September 2025
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New Arts and Humanities Faculty for Fall 2025
New faculty members add their perspective to the UT arts and humanities community. New faculty members joining the college’s Division of Arts and Humanities this fall contribute fresh, interdisciplinary perspectives in literature, history, culture, languages, art, and more. They build upon UT’s community of engaging scholars who help students ignite their personal aspirations and hone…
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New Natural Sciences and Math Faculty for Fall 2025
New faculty members bring their research perspective to the UT natural sciences and math community. Photo by Steven Bridges/University of Tennessee New faculty members joining the college’s Division of Natural Sciences and Math this fall contribute groundbreaking perspectives across research and scholarship areas, building upon the wide research spectrum of UT’s cutting-edge community of scientists…
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Faculty Stars Align Through Hiring Constellation
New faculty members fill strategic roles as hiring constellation takes form. Photo by Steven Bridges/University of Tennessee Faculty members joining the college in fall 2025 bring new, interdisciplinary perspectives in a variety of academic fields, research topics, and creative activity. Some of these new faculty faces arrive as part of a strategic hiring constellation: “Envisioning…
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UT Part of Mars Team Finding Possible Sign of Life
Professor Linda Kah is among the researchers working with NASA to capture images and data that may show ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. A professor from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is part of the scientific team that has identified a potential sign of early life on Mars. Linda Kah, the Kenneth R.…
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Scholar Spotlight: Ehsan Lor Afshar
“I study the things people care about most, and how those things shape our lives, choices, and feelings.” Ehsan Lor AfsharAssistant Teaching ProfessorDepartment of Anthropology My work explores how changes in what we value—especially when something important loses its worth—can make people feel out of place or disconnected from their home and community. My research…
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Crowded Conditions Muddle Frogs’ Mating Choices
New animal research shows female treefrogs may not get the mate they likely want in crowded environments, and those conditions may hamper evolution. Female treefrogs prefer a mate with an impressive call, but the crowded environments give unattractive males an edge, according to a new international study led by Assistant Professor Jessie Tanner of the…
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Humanities Grant Funds UT Research on Medieval Poet
Associate Professor Ryan Perry is researching one of the most prolific English poets and enabling UT graduate students to train as medieval scholars. Associate Professor R. D. (Ryan) Perry has received a three-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for research to create a new scholarly edition about one of the most…
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Scholar Spotlight: Billy You Bun Lau
“My research helps us understand how the brain adapts under healthy conditions and what might go wrong in brain disorders.” Billy You Bun LauAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Psychology and NeuroscienceDepartment of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology I study how the brain changes with experience, such as when a mouse learns from a mother to care…