Kaitlin Coyle

Purposeful Volunteer Connections

Blake Cantrell builds relationships throughout UT faculty and alumni circles to help deliver the arts and sciences advantage. Blake Cantrell took on the role of senior director of development in early 2026, overseeing advancement opportunities for all three divisions of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). He joined the college in March 2024 as…
International Award Honors UT Microbiology Researchers

Professor Steven Wilhem and Brittany N. Zepernick (PhD ’23) are receiving the Daylight Award for their discoveries on photosynthesis by algae in a changing climate. Invisible Life Shaping Ecosystems Watch Wilhelm, Zepernick, and McKay discuss their research in a video from the Daylight Academy, Invisible Life Shaping Ecosystems. Header image courtesy of The Daylight Award…
Vols Behind the Vision: Landon Sommer

“I enjoy working with motivated and encouraging people throughout the college and meeting everyone who is especially enthusiastic in bringing success to their vision.” Landon SommerBusiness Manager for Research Centers and Interdisciplinary Programs College of Arts and Sciences What do I love about working for the college? I’m always working with motivated and encouraging people throughout…
Scholar Spotlight: Nikola Golubovic

“Students in my courses step into the wonderful world of Greek and Roman gods, heroes, poets, and writers. They learn what the Greeks and Romans believed in, how they spoke and lived, and how we today can apply the best of their discoveries.” Nikola GolubovicTeaching Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Classics My courses equip students with core…
Buller-Young Receives Trailblazer Award for Outstanding Service and Scholarship

Jake Buller-Young, an English doctoral student, received the Trailblazer Award for his service, academic achievement, and commitment to others. Jake Buller-Young came to Knoxville in 2019 to dig into the struggles of public discourse, and he is now the newest recipient of the highest doctoral student honor at UT: The Trailblazer Award. Buller-Young, a doctoral…
Investigating Appalachian Life Through Biomarkers

While earning her PhD in biological anthropology, Caroline Znachko has researched how stress during early life can be seen in the skeleton and genetic markers. Caroline Znachko first learned that skeletons can reveal information about people’s lives when she was a child visiting the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. At the University of Tennessee,…
Shining a Light Across Ethical Environments

Graduating Vol Anja Shull works to put philosophy and ethics into big-picture action for environments that work best for animal welfare—and human connections. Anja Shull grew up holding a childhood goal close to her heart: find ways to help animals. She brought this inspiration to her studies, coupling her philosophy major with a minor in…
Humanitarian Foundations

Tori McCall applied her Volunteer spirit to honors history studies and goals of helping others in need. Tori McCall forged her unique Volunteer journey from rural Tennessee to Central Europe and back home to Rocky Top, excelling in classwork and research while also working to pay her way through college. Her path to success was…
Giving Voice to Untold Stories

Bella Thomas-Wilson curated professional skills to carry her personalized Volunteer light forward. Bella Thomas-Wilson’s lifelong fascination with storytelling in visual and performing arts inspired her to create her own unique major through UT’s College Scholars Program: “Public Art and Media with an Emphasis on Underrepresented Communities.” With an added minor in museum and curatorial studies,…
Social Play by Adult Primates Is Linked to Social Style

UT Professor Emeritus Gordon Burghardt is part of an international team of researchers that has identified the strongest predictor of why only some primate species continue to engage in social play past their juvenile years. Although about half of primate species play as adults with other adults, a team of international researchers has just unlocked…