FedEx Institute of Technology

November 2025

• University of Memphis Awards 2025-26 Commercialization Grants

October 2025

• University of Memphis Honored with National Economic Development Leadership Award
• Independent Research Study Leads to Discovery Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• CCFA Dean Joins Global Network to Advance the Healing Power of the Arts 

September 2025

• University of Memphis Receives $1.1 Million to Support TRIO Programs
• UofM Art Professor Heads to the Arctic Circle for Expedition Residency
• University of Memphis Generates Billions for Tenn. Economy; Impact Report States

August 2025

• UofM Launches Ultrasonic Powder Dispersion Technology Company
• University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology AI + Cybersecurity Conference Explores Future of Secure Innovation

June 2025

• Titan of Industry Fred Smith Remembered by University of Memphis

May 2025

• University of Memphis to Host Dozens of Institutions for Regional Research Meeting

April 2025

• TNECD Announces $1 million in Next Round of Funding through the Transportation Network Growth Opportunity Initiative

March 2025

• Duane McKenna Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

February 2025

• University of Memphis Maintains Top-Tier Carnegie R1 Status

January 2025

• UofM and DU Partner on Conservation Certification Course
• UofM Launches Memphis Research Ecosystem Leaders Program

December 2024

• UofM Communities of Research Scholars Funds Record 40 Projects
• UMRF Ventures, Inc. at UofM Celebrates Milestone 100+ Students Placed in Full-Time Jobs
• UofM Joins NSF’s Mid-South I-Corps Hub, Stretching Tennessee’s Innovation Corridor Westward

November 2024

• UofM Researchers Awarded Prestigious NIH Grant for Innovative Wearable Health Monitoring Device

October 2024

• Upskill Mid-South Holding Industry Sector Partner Summit
• UofM Opens Center for Electrified and Automated Trucking

September 2024

• UofM School of Public Health Convenes Summit
• UofM Symposium Finds Fertile Ground in Ag Economy
• UofM Named 2024 Finalist for APLU Innovation Award
• ERIC Officially Opens at the University of Memphis
• UofM Faculty Cross $100M Threshold in Research Awards

August 2024

• FedEx Institute of Technology Hosts AI Cybersecurity Conference
• Leading Innovator, Academic Tapped as New Civil Engineering Chair
• UofM Researcher Awarded $500K for Transit System Study
• UofM Secures $9.2M Navy Contract to Design Drone Facility

July 2024

• Drone Research Earns CAESER Scientist $3.4 Million Grant
• UofM School of Public Health Amplifies its Reach

June 2024

• UofM’s FedEx Institute of Technology and NUS-ISS Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance AI and Data Science Education
• University of Memphis Making $1M Investment to Further Enhance Technology Innovation Ecosystem: Boosting its academic and research capabilities in artificial intelligence in alignment with bringing xAI to Memphis
• UofM Makes Major Push Into Next Generation Supply Chain Research: Secures NSF Award for Electrified and Automated Trucking; Eight Winning Proposals at Inaugural Innovation Challenge by FedEx Institute of Technology 

May 2024

• Table of Experts: AI and the Current State of Technology  (pdf version) (MBJ)

April 2024

• FedEx Institute of Technology to hold quarterly 901 AI meetups (Daily Memphian)
• mDOT Center Receives $1.1M NIH Grant for AI Wearables
• Sen. Blackburn Visits FedEx Institute of Technology at UofM: Learn more about semiconductor research and the Next Generation Supply Chain at the UofM

December 2023

• University of Memphis Receives Two Engineering Patents

November 2023

• University of Memphis Partners with TheraSyn Bio to Advance Synthetic Biology Research in Biomedical, Biscience, Cybersecurity Fields
• UofM, UTHSC Awarded $1 Million Collaborative Grant to Improve Behavior Health Care for Youth in Memphis and Mid-South
• UofM Center for Information Assurance Receives $1M as Part of Cybersecurity Research Award from FEMA, DHS

September 2023

• Experts Struggle to Identify Human Text from AI in Study Co-Authored by UofM’s Dr. J. Elliott Casal
• UofM Secures Institutional Record $86M in Awards for FY23

