UT welcomes new campus health science center [Video]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A multi-million dollar investment on the University of Tennessee’s campus means that for the first time in decades – audiology and speech pathology are under one roof. 

On Oct. 25, the University of Tennessee held a grand opening for the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology’s newly renovated building, and the brand-new site has received some major facility and equipment upgrades. 

Among the new additions to the site include nine sound booths, 14 research labs, a 124-seat lecture hall and an inclusive learning playground. Having the department in the same building is intended to make things easier for patients, students and faculty alike. Professor and Department Chair, Ashley Harkrider, said the facility draws around 300 students and 10,000 patients a year.

“This space has made it possible for us to …