The University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service

06/02/2026

🎤 On this episode of In Touch with Tennessee, we sit down with Advanced Manufacturing Consultant Danny Norman with University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services to talk about what it really takes to put artificial intelligence to work on the factory floor without getting lost in hype.

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05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who sacrificed all for our country and freedom.

Reminder - our statewide offices will be closed on Monday.

05/20/2026

🎤 IPS Executive Directors Drs. Jennifer Tourville and Macel Ely spoke earlier this week at the 2026 Consortium of University Public Service Organizations (CUPSO) in Anchorage, Alaska on the topic of Partnerships That Inform Policy. They were joined on the panel by (L-R) Drs. Greg Forehand (Human Services Research Institute in Cambridge, MA), Rachel Dicke (Institute of Public Policy, University of Missouri), and Kristi Eustice (Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University).

05/19/2026

You can find the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services Health and Safety team on any given day, providing life-saving training to Tennessee's first responders. Thanks for hosting us Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue.

05/18/2026

Navigating Compliance: Public Chapter 140 Free Webinar Announcement. Calling local officials, planners and staff involved in development fees.
📅 May 20/🕘 9 am CST.
Register:https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/K-NoFJqTTF6P1FqfG77eUQ #/registration

05/15/2026

Public meeting agendas must be published online at least 48 hours prior to meetings under TCA 8-44-110. The latest policy paper from the Center for Local Planning explains what it means for local planning agencies.
https://www.ips.tennessee.edu/article/compliance-tca-ss-8-44-110

05/14/2026

Navigating Compliance: Public Chapter 140 Free Webinar Announcement. Are development fees limited to $250?
📅 May 20/🕘 9 am CST.
Register:https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/K-NoFJqTTF6P1FqfG77eUQ #/registration

05/12/2026

Help us welcome Jake Maisano to the IPS team! Jake is joining the Tennessee Language Center as a translation coordinator!