July 2023

• UofM’s CAESER Awarded 5-Year, $9.75 Million Contract to Continue Studying Memphis Aquifer
• UofM’s Dr. Dursun Peksen Receives Nearly $800K Grant From the National Science Foundation

June 2023

• University of Memphis' Dasgupta & Parish Receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards for 2023-24

May 2023

• Inno Spaces: UMRF Research Park seeks to create an 'ecosystem of innovation' (MBJ)
• FedEx’s Rob Carter appointed to University of Memphis Board of Trustees (MBJ)
• UofM’s Dr. Lan Wang Receives Grant from the Mission-Integrated Network Control Program
• UofM’s School of Public Health to share $10 Million Grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and RTI International
• UofM Receives U.S. Department of Transportation Funding for Water Research 

• UofM Honors 2023 Faculty Award Recipients

April 2023

• University of Memphis Receives Pair of Medical Patents
• FedEx at 50: At U of M, FedEx finds a good ‘FIT’

• Local ag science startup Nutt Bio researches alternative for pork producers

March 2023

• University of Memphis Hosts CommanDING Tech Challenge of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

February 2023

• GiveCamp Memphis returns in-person, links tech experts with local nonprofits (Daily Memphian)

January 2023

• UofM’s Kimbrough Oller and Irena Lasiecka Bestowed Lifetime AAAS Fellows Honor
• UofM’s Dr. Francisco Muller-Sanchez & ALMA Scientists Find Pair of Black Holes Dining Together in Nearby Galaxy Merger
• Inside U of M's quest to gain more Department of Defense research funding (MBJ)

December 2022

• The million-dollar club: U of M staff who earned $1M-plus in research awards in FY 2022 (MBJ)
• UofM faculty member Dipankar Dasgupta named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow (MBJ)
• UofM earned $49.3M in research awards in FY 2022. Which academic areas brought in the most funding (MBJ)
• Why Aren’t All Black Bears Black? Research by UofM Professor Emily Puckett, PhD, Helps Find Answers
• UofM’s Dipankar Dasgupta selected prestigious National Academy of Inventors Fellow
• Inno Fire Awards honoree: Jasbir Dhaliwal and the UofM

November 2022

• Solar Workstations for Mobile Device Charging Installed on the University of Memphis Campus by Regional Partners

October 2022

• University of Memphis and IAMPE Sign Academic Partnership Agreement
• $5.5M Gift by UofM Alum Billy Dunavant’s Estate Creates Endowed Chairs in Research Focus Areas

September 2022

• Dr. Jennifer Mandel secures $2.2 million grant from NSF to study sunflowers

June 2022

• How a University of Memphis assistant professor plans to use time on the most advanced telescope ever

May 2022

• $25 Million Grant for GROWWTH Largest in UofM History 
• Tech company expanding in Memphis (Live at 9:00)
• Deeper connections: Seattle-based tech company Ookla lands at UMRF Research Park (Memphis Business Journal)
• Ookla opening shop in U of M Research Park (The Daily Memphian)
• Tech company Ookla expanding in Memphis research park (News Channel 3)
• Global tech company Ookla opens office at University of Memphis research park (Commercial Appeal)
• Global Tech Company Ookla® Expands Operations in Tennessee in UofM Research Park

March 2022

• Research roundup: U of M professors continue grant push supporting R1

February 2022

• UofM Receives $3.8M Cybersecurity Education Grant from National Science Foundation
• UofM professor looks to help solve dental problem, using material derived from shellfish
• Research roundup: U of M faculty members continue project, grant push after gaining R1 status

January 2022

• Qualls to Direct the Energy, Defense and AgriTech Research Initiative at the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology
• Why Tennessee's proposed $50 million to UofM research is 'particularly good news'

December 2021

• University of Memphis attains highest level of research status after big push for R1
• University of Memphis reaches top tier research status. So what does that mean for the school?
• University of Memphis named top-tier research university
• University of Memphis reaches top tier research status. So what does that mean for the school?
• UofM research and innovation EVP on why gaining R1 status is important, and how the school can retain it
• University of Memphis attains highest level of research status after big push for R1
• UofM earns Carnegie R1 designation
• University of Memphis just scored top research classification, 'R1.' Here's what that means
• University of Memphis receives prestigious Carnegie R1 designation as a top tier research university
• The University of Memphis announced as Build Back Better finalist
• Digital Delta lands Memphis in finals for $100M grant
• UofM named finalist for $1B Build Back Better Regional Challenge
• U.S. Secretary of Commerce GINA M. Raimondo Announces Finalists for $1 BILLION “Build Back Better Regional Challenge”
• UofM chosen as finalist in EDA’s $1 Billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge

