By Lily Rutherford In November 2025, Sindhu Jagadamma received the Women in Science National Mentoring Award at the Crop, Agronomic, Environmental and Soil Sciences (CANVAS) Conference in Salt Lake City,…
Sindhu Jagadamma’s Impact on STEM and the UTIA Community
Combatting Hunger at ECHO With Gracie Carter
By Lily Rutherford The Smith Center values supporting organizations with similar goals to our own, seeking to uplift missions tied to international sustainable agriculture. One organization that reinforces this value…
2025 – A Year of Firsts, Adventures, and Successes
By Lily Rutherford The Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture has seen an incredibly successful 2025. From a groundbreaking program launch to new experiences in over five countries across the…
Big Orange Give Through Study Abroad Stories: Brazil – Skylynn Pastorello
By Lily Rutherford Studying abroad provides students with the opportunity for intellectual and professional growth by exposing them to knowledge, concepts, and experiences that reflect different cultural contexts, specifically within…
2025 UTIA International Showcase Highlights
By Kristen Graas The Smith Center is pleased to announce that this year’s UTIA International Showcase surpassed all expectations. The Volunteer community’s support for international agriculture was felt through the constant stream of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends…
UniAndes Interns Spend a Summer on Rocky Top: Javier Andrés García Piñeros
By Lily Rutherford Through the generous donations of alumna Carolina Naar, (Ph.D. Food Science and Technology ‘07), the Smith Center was able to host two student interns from the Universidad…
UTIA SGL Faculty Fellow Receives Major International Grant
By Lily Rutherford The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture sees its faculty make many groundbreaking contributions each year. One standout is Scott Lenaghan, a graduate of the Smith Global…
UniAndes Interns Spend a Summer on Rocky Top: Juliana Fernanda Castañeda Lopez
By Lily Rutherford Through the generous donations of alumna Carolina Naar, (Ph.D. Food Science and Technology ‘07), the Smith Center was able to host two student interns from the Universidad…
From the Foothills of Rocky Top to the Steppes of North Africa: Connected by Land, Livestock, and Livelihoods
By Hans Goertz University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) recently concluded a two-way exchange with scientists from five African countries. Funded by the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Study Abroad Stories: Glorious Gardens – Lamara Stuart
By Lily Rutherford Bringing UT students together through the exploration of England and Scotland, this program provided insight into how the glorious gardens of these countries are connected to plant…