{"id":144,"date":"2024-12-12T05:15:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reeu.utk.edu\/reeves\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2025-01-07T08:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T13:38:28","slug":"participating-universities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reeu.utk.edu\/reeves\/participating-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Participating Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id144_8e9d8e-fb alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-center-wide kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column144_d65678-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column144_d65678-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column144_d65678-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column144_d65678-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column144_d65678-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column144_d65678-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column144_d65678-98{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column144_d65678-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column144_d65678-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column144_d65678-98\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column144_bfbeec-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column144_bfbeec-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column144_bfbeec-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column144_bfbeec-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column144_bfbeec-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column144_bfbeec-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column144_bfbeec-75{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column144_bfbeec-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column144_bfbeec-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column144_bfbeec-75\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Modern Land-Grant\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/znkaZHoiy0A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the Land-Grant System from the National Education Association by reviewing their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nea.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-03\/Land%20Grant%20Institutions%20-%20An%20Overview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overview.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column144_d2a0cc-de\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University of Tennessee (UT)<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_b455d0-5c .kt-block-spacer{height:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_b455d0-5c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-144_b455d0-5c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Tennessee Knoxville is the flagship university of the state of Tennessee. UT Knoxville includes the <strong><em>University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) <\/em><\/strong>as a part of the larger UT campus with an Extension office in all 95 Tennessee counties. The Institute includes AgResearch which manages seven cow-calf research and education centers (RECs) located across the state and veterinary entomology scholars will conduct research at the RECs to experience different ecoregions and cattle practices in the state. Scholars will visit farms including the Middle Tennessee Research and Education Center\u2019s Precision Livestock Facility and the recently renovated UTIA Little River Dairy REC which is a modern-robotic milking dairy. Scholars will also have opportunities to meet with leaders at the University of Tennessee <a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tennessee.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Veterinary Medicine<\/a>. Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utk.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Tennessee<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute of Agriculture<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitknoxville.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City of Knoxville<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_a8b921-ed .kt-block-spacer{height:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_a8b921-ed .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-144_a8b921-ed\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University of Georgia (UGA)<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_defb2e-5e .kt-block-spacer{height:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_defb2e-5e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-144_defb2e-5e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Georgia campus has three campuses across the state (Athens, Griffin, and Tifton) and eight RECs with beef cattle. VESs will have a unique opportunity to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.uga.edu\/education\/academic-departments\/population-health\/poultry-diagnostic-and-research-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UGA Poultry Research Facility<\/a> to learn differences between breeder, broiler, and layer flocks as well as processing (from conception through meat packaging and marketing) and tour the only black fly rearing facility in the world. The university is home to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.uga.edu\/education\/academic-departments\/population-health\/southeastern-cooperative-wildlife-disease-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.uga.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UGA College of Veterinary Medicine.<\/a> Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uga.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Georiga<\/a> and the city of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitathensga.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Athens, GA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_0bd097-e0 .kt-block-spacer{height:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_0bd097-e0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-144_0bd097-e0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas State University (KSU)<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_f2ba91-80 .kt-block-spacer{height:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_f2ba91-80 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-144_f2ba91-80\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id144_aae3e5-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id144_aae3e5-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id144_aae3e5-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id144_aae3e5-99 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id144_aae3e5-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id144_aae3e5-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id144_aae3e5-99 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column144_71ec63-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column144_71ec63-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column144_71ec63-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column144_71ec63-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column144_71ec63-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column144_71ec63-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column144_71ec63-63{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column144_71ec63-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column144_71ec63-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column144_71ec63-63\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cattle bunching\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1v0bxS6_wxI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cattle in a pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 1863, Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University) became the nation&#8217;s first operational land-grant college and the first to admit women. Today, Kansas State University maintains a strong agricultural research and extension mission with three campus locations and multiple Extension agent offices. Large animal research facilities at the Manhattan campus include the Beef Stocker, Cow-Calf, Dairy and Feedlot units together with many field branch locations which provide the opportunity to conduct research under real-world settings. VESs will be able to visit the USDA-Agricultural Research Service Arthropod-borne Animal Disease Research Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/plains-area\/mhk\/cgahr\/abadru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USDA-ARS ABADRU<\/a>) and Foreign Arthropod-borne Animal Disease Research Center (U<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/plains-area\/manhattan-kansas-nbaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SDA-ARS-FABADRU<\/a>). Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/k-state.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">K-State<\/a> and the city of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattancvb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manhattan, KS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_36f484-7f .kt-block-spacer{height:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_36f484-7f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-144_36f484-7f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas A&amp;M University (TAMU)<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_3efd9a-45 .kt-block-spacer{height:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-144_3efd9a-45 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-144_3efd9a-45\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas A&amp;M includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilifeextension.tamu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension<\/a> agent offices in 252 (99%) of the 294 counties and 9 RECs with livestock to allow VESs to conduct research. When not at livestock markets and beef facilities, VESs will have the opportunity to also learn about dairy production and grassland ecology at the <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenville.tamu.edu\/about-the-stephenville-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephenville REC<\/a> and be given an opportunity to visit the USDA-ARS Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit in Kerrville, TX (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/plains-area\/kerrville-tx\/knipling-bushland-us-livestock-insects-research-laboratory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USDA-ARS LIRL<\/a>). 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