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Research Shows Warming Impact on Soil Ecosystem
Within only a few decades of higher temperatures, microbial systems change in ways that disrupt carbon and nutrient cycles. Long-term ecosystem warming changes not only plants but the fungi in the soil below, according to a new study including researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. “Hidden mycorrhizal fungi below ground are much more vulnerable…
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Scholar Spotlight: Sherwood Richers
“I study some of the most energetic explosions in the universe—those caused by stars collapsing at the ends of their lives, and those resulting from the violent collisions of neutron stars. I focus on how neutrinos drive these explosions and determine how they enrich the universe with many types of elements.” Sherwood RichersAssistant ProfessorDepartment of…
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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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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…
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UT’s Rising Stars of Microbiology
UT microbiology faculty and graduate students collaborate for research reviews in a leading microbiology journal. Three Department of Microbiology faculty members were nominated and selected this year for the American Society for Microbiology’s (ASM) “Rising Star in the Field of Host-Microbe Interactions,” a competitive initiative to feature review articles by top researchers for a special…
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Scholar Spotlight: Irene Guerinot
“My most important objective is to challenge, motivate, encourage, and inspire my students to think about their world, in new ways and with a scientific perspective.” Irene GuerinotTeaching Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Physics and Astronomy Some of my students are physics, math, and engineering majors diving deep into the subject. Others are studying fields like biology,…
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Melodies of the Middle East
October 17, 2025 – 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.) Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902 The Arab American Club of Knoxville (AACK) and the University of Tennessee’s Middle East Studies program invite you to a night of glamour, fun, and live Middle Eastern music. Free and open to the public;…
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Scholar Spotlight: Marcus Harvey
“I explore the world of traditional African ideas and consider their relevance for how African Americans make sense of their religious history and experience in the United States.” Marcus HarveyAssistant professorDepartment of Religious Studies With a focus on the ancestral religions of the Akan and Yorùbá peoples of southern Ghana and southwestern Nigeria, I examine…
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Undergraduate Research Award Funds Study on Cyprus
Over the summer break UT student Gabby Puckett helped to excavate a prehistoric settlement in the Mediterranean and researched techniques to improve zooarchaeology. Gabby Puckett has been interested in history and science since childhood and knew she wanted to study some type of anthropology in college. At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she found her…
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New Leadership Adds to UT Research Mission
New leadership elevates research and creative activity. Some new and familiar faces are set to lead college research and institutes this year, injecting a complement of skills and experience to further enrich interdisciplinary pursuits across the College of Arts and Sciences. “No doubt, the new leadership will introduce innovative new ideas and perspectives that will…