November 2021

• UofM secures $2.7M grant from the National Defense Authorization Act
• CodeCrew HQ relocates to University of Memphis UMRF Research Park
• This local UofM-powered startup wants to predict blood clots in patients before they happen
  

September 2021

• $1.75 million grant awarded to researchers including UofM’s Jim Adelman to study host variation
• FedEx Institute of Technology kicks-off Technology Serving Humanity Series
• UofM Sets (Another) Research Grant Record: Faculty won a record-setting $50.2 million in research awards in the last fiscal year
• FedEx Institute of Technology welcomes National Flight Academy

August 2021

• University of Memphis receives $2M Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Grant
• UofM eclipses $50M in research awards for first time, bolstering its R1 push
• University of Memphis achieves record $50.2M in research awards
• FedEx Institute of Technology & Fast Lane announce training partnership

July 2021

• Innovation: U of M Beetle Research Part of Global Biology “Moonshot”

June 2021

• University Of Memphis And Meharry Launch Program Driving Research Collaboration (The Tennessee Tribune)
• University of Memphis and Meharry Medical College Launch PECIR Program, Driving Research Collaborations
• University of Memphis Biological Sciences Faculty Published in High-profile Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.

May 2021

• UofM professor’s invention could be handy for FedEx or Amazon
• UofM’s Sabri receives another patent featuring temperature sensing technology
• University of Memphis Biological Sciences Faculty Published in High-profile Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.

April 2021

• FedEx Institute of Technology and Epicenter Launch Two More Science-Based Startups, Building on the Entrepreneurial Landscape in Memphis
• UofM's Dr. Maryam Salehi receives $453,144 NSF CAREER Award

March 2021

• University of Memphis Celebrates Patents Worldwide
• UofM’s Dr. Ana Doblas receives $593,239 NSF CAREER Award

February 2021

• University of Memphis announces new Institute for Arts and Health

January 2021

• University of Memphis UMRF Research Park receives Soft Landings designation

December 2020

• Meharry Medical College, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and University of Memphis announce historic collaboration to diversify provider pipeline and advance health care education

November 2020

• FedEx Institute of Technology Partners to Bring Crusonia 2020
• FedEx Institute of Technology Announces International Partnership to Provide Training in Asian Countries
• UofM, Epicenter building the tech path for science startups
• Skin care startup launches through U of M's FedEx Institute of Technology, Epicenter
• FedEx Institute of Technology and Epicenter launch first of six new deep science startups

October 2020

• Press Release (10/26/2020): University of Memphis Partners with U.S. Geological Survey to Expand Water Research
• CNN (10/16/2020): The pandemic is changing the English language
• Press Release (10/14/2020): Raymond James builds talent pipeline with new University of Memphis partnership
• Press Release (10/6/2020): University of Memphis named regional award winner and national finalist for APLU Community Engagement Scholarship Award
• Press Release (10/2/2020): University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering awarded $1 million grant to establish Mid-South Advanced Automation and Robotics Center

September 2020

• Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Blog (09/21/2020): 2020 IEP "Innovation" Award Finalist Spotlight: The University of Memphis
• The Tennessee Tribune (09/17/2020): UofM Named Finalist for 2020 APLU Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities Awards
• Daily Memphian (09/11/2020): FedEx Institute offers all-women hackathon
• FOX13 News (09/11/2020): UofM to host women's virtual hackathon
• Press Release (9/10/2020): FedEx Institute of Technology hosting Memphis' All Women Virtual Hackathon: ATHENA{techne}
• Press Release (09/08/2020): UMRF Research Park member MiCare Path acknowledged as a top patient monitoring solution of 2020
• Press Release (09/04/2020): UofM hires Dr. Christos Papadopoulos as Sparks Family Chair of Excellence
• Press Release (09/03/2020): UofM's Gopalakrishnan receives $363,782 DOE award for studying chemical recombination of gas-phase ions
• Daily Memphian (09/03/2020): UMRF Ventures gains full-time CEO, Pierre Landaiche
• Memphis Business Journal (09/03/2020): UMRF Ventures CEO Tom Kadien steps down, Pierre Landaiche named new chief
• Press Release (09/03/2020): UMRF Ventures names Pierre Landaiche new CEO
• Press Release (09/02/2020): UofM receives first world ranking by Times Higher Education
• Press Release (09/02/2020): UofM named finalist for 2020 APLU Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities Awards

