{"id":218437,"date":"2026-07-27T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/turfgrass-research-making-headlines-around-the-world-university-of-tennessee-knoxville\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:30:08","slug":"turfgrass-research-making-headlines-around-the-world-university-of-tennessee-knoxville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/turfgrass-research-making-headlines-around-the-world-university-of-tennessee-knoxville\/","title":{"rendered":"Turfgrass Research Making Headlines Around the World &#8211; University of Tennessee, Knoxville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee, Knoxville\u2019s world-renowned<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utk.edu\/turfgrass\/\"> turfgrass program<\/a>, led by Distinguished Professor John Sorochan, is earning national and international headlines ahead of FIFA World Cup 26, as journalists and fans turn their attention to the science and research behind safe, high-performance playing surfaces.<br \/>The mission to achieve this ambitious goal began nearly five years ago when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/en\/tournaments\/mens\/worldcup\/canadamexicousa2026\/organisation\/areas-in-focus\/pitch-management\">FIFA Pitch Management Team<\/a> selected UT, in collaboration with Michigan State University, to research, develop, deliver and maintain consistent pitches across three countries \u2014 a project unprecedented in scope and scale.<br \/>From the lab to the field, UT is at the forefront of discovery and innovation, translating research into a lasting impact. The selected coverage below reflects that work in action, spotlighting UT\u2019s excellence.<br \/><strong>National Recognition\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>The New York Times, the \u201cToday\u201d show, \u201cPBS NewsHour,\u201d The Washington Post, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, Business Insider, NPR, ESPN, The Atlantic and USA Today represent just a handful of the national media outlets that have covered UT\u2019s turfgrass research for FIFA World Cup 26. Explore some of the major highlights below.<br \/><strong>International Coverage<\/strong><br \/>With teams from 48 nations featured in the year\u2019s World Cup \u2014 the largest in history \u2014 international interest in the event has led to global headlines for UT\u2019s research.<br \/><strong>Top Industry Journals<\/strong><br \/>Beyond mainstream news outlets, UT\u2019s turfgrass experts are being recognized as scientific authorities across industry, science and sports business sectors.<br \/><strong>Local and Regional Impact<\/strong><br \/>Local and regional coverage has played an essential role in telling the story of UT\u2019s turfgrass program, connecting the science and research to the Volunteer State.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/oed.utk.edu\/ada\/campus-accessibility\/\">Report an accessibility barrier<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMijgFBVV95cUxNVlpVaURMU2ZnUVM2bXd3YmNaYVR1OU0xR256WmR3LU9veWkwc3otd1dGUTk3ZUZubkJjSFRremZ5OWFtZVFobVBnT0prcmVlSXNuNTJodHFVUlp4QUFLRGVIQ090TURZY0dmTkM0YVdyM2ZxVk5IOFlDei1NWHFVZGxvLVhlZ1FiMTdDZzJn?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee, Knoxville\u2019s world-renowned turfgrass program, led by Distinguished Professor John Sorochan, is earning national and international headlines ahead of FIFA World Cup 26, as journalists and fans turn their attention to the science and research behind safe, high-performance playing surfaces.The mission to achieve this ambitious goal began nearly five years ago when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":218438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-218437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}