in Washington, DC, to a federal-state commission dedicated to fostering sustainable economic development in Appalachia. Read more>><http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-b/> Making a Difference: Grand Illumination<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-n/> [http://i3.cmail19.com/ei/y/33/EBE/3EF/csimport/ScreenShot2015-12-03at8.29.42AM.083007.png] For our Carnegie Community Engagement Classification,UTK and UTIA colleges nominated fifty commmunity-campus partnerships<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-p/> that we're celebrating throughout 2015. Grand Illumination<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-x/> seeks to increase civic-mindedness in UT students while meeting needs identified by the local Knoxville community. This program has been operating since 1986 and annually involves over 100 UT students. ________________________________ Visit UTK Housing’s Facebook Page to see pictures of this year’s event<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-m/> More UT News Experience Learning Director Candidates to Make Presentations<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-c/> ESPN Video: International Sport Mentoriship Program Managed by UT<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-q/> College of Engineering, Knox County Schools Discuss STEM Education<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-a/> Useful for Broader Impacts - New Data Dashboards for Tennessee<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-f/> Smart Communities Initiative Display: Open Through January 16 <http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-z/> New Vice President Selected to Lead UT Institute for Public Service<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-v/> [http://i4.cmail19.com/ei/y/33/EBE/3EF/csimport/Herb-Byrd.121022.jpg] Herb Byrd III has been selected to serve as the next UT System's vice president for public service and to lead UT’s statewide Institute for Public Service. Byrd served as interim vice president for public service following the retirement of longtime administrator Mary Jinks in August 2014. Previously, he was director of Extension Evaluation and Staff Development for UT’s statewide Institute of Agriculture. Read more>><http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-e/> [http://i5.cmail19.com/ei/y/33/EBE/3EF/csimport/600x96OREbannerfornewsletter.172220.png] Chancellor’s Grants for Faculty Research<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-s/> support a course release for faculty except those in engineering and natural sciences. The intention of the awards is to enable faculty members to accomplish specific additional work that will significantly strengthen grant or fellowship proposals for external funding. Community-engaged research, anyone? Deadline: January 15, 2016. Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program<http://officeofresearchengagement.cmail19.com/t/y-l-dtvutt-jtwyuaui-g/> [http://i6.cmail19.com/ei/y/33/EBE/3EF/csimport/UrbanWaters.180532.png] The program focuses on the stewardship and restoration of coastal, wetland and riparian ecosystems across the country. The program requires the establishment and/or enhancement of diverse partnerships and an education/outreach component that will help shape and sustain behavior to achieve conservation goals. Deadline: February 3, 2016. 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