August 2020

• Daily Memphian (08/28/20): UofM expects to lose $15 million in state funding due to COVID losses
• Press Release (08/27/20): Nearly $1M UofM Loewenberg College of Nursing HRSA Grant to Fund RNs LEAD Project
• Press Release (08/24/20): UofM's Salehi Receives Nearly $330,000 NSF Environmental Engineering Award
• Press Release (08/20/20): UofM Launches Center for Community Research and Evaluation
• Press Release (08/19/20): $1.4 million grant awarded to UofM's AutoTutor for Adult Reading Comprehension
• Press Release (08/13/20): UofM's CERI specialists traveling to North Carolina to monitor aftershocks of magnitude 5.1 earthquake
• News Medical Life Sciences (8/6/20): Nine teams awarded UTHSC/UofM CORNET grant for COVID-19 research
• Memphis Business Journal (8/5/20): UofM, UTHSC collaboration selects COVID research projects to fund
• Press Release (8/5/20): Nine UofM/UTHSC Teams Awarded in Collaborative Grant Competition for COVID-19 Research
• Press Release (8/4/20): Jennings Receives Nearly $500,000 DOD Award to Develop Healing Technologies for Burn Wounds

July 2020

• Press Release (7/29/20): Jennings Receives NSF Early CAREER Award to Create Materials Resistant to Biofilm
• Memphis Flyer (7/29/20): UofM Research Aims at Tech Innovations in Health, Technology 
• Press Release (7/16/20): UofM Receives $5.9 Million NIH Grant for a National Center in AI-based mHealth Research
• Press Release (7/16.20): University of Memphis Creates Center for Transportation Innovation, Education and Research
• Press Release (7/2/20): UofM's Gopalakrishnan Receives $750,000 U.S. DOE EARLY CAREER Award
• News Medical Life Sciences (7/1/20): UofM/UTHSC grant competition yields 23 projects addressing COVID-19
• Press Release (7/1/20): UofM/UTHSC Collaborative Grant Competition Yields 23 COVID-19 Research Proposals

June 2020

• Daily Memphian (6/19/20): Economic Recovery Town Hall highlights how Memphis has pivoted in pandemic
• Daily Memphian (6/18/20): FedEx Institute offering COVID recovery town hall meeting on Friday
• MBJ (6/12/20): Why U of M officials want R1 Carnegie status
• MBJ (6/11/20): UofM awarded $9.4M in grants to fund hundreds of scholarships
• Press Release (6/10/20): University of Memphis receives $9.4 million from HRSA to advance Social Work, Nursing and College of Education: Awards will fund hundreds of scholarship opportunities over the next five years
• Press Release (6/1/20): University of Memphis offering webinar series on supporting vulnerable populations via telehealth

May 2020

• Press Release (5/14/20): University of Memphis doctoral student awarded NIH F31 fellowship
• Press Release (5/11/20): UofM School of Communication Sciences and Disorders creates communication boards for ICU patients
• Daily Memphian (5/1/2020): University of Memphis provides communication boards for local hospitals

