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ETSU’s annual Dula Day honors Dr. Chris Dula through service, learning, and community volunteering on Oct. 18.

Zoo Knoxville honors ETSU’s Dr. Steven Wallace, naming a red panda cub after the Gray Fossil Site paleontologist. 

ETSU students pitched projects to solve community issues, earning $20K in prizes during Founders Week’s ETSU Elevates Pitch Competition.

ETSU experts report excellent fall colors developing at 4,500-5,500 feet this weekend in the Appalachian Mountains, ideal conditions for peak viewing. 

ETSU students showcase innovative, community-focused projects at the ETSU Elevates Pitch Competition, part of Founders Week 2025.

ETSU Health welcomes surgical oncologist Dr. Jennifer Whittington, bringing advanced cancer care and expertise home to Appalachia.

ETSU’s latest fall foliage report shows peak colors arriving above 5,000 feet in Appalachia, with excellent viewing through early October.

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene caused historic flooding, ETSU remains engaged in long-term recovery efforts and strengthening regional resilience.

ETSU’s Grammy-nominated Dr. Ted Olson helps restore 1925 Asheville recording sessions.

An ETSU ROTC instructor and Purple Heart recipient reflects the university’s commitment to supporting military service members.

Country star Kenny Chesney kicks off his Heart Life Music book tour Nov. 1 at ETSU’s Martin Center.

ETSU’s Project Welcome Home helps families in Appalachia recover from disaster and hardship through donations to an online housewarming registry.

ETSU’s Dr. Tianhu Sun received the prestigious FFAR New Innovator Award for research boosting vitamin content in seeds naturally.

ETSU experts predict remarkable fall colors across Appalachia, with cool weather potentially triggering earlier displays.

ETSU’s weekly reports for fall foliage in the Appalachian Mountains.

ETSU selected as one of just 60 institutions nationwide to join prestigious FirstGen Forward Network for 2025-26.

“Layered, Woven and Pierced: Appalachian Soul A Year On” opens Sept. 4 at ETSU's Tipton-Ashe art gallery.

U.S. Veterans Magazine names ETSU a 2025 Yellow Ribbon School, adding to growing streak of military-friendly honors.

ETSU has released a new documentary highlighting the powerful journey of the ETSU Marching Bucs to the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The ETSU Martin Center for the Arts will host the hit Broadway production Elf: The Musical on November 3 and 4, 2025.

Tuition rates for undergraduate active-duty military students at ETSU using Department of Defense Tuition Assistance were cut nearly in half.

Bucs for St. Jude is hosting several fundraising events this summer and fall to give back to the community to improve medical care in the region.

The TRIO Ronald E. McNair Program at ETSU changed Shanna Holt's life. Learn how the program made an impact on her future career.

ETSU will celebrate 1,369 members of the Class of 2024 at its Commencement exercises at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14.

Dr. Bill Duncan, retired ETSU vice provost for research, played a key role in establishing the NIH Office of Autoimmune Disease Research.

ETSU's second annual Founders Week (Oct. 7-12, 2024) includes daily events underscoring the commitment to improve the quality of life for people of the region.

ETSU honored 2,028 graduates in four ceremonies on May 3-4. See the numbers, and watch videos of the different ceremonies.

ETSU will celebrate 2,028 members of the Class of 2024 at its spring Commencement exercises on May 3-4.