150 years of

Innovation and Research

¹ú²ú´«Ã½ has been at the forefront of change throughout its history – in research, in teaching and in service

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For 150 years, people have come to ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ to push the boundaries of what’s possible through pathbreaking discovery and innovation to evelop solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.

Innovation and Research by the numbers

  • 983 US patents issued
  • $1B+ Annual research expenditures
  • 89 Trans-institutional research centers and institutes
Dr. Mildred Stahlman

Breath of Life

1961

Dr. Mildred Stahlman revolutionized the care of high-risk newborns by creating the world’s first modern neonatal intensive care unit

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Elsie Quarterman

Ecologist and Educator

1969

Elsie Quarterman was a passionate biologist and ¹ú²ú´«Ã½â€™s first woman department chair

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Erica Armstrong, a research assistant, pipettes a solution into small tubes of suspended B cells Tuesday, February 11, 2020 in the ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ Vaccine Center at ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. This is a first step in the effort to isolate B cells from human serum that produce coronavirus-neutralizing antibodies.

From Research to Reality

1991

¹ú²ú´«Ã½â€™s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization streamlines innovation’s path from campus to the marketplace

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¹ú²ú´«Ã½ public policy researchers perform interviews

Voice for Democracy

2004

¹ú²ú´«Ã½â€™s LAPOP Lab is the premier academic lab carrying out surveys of public opinion in the Americas

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Legacy of Research

2023

The ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ Diabetes Research and Training Center’s Diabetes Day celebrates 50 years of achievement, spotlights current investigations

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