April 2020

• Fox 13 News (4/27/2020): Memphis techies develop new community amid pandemic during virtual hackathon
• Press Release (4/23/20): UofM committed to reducing research innovation barriers during COVID-19 pandemic
• Daily Memphian (4/19/20): Techies among us invited to virtual hackathon, starting Monday
• Press Release (4/17/20): FedEx Institute of Technology Holding Virtual Hackathon to Highlight Important Issues During Pandemic
• Press Release (4/14/20): Salehi Conducts Water Quality Research in Response to COVID-19 Building Closures
• NIH Press Release (4/13/20): NIH-funded MD2K Center releases app that alerts user if close contact with COVID-19 cases
• NSF Press Release (4/10/20): New app for personal tracking of social distancing in the Memphis area
• Fox 13 News (4/8/20): Researchers create free app tracking social distancing in Greater Memphis Area
• News Channel 3 (4/8/20): UofM's MD2K team housed in the FedEx Institute of Technology creates social distancing app
• Channel 5 News (4/8/20): UofM research developers create first-of-its-kind app tracking crowding in Shelby County
• Channel 24 News (4/8/20): New app from University of Memphis tracks social distancing
• Press Release (4/7/20): MD2K Researchers Launch New App for Personal Tracking of Social Distancing
• Press Release (4/1/20): UofM 3D-Printing Face Shield Frames for Le Bonheur and State Hospitals

March 2020

• Daily Memphian (3/30/20): Tinkerers unite, turn out face shields by the hundreds
• Local 24 WATN (3/24/20): University of Memphis uses 3D lab to print face shields for healthcare workers
• Press Release (3/16/20): Three UofM Researchers Receive AAC Academic Consortium Grants
• Press Release (3/11/20): UofM Theatre Professor Receives Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship

February 2020

• Daily Memphian (02/25/20): UofM professor all about the flow in blood vessel research
• Daily Memphian (02/12/20): UofM designing open, free program to teach data science
• Daily Memphian (02/09/20): Scientists report gains in treating kids suffering chronic trauma
• Financial Content (02/04/20): Carnegie Learning and The University of Memphis to Create a Learner Data Institute to Improve Educational Outcomes

January 2020

• Fox13 News (01/30/20): 13 Things to Do This Super Bowl Weekend
• Press Release (01/30/20): UofM Receives $3.4 Million NSF Research Grant to Improve Training in Data Science
• Press Release (01/23/20): Large-scale Genomic Study Reveals New Insights Into Insect Diversity and 500 Million Years of Arthropod Genome Evolution

Devember 2019

• Daily Memphian (12/08/2019): Patent expert at UofM carries flag for Carnegie Research status
• Daily Memphian (12/03/2019): UofM licenses breakthrough cybersecurity patent

November 2019

• Press Release (11/25/2019): Silicon Valley Startup i2Chain Licenses Adaptive Multi-factor Authentication System Patent from University of Memphis 
• BBC Interview (11/21/2019): with Dr. Duane McKenna on PNAS published research The Evolution and Genomic Basis of Beetle Diversity (interview begins at 31:15)
• BBC Interview (11/21/2019): Study says beetles steal genes from bacteria and fungi - with Dr. Duane McKenna
• Press Release (11/21/2019): UofM Biology Professor Publishes Article on Genomic Basis of Insect Biodiversity in National Academy of Sciences Journal

October 2019

• MBJ (10/29/2019): Rapid success drives UofM Research Foundation plans for major office expansion
• MBJ (10/24/2019): UofM awarded millions in funding to develop cyber-learning institute
• Press Release (10/24/2019): University of Memphis Receives $2.58 Million to Begin Data Science Learner Data Institute
• Press Release (10/18/2019): Preterm Infants Produce Language-like Sounds As Soon As They Can Breathe Independently: Groundbreaking Research on the Origin of Language: Precursors to Language in Preterm Infants Still in Neonatal Intensive Care
• Daily Memphian (10/17/2019): DEVCON to expand, put HQ in Memphis with $2.4M investment
• Press Release (10/15/2019): UofM and UTHSC Researchers Receive 2019 CORNET Award for Studies on Brain Exploration in Adolescents

September 2019

• Press Release (09/30/2019): UofM Research Park Propels Growth for Prospero Health
• Technology Transfer Tactics (09/2019): Commercialization fellowships help get more innovations off the shelf
• Daily Memphian (09/13/2019): Memphis wired for advanced exploration of trauma on young brains

August 2019

• Memphis Flyer (08/28/2019): UofM's Elswick Creates New App that Aims to Promote Green Living on UofM Campus
• Press Release (08/21/2019): UofM Licenses Four New Research Technologies
• Press Release (08/19/2019): UofM Receives $1.9 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis
• Press Release (08/15/2019): UofM and Porter-Leath to launch partnership for early childhood care behind $3.5 Million Urban Child Institute Grant
• Commercial Appeal (08/15/2019): Can honey heal wounds? Memphis startup SweetBio and Regional One team up to try
• The Daily Memphian (08/08/2019): International Paper hosting company leaders to help support UofM's CAESER
• Press Release (08/02/2019): UofM Math Professor is First Woman to Receive Bellman Award

