Interdisciplinary programs offer students an insightful and competitive edge in critical thinking by making strategic connections outside of traditional study boxes. One of the newest such programs in the UT College of Arts and Sciences spotlights the human element within the future of digital interaction. The new minor in Science, Technology, Health, and Society (STHS) […]
Currently, there are only invasive methods to monitor neurochemicals in the brain. Researchers in the Department of Chemistry are developing methods to change that. “We’re trying to develop a noninvasive spinal tap,” providing information on neurochemicals without having to use needles, explained Associate Professor Bhavya Sharma. The project in the Sharma Raman Lab is in […]
By studying religion alongside contemporary environmental issues, students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are honing their abilities to analyze complex topics that affect their community and the world. The Religious Studies 343 Religion, Nature, and Ethics class has examined food insecurity and the housing crisis in Knoxville in recent years. This spring semester students […]
A three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will allow researchers to build a North American Temperature Atlas (NATA) with more than five centuries of data to inform climate studies and guide natural resource managers. Assistant Professor Karen King in the UT Department of Geography and Sustainability is the principal investigator for the $230,732 NSF grant. […]
UT’s Digital Project Cultivator (DPC) is soliciting applications from UT faculty members working on digital projects, especially early or transitioning projects or projects that require digital tools available at UT Knoxville and librarian expertise. The goal of DPC is to help these projects reach the next stage of development, including pursuing external grants, and to facilitate collaboration between faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences and Library colleagues with relevant expertise.
The new UT Center for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSE) launched into orbit this summer, bringing opportunities for College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty and students to engage in new areas of interdisciplinary collaboration. Professor Jeffrey Moersch, from the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (EEPS), directs the center with support from other […]
Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Mississippi State University are collaborating on groundbreaking research to evaluate a key part of the military arms ecosystem, capabilities that are resold, refurbished, discounted, or dated (R2D2). They will be working with the Defense Security Cooperation University, the Department of Defense’s organization managing the transfer of U.S. […]
The term “social distancing” spread out across the public vocabulary in recent years as people around the world changed habits to combat the Covid pandemic. New research led by UT Professor Alex Bentley, however, reveals the practice of organized elbow room could date back approximately 6,000 years. Bentley, from the Department of Anthropology, published research […]
The Morsels from Numbers and Nature series celebrated its first anniversary in October as it continues to share topical treats of curiosity and engagement throughout the UT science community. The ongoing series is coordinated by NIMBioS, the National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems, as part of its mission to foster the growth of transdisciplinary approaches […]
Technological tools are vital resources for today’s students to advance knowledge and understanding in workplaces and research arenas. The new Digital Humanities interdisciplinary program within the College of Arts and Sciences offers robust ways for UT Vols to wield these tools as they build career foundations in humanities and social sciences. Digital Humanities has been […]
