The Summer edition of Our Tennessee is here!☀️ This issue explores what it means to take a chance—with stories of bold partnerships, healing through hardship, tackling violence and one journey from an island nation to a small Tennessee town. 🔗 https://t.co/0GMnHExrpw

“What we’re connecting is kind of unique,” Kristen Ravi says. “We’re looking at the biological level of stress to understand what changes are occurring in the body, at the cellular level, with bacteria that can influence mental and physical health.” 🔗 https://t.co/YfrzmY3x5t

“I thought Napoleon was dead. So did my husband.” Thus begins Marilou Bonham Thompson’s essay about the 1957 graduate’s years of living in Europe. It directs alumni to think about the future while reflecting on the past in the June 1967 issue. 🔗 https://t.co/wWVBbbj9If

With the aid of a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant and two others, Brandon Elkins says the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified about half of the 14 human remains cases. Read more in “Case Closed": https://t.co/C5l1YiFE6U

Stanton Belford (@UT_Southern ’00, ’05) has studied coral reef biodiversity in the Toco area of Trinidad for more than 20 years. He makes regular trips there to collect samples. When possible, he takes students to help. Learn more about his career: https://t.co/m3IbovDPDV

John Schmisseur authored the Last Word. “One of the strengths of the @UT_Space_Inst is our work in hypersonics, flight through the atmosphere at extreme speeds. It’s important to both the Department of Defense and NASA." Continue reading: https://t.co/RoYup0MSpI

The Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture empowers faculty, staff and students across @UTIAg to be global change agents. It has developed partnerships worldwide to deploy sustainable solutions to agriculture-related challenges. 🔗 https://t.co/sQ0yk147rE

After earning his BSN and working for a few years, Logan McCulley again wanted to expand his influence as a health care provider. For his doctoral degree, he looked to @uthsc. Read the full story: https://t.co/JC8VVZuUmC

It’s an exclusive club to which few @UTSystemNews graduates belong. They each have ventured into space as an astronaut—some multiple times, and some became news along the way. Read more in “Historically Speaking:” https://t.co/wWVBbbj9If

"Progress comes from action—carefully considered, forward facing and driven by purpose. When we take the right chances for the right reasons, we don’t just imagine what’s next—we make it real," says @UT_President Randy Boyd. Read his letter: https://t.co/nJOIRD3iXd

The Giving Circle awarded @UTHSC a grant for lab kits for teachers. This project will connect students with the history of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic in Memphis while teaching genetics, microscopy, data visualization and current epidemic issues. 🔗 https://t.co/unGgqzBGCL

Come get you one 👏

Higher education can be a competitive environment. While faculty from different institutions often collaborate, institutions themselves rarely do. That’s what makes a new partnership between @UTKnoxville and @ArizonaState University so remarkable. 🔗 https://t.co/JQPJBuTQF5

For Claudia Kramer, taking a chance means no limits and being open to all possibilities. “It’s taking a chance on yourself,” says the Scott L. Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise at @UTChattanooga. Read her story: https://t.co/S7FtbmhnxR

Chris Boyer, professor @UTIAg, specializes in helping farmers mitigate risk. “It is a constant battle,” he says. “When one thing happens, it can cascade into multiple areas of risk being increased.” Learn more about taking a chance: https://t.co/S7FtbmhnxR

Surreal. That is the word Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Brandon Elkins uses to describe what it’s like to let families know that newly identified remains belong to their missing loved one. Read his story about taking a chance: https://t.co/C5l1YiFE6U

Claire Hemingway, @UTKnoxville assistant professor, looks at how bees choose flowers, which vary in nectar and pollen content. Read how Hemingway applies her research to her own decision making: https://t.co/S7FtbmhnxR

With rapid support from @UTChattanooga campus leadership, the Violence Reduction Initiative was born. The goal: Build lasting partnerships, secure external funding and deliver evidence-based strategies to reduce violence. Read more: https://t.co/qFiTcy6XOJ

We’ve always been in our orange era ❤️‍🔥 Just like #TS12, we’ve got something new out this fall.

Aaron Scott,@utmartin assistant professor of meteorology, helps prepare future weather forecasters and studies modeling for severe weather. After all, chance is a part of his daily life. Read his advice for taking a chance: https://t.co/S7FtbmhnxR

While marine biology is Stanton Belford’s (@UT_Southern ’00, ’05) research passion, his favorite part of being a professor is mentoring students—introducing them to biology and scientific tools while helping them find their own passion for science. 🔗 https://t.co/m3IbovDPDV