Jerred Russell’s adaptability and Volunteer Spirit motivated him through multiple challenges to earn his chemistry PhD. Jerred Russell grew up in the Bahamas, playing high school soccer at Kingsway Academy and dreaming of becoming a medical doctor. His excellent biology grades fueled this original career goal, but after a few unexpected turns—both academic and personal—he […]
UT Knoxville faculty and students share science and history to celebrate Darwin Day. Biologist Charles Darwin would be 216 years-old in 2025, and museum educators and UT scientists at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture celebrated with Darwin Day in February. This annual event invites families to the museum for a fun-filled day […]
A group of UT Knoxville faculty and communications staff engaged in a unique workshop in January that found them applying elements of improvisational acting to science communications. The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science presented information-sharing approaches that further enhance the high standard of interdisciplinary collaboration and inquiry of the College of Arts and Sciences […]
Clarence Brown production of Inherit the Wind celebrates the art and science of asking the big questions. One hundred years ago and less than 100 miles from the UT Knoxville campus, high-school teacher John Scopes went on trial for violating the Butler Act, which outlawed the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee’s public schools and […]
The College of Arts and Sciences community gathered for the second annual Fall Book Party this month, celebrating 17 book-length works published in 2023 and 2024 by faculty members in the Division of Arts and Humanities and by colleagues in the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Geography and Sustainability. Faculty authors and others […]
It’s about to get easier to catch and analyze a high-quality image of fast-moving molecules. Assistant Professor Ioannis Sgouralis, Department of Mathematics, and colleagues have developed an algorithm that adds a new level to microscopy: super-resolution in motion. The cutting-edge advancement of super-resolution microscopy was recognized with the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for its […]
Jade Pfiester (’24) has always been a Volunteer at heart, and online learning allowed her to earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, while living in another state. The program’s flexibility fit the busy schedule of a mother with two part-time jobs. Pfiester already had an associate’s degree when she started the […]
By Randall Brown Three faculty members from the UT College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) presented in the closing session for the 2023-2024 Research Development Academy (RDA), which empowers faculty to advance in research, scholarship, and/or creative activities in a collegial environment with supportive guidance. Assistant Professors Shinnerrie Jackson, Department of Theatre; DeLisa Hawkes, Africana […]
Thank you to the following retired faculty members for your years of service to your department, the college, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Arts & Humanities Faculty Frank Martin, Associate Professor, School of Art Sam Yates, Professor, School of Art John Friend, Associate Professor, Department of Classics Maura Lafferty, Associate Professor, Department of Classics […]
In fall 2022, we welcomed the following tenure-line faculty to the College of Arts and Sciences. Arts & Humanities Faculty Salvador Bartera, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics Jessica Westerhold, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics Jared-Jamal Alexander, Assistant Professor, Department of English Duygu Yildirim, Assistant Professor, Department of History Malgorzata Citko-DuPlantis, Assistant Professor, Department of World […]
