research, and outreach. It has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education through 2021.
Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit (TNCFRU) works closely with the Center for the Management, Utilization, and Protection of Water Resources to "enhance graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and to facilitate research between natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern."
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== Student life ==
Tennessee Tech hosts over 200 student organizations including several fraternities and sororities. Student Samuel Dowlen suffered severe injuries and temporary paralysis in August of 2009, during fraternity pranks in Phi Gamma Delta's inflatable pool. Spinal fusion surgery and months of physical rehabilitation followed. A court awarded Dowlen $7.2 million in the court decision against the fraternity.
== Athletics ==
The Tennessee Tech athletic program is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and competes in the …
