A semiconducting blend of manganese, silicon, and tellurium has excited a team of UT-led collaborators with its unexpected behavior when exposed to a magnetic field. The material’s response could lead to an improved effect of colossal magnetoresistance for use in data storage and sensors. Chemistry Professor Jan Musfeldt, along with post-doctoral researchers Yanhong Gu and […]
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has received a $750,000 grant for East Tennessee Works (ETW), a regional green jobs initiative focused on Knoxville’s inner-city and rural Southern Appalachia communities. An interdisciplinary team from UT is one of six groups across the nation receiving funding in the Jobs for the Future (JFF) Quality Green Jobs Regional […]
Associate Professor Francisco Barrera is a co-investigator on new research funded by the National Institutes of Health into the role certain brain proteins may play in Alzheimer’s disease. “The discoveries we expect will not only guide pharmaceutical companies on how to design new drugs for Alzheimer’s, but they also have the potential to lead to […]
University of Tennessee students from multiple disciplines flexed their knowledge and skills with visitors from around the region during “Can You Dig It?” on October 20, a free, all-ages event celebrating International Archaeology Day at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture. UT students and faculty worked one-on-one with visiting K–12 students and area […]
Volunteer legacies run deep in East Tennessee, with stories that bridge tragedy, passionate dedication, and often an inspired spirit of generosity that creates opportunity for future generations. One such epic story began in the mid-1950s as two young UT professors were building both their academic careers and a life together. Their Volunteer Spirit endures today […]
UT College of Arts and Sciences faculty, staff, and campus and community colleagues gathered Thursday, October 17 to celebrate the 2024 Alumni and Philanthropy Awards, honoring the exceptional achievements and contributions of Volunteers for Life whose dedication and generosity help shape the future of the college and its students. Former Vols quarterback and UT sociology […]
UT history Associate Professor Victor Petrov joined a celebrated group of scholars in his area of study this year as his recent book Balkan Cyberia earned the 2024 Barbara Jelavich Book Prize. “I am ecstatic. The Jelavich Award is one of the major awards in Eastern European history,” said Petrov. “Many of the historians who […]
The Schweitzer Institute for Environmental Ethics has awarded Professor Emeritus John Nolt from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a research fellowship at the University of Cambridge this fall. The philosopher and environmental ethicist is writing a book in which he aims to develop a conception of the welfare of all life on Earth. “We already […]
The new Consortium for the Study of Black Families and Children (CSBFC) brings together a community of UT scholars to address ways that structural racism manifests in the daily lives of Black Americans—both nationally and locally. These scholars join four other research and creative activity units launched in 2024 to bring new collaborative, interdisciplinary opportunities […]
While rates of evolution have appeared to accelerate over short time periods, new analysis suggests that statistical noise is affecting the data patterns. A professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and his colleague have developed new tools to help researchers filter the data. “Our work is an important step in showing how substantially error […]