July 2019

• dronebelow (07/19/2019): Drone Mapping of Mississippi Quarry
  
• Press release (07/18/2019): LCON Receives $2.7 Million Grant for Family Nurse Practitioner Program
• MBJ (07/03/2019): UofM research arm joins life-saving partnership
• Press Release (07/02/2019): UMRF Research Park Joins Blockchain Consortium to Reclaim Medications and Prevent Prescription Waste

June 2019

• Press Release (06/28/2019): UofM Research Foundation Announces Expansion of Student-Operated Call Center for UMRF Ventures:Facility to house expanded Level 1 and a new Level 2 Call Center for FedEx IT Support at UofM
• Press Release (06/27/2019): CAESER Expanding to UofM Lambuth
• Yahoo Finance (06/20/2019): IMAC Holdings featured at 2019 Health Care Benefits Summit in Memphis
• Tech Transfer Central (06/12/2019): UofM creates new fellowship program focused on launching start-ups
• Memphis Business Journal (06/11/2019): How two Memphis titans are growing local startup culture
• Memphis Business Journal (06/06/2019): UoM and Epicenter launch 'patented' program to create new startups
  

April 2019

• Daily Memphian (04/09/2019): University of Memphis begins five-year aquifer research project
• Press Release (04/05/2019): UofM Technology Spinoff Partners with AMS to Commercialize Water Safety Innovation
• WMC5 (04/08/2019): Study on state of Memphis drinking water to be discussed

March 2019

• Press Release (03/22/2019): UofM Joins National Academy of Inventors
• Press Release (03/18/2019): One Concern Partners with UofM's CERI on Resilience Research Collaboration
• Forbes (03/11/2019): Former Intel Capital Investor Spins Out Venture As a Service
• IGA Inventors Groups of America (03/04/2019): University of Memphis Joins the National Academy of Inventors
• Press Release (03/04/2019): UofM Office of Technology Transfer Begins 2019 with Expanding Patent Portfolio

February 2019

• Memphis Business Journal (02/15/2019): UofM's new research program could draw tech companies, jobs to area
• Press Release (02/06/2019): University of Memphis Launching New Research Cluster Focusing on Agriculture and Food Technologies

January 2019

• The Daily Memphian (01/26/2019): UofM repurposes former library into first phase of research park
• Commercial Appeal (01/17/2019): Emerging companies find home at new University of Memphis research park
• Memphis Flyer (01/15/2019): UofM to Open Tech Research Facilities
• Press Release (01/15/2019): University of Memphis Initiates Research Park to Spur Research-Based Economic Development

December 2018

• Geospatial World (12/03/18): FedEx Institute of Technology Partners with XYO Network to explore opportunities in Location technology

November 2018

• Business Wire (11/30/2018): FedEx Institute of Technology Partners with XYO Network to Build Out Location-Based Technology Capabilities
• Press Release (11/01/2018): UofM CAESER Lands Five-Year, $5 Million Contract Aimed at Identifying and Addressing Water Quality Issues with the Memphis Aquifer

October 2018

• Memphis Business Journal (10/30/2018): Memphis company, university develop blockchain plan for pharma innovation
• Press Release (10/25/2018): University of Memphis First-in-the-Nation to Sign International Research Collaboration Agreement with Czech Academy of Sciences

July 2018

• FreightWaves (07/17/2018): FedEx Institute partners with Good Shepard Pharmacy to build a blockchain
• CryptoDaily (07/10/2018): FedEx To Use Blockchain To Streamline The Delivery of Cancer Medicines
• ThirtyK (07/09/2018): FedEx Institute Partners on Blockchain to Deliver Cancer Meds to Needy
• Commercial Appeal (07/06/2018): FedEx Institute announces partnership with Good Shepherd Pharmacy company

