Short answers, pulled from the story.
Blount College opened its doors on the 10th of September 1794. This institution began life as a non-sectarian, all-male school for white students only before evolving into the University of Tennessee.
East Tennessee University received Land-Grant designation in January 1869 but circumvented federal requirements by paying tuition for Black students to attend Fisk University instead. The university officially changed its name to the University of Tennessee in 1879 while maintaining segregated policies until the 1950s and 1960s.
The major hub of research at the University of Tennessee is Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ORNL features two of the world's most powerful supercomputers and serves as a center for both civilian and governmental research through partnerships like UT-Battelle.
William M. Bass founded the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility in 1972. This facility operates near Alcoa Highway and endeavors to increase anthropological and forensic knowledge specifically related to human body decomposition processes.
Charles Moore chose orange and white as school colors on the 12th of April 1889 after being inspired by orange and white daisies growing on The Hill. Students confirmed these colors at a special meeting in 1892 but later dropped them due to dissatisfaction before reinstating them just one day afterward.