= University-Industry Collaboration =
<span id="docs-internal-guid-0184fd5e-336d-6bdb-d55b-943f1d7f30f8"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the aid of grants such as NSFs the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-core Corps<span style="font-size:smaller;"><sup>TM</sup></span>), the amount of research on Tech's campus is expected to grow significantly over the next few years. More and more faculty are partnering with industry to turn their research into marketable products.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-0184fd5e-336d-6bdb-d55b-943f1d7f30f8"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks to these grants, the iCube and iMakerspace, and help from places external organizations like the Biz Foundry, local businesses from the near-by cities of Nashville and Knoxville now have a place to discuss the research happening at TN Tech.</span></span>
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