June 2018

• Commercial Appeal (06/19/2018): FedEx partnership with UofM adds IT command center, 45 technology jobs for students
• Memphis Flyer (06/18/2018): UofM to Host First Women's Hackathon in Memphis
• The Daily News (06/15/2018): FedEx Institute Hosting Women's Hackathon in July
• Press Release (06/14/2018): Memphis' First Women's Hackathon is a Celebration of Ingenuity, Innovation and Diversity in Technology
• Memphis Business Journal (06/14/2018): 'Smart cities' accept they don't have all the answers
• VOA News (6/7/2018): Blockchain Advances Could Revolutionize Daily Life
• The Commercial Appeal (06/05/2018): Blockchain startups pursue growth, workforce at FedEx Institute of Technology
• Press Release (06/05/2018): FedEx Institute of Technology Attracts Two Blockchain Technology Startups to University District

May 2018

• Memphis Business Journal (05/29/2018): Exclusive: How SXSW, e-commerce bringing new companies to University District
• Press Release (05/29/2018): University of Memphis Joins National Drone Testing Pilot Program
• Memphis Business Journal (05/23/2018): UofM company opens second FedEx call center
• The Commercial Appeal (05/23/2018): University of Memphis foundation expands student-staffed FedEx IT call center to Jackson
• Press Release (05/23/2018): IT Call Center Brings Jobs to UofM Lambuth Campus: Will Serve as Second Center for FedEx IT Support at UofM
• Bitcoin Magazine (05/23/2018): Here's What Happened At Graceland's Ethereum Conference
• Memphis Business Journal (05/18/2018): FedEx using blockchain to create 'common data language'
• Memphis Business Journal (05/14/2018): Robots, drones, self-driving cars coming to University area
• Drone Life (05/10/2018): Drone Delivery a Major Winner in IPP Announcement
• CNET (05/09/2018): Big day for drones as US endorses tests of package delivery and more
• Memphis Business Journal (05/09/2018): Memphis one of 10 cities selected for FAA drone pilot program

April 2018

• Daily News (04/23/2018): University of Memphis Licenses Speech-Related Intellectual Property
• Press Release (04/23/2018): University of Memphis Licenses Intellectual Property to St. Louis Company
• Memphis Business Journal (04/18/2018): 'Smart dust' tech talk coming to Memphis from Berkeley
• WMC Action News 5 (04/13/2018): Students tour UofM campus, get inspired for future
• Memphis Business Journal (04/11/2018): Memphis to host blockchain hackathon
• Press Release (04/09/2018): FedEx Institute of Technology hosts BIOMATERIALS Day 2018

March 2018

• Press Release (03/20/2018): Memphis' Largest Ethereum Hackathon Will Be Held at FedEx Institute of Technology

February 2018

• Memphis News Daily (02/12/2018): FedEx Institute of Technology Makes New Strides in Innovation
• Press Release (02/07/2018): Leading Canadian Medical Technology Company to Relocate and Partner with UofM's FedEx Institute of Technology: Set Up Shop in University District

January 2018

• Campus Technology (01/22/2018): University of Memphis Opens SAS Analytics Training Center
• WRAL TechWire (01/18/2018): Inside SAS decision to partner with FedEx Institute: Workforce training + revenue + ‘resource’ for Mid-South
• Commercial Appeal (01/17/2018): Big Data software, training leader SAS to offer program at UofM technology institute
• Memphis Business Journal (01/16/2018): UofM partners with SAS to boost regional tech talent
• WRAL TechWire (01/16/2018): SAS to offer data analytics training at FedEx Institute of Technology
• PR Newswire Press Release (01/16/2018): SAS and FedEx Institute of Technology collaborate to grow data analytic capabilities in the Mid-South region
• Memphis Daily News (01/13/2018): U of M aims to attract more tuition-paying international students
• Press Release (01/03/2018): University of Memphis among founding members of TennSMART Consortium to Accelerate Intelligent Mobility in Tennessee

