Researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have shown that when they use cameras mounted on a drone, they can develop a digital model of a crater faster and with more detail than previously possible. Their study, “A Drone-Based Thermophysical Investigation of Barringer Meteorite Crater Ejecta,” was published in the February 2025 issue of the […]
New study shows that higher education levels combine with experiences of recent warming temperatures to increase concern about climate change in the US. A new interdisciplinary study by UT faculty shines light on how educational levels impact climate concerns in the US within communities that experience local, direct effects from the changing climate. Alex Bentley, […]
A substantial gift from alumna Wanda Rushing creates the Rushing Fellows Program for the Department of Sociology. A generous gift from UT doctoral alumna Wanda Rushing establishes a new fellowship program that supports graduate students in the Department of Sociology as they work toward their master’s degrees and PhDs. For Rushing, this is both an […]
Marco symposium connects premodern studies to the latest technologies with an eye for using AI to teach ethical, critical thinking. Info and Registration: Symposium on AI in the Humanities and Social SciencesApril 25 and 26Haslam Business School Building The Symposium on AI in the Humanities and Social Sciences will bring together researchers and faculty from […]
Digital tools help build human connections and learning through UT’s collaborative Digital Project Cultivator. The Digital Project Cultivator (DPC) is a collaboration between UT Libraries and the interdisciplinary Digital Humanities program within the College of Arts and Sciences. It offers participating faculty access to the Hodges Library’s Virtual Reality (VR) Lab to enable and advance […]
A Celebration of Research and Creativity by College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduates When: April 9, 2025 Time: 8:10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where: Third / Fourth Floor, Ayres Hall Program 8:10 – 9:25 am 9:45 – 11:00 a.m. 11:20 – 12:35 pm 12:55 – 2:15 pm
Faculty Honored at the Annual College of Arts and Sciences Convocation The College of Arts and Sciences hosted its annual awards ceremony on Monday, March 31, 2025, at the UT Conference Center in downtown Knoxville. The annual