Between row-crop agriculture, urban sprawl, and more, almost nothing remains of the original grassland ecosystems that once sustained the immense biodiversity of the American South. The Center for Native Grasslands…
Center for Native Grasslands Management cited in NYT article on preserving Southern grasslands
Niki Labbé named CRC Director
Niki Labbé, professor of biomass chemistry in the School of Natural Resources, took over as Director of the UTIA Center for Renewable Carbon (CRC) on June 18. Labbé served as…
Step Outside: MS Student Ellie Burken
Episode 29 of our Step Outside series features Wildlife and Fisheries Science MS student Ellie Burken. Her research focuses on the northern bobwhite population and spatial use dynamics across three…
SNR hosts Forest Products Society International Conference Reception
The Forest Products Society (FPS) held its welcome reception for its annual International Conference in the new Agriculture and Natural Resources Building on Tuesday, June 4. People also toured the…
Neelam Poudyal co-authors paper on carbon benefits gained from using mass timber for buildings
The paper published by PLOS ONE looks at using mass timber in new mid- to high-rise buildings in the U.S. and the combined carbon benefits from carbon storage and avoided…
Emma Willcox named James R. Cox Professor for 2024
Emma Willcox, professor in the School of Natural Resources, was named a James R. Cox Professor during the University of Tennessee Academic Honors Banquet on May 1. The three-year award…
2024-2025 ACEI Fellows cohort includes SNR Associate Professor Ryan Sharp
The Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEI) in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business revealed its 2024-2025 ACEI Fellows cohort on May 2. Sharp is part of the new teaching fellows…
SNR-CRC Professor David Harper named Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year
The UT Office of the Provost honored School of Natural Resources and Center for Renewable Carbon Professor David Harper with the award at the Academic Honors Banquet on May 1.…
SNR student, faculty, and alum recognized at Herbert College Awards Program
The Herbert College of Agriculture held its 64th annual Awards Recognition Program and Reception on April 12 and honored people from the School of Natural Resources. Cohen Eastridge received the…
Step Outside Podcast: UT Tree Improvement Program lifts white oak seedlings
The program lifted two-year-old white oak seedlings from the East Tennessee Nursery for a U.S. Forest Service research project in Virginia in February. Program Director and septuagenarian Professor Scott Schlarbaum…