• Press Release (12/11/2017): UofM Makes Major Push into Additive Manufacturing
• Press Release (12/06/2017): MD2K's mobile sensor big data software now operational in 10 scientific field studies across the United States
• Press Release (10/31/2017): MD2K Annual Meeting Showcases Research, Sensors and Training
• Memphis Business Journal (10/25/2017): FedEx is getting more 'Agile' - thanks to the UofM
• The Young Turks Network (10/19/2017): Delivery Drones and Driverless Vehicles: UPS, FedEx Investing in Drones
• Press Release (10/17/2017): UofM and FedEx Institute of Technology Celebrate Record Year in Technology Innovations at 2017 Inventor Celebration
• Memphis News Daily (10/17/2017): Last Word: Bredesen's Note, Serious Sewer Talks and Protest Vs. Process
• The Daily News (10/16/2017): Memphis Hosts 15th Musculoskeletal Industry Conference
• WMC Action News 5 (10/11/2017): UofM goes the extra mile to improve odds of students' success
• Memphis Business Journal (10/05/2017): Bootcamp talks trash in Downtown Memphis
• Press Release (10/02/2017): FedEx Institute Will Welcome Scientists and Students to Nanomaterials Symposium
• Commercial Appeal (09/10/2017): Empty container, three creative minds leads to pure genius during HACKMemphis at the FedEx Institute of Technology
• Memphis Business Journal (09/07/17 - cover story): The UofM'S new side gig includes FedEx and a much-needed revenue stream
• The Daily Helmsman (09/07/17): UofM awards grant money to researchers
• Memphis Daily News - Daily Digest (09/04/17): FedEx Institute Invests in 8 New Technologies
• The Commercial Appeal (09/02/17): University of Memphis students running Tech Call Center for FedEx
• Press Release (08/31/17): UofM FedEx Institute of Technology Invests in Eight New Technologies
• Memphis Business Journal (08/29/17): FedEx is first client for UofM's private company
• Press Release (08/29/17): University of Memphis Research Foundation Announces Grand Opening of Student-Operated Call Center: FedEx Signs on as First Customer
• Memphis Business Journal (08/16/17): Retired IP exec appointed CEO of UofM's new company
• WMC ACTION NEWS 5 (07/31/17): Hackathon uses kids' ingenuity to fight human trafficking 
• U.S. News (07/27/17): University of Memphis Lands Its Biggest Research Contract
• Daily News (07/07/17): FedEx Institute of Technology Builds Tech Reputation
• Memphis Business Journal (07/06/17): University of Memphis creates own company to create white-collar jobs, help fill the gaps
• High Ground news (04/13/17): Key partners rethink healthcare access to prevent 9-1-1 overuse
• MarketWatch (04/13/17): The Exchange Announces a Blockchain Exploration Opportunity in Partnership with the FedEx Institute of Technology
• Press Release (04/07/17): FedEx Institute of Technology's Office of Technology Transfer Announces Newly Issued Patents
• Press Release (04/03/17): UofM Will Welcome More Than 4,100 for NCUR This Week
• Press Release (3/23/2017): FedEx Institute of Technology Builds on Commitment to Biologistics Research
• MIT Presentation (03/13/2017): ( http://connectedthings.mitforumcambridge.org/overview/connected-things-2017-agenda/smart-cities-session/ ) Dr. Jasbir Dhaliwal, Executive Director, FedEx Institute of Technology & Chief Innovation Officer Speaks at MIT Conference - Smart Cities: Moving Beyond the Hype
• MIT Presentation (03/13/2017): ( http://connectedthings.mitforumcambridge.org/overview/connected-things-2017-agenda/physical-cybersecurity-smart-city/ ) Dr. Lan Wang, Professor and Chair of Computer Science & CAST Research Cluster Fellow speaks at MIT Conference - Physical and Cybersecurity: The View from a Smart City Lens
• Press Release (3/9/2017): FedEx Institute of Technology Announces 2017 DRONES Research Cluster Awards and Sponsors FPV DRONES Race
• Press Release (2/23/2017): FedEx Institute of Technology Continues Commitment to Cyber Security Research
• Press Release (2/3/2017): FedEx Bets on Automation as It Prepares to Fend Off Uber and Amazon
• Press Release (1/30/2017): FedEx Institute and Indie Memphis Announces Winners of Film Innovation Challenge
• Press Release (1/29/2017): Memphis in Smart City Initiative
• Press Release (1/26/2017): FedEx Institute of Technology Partners with the City of Memphis to Create a Smart Cities Research Cluster at the University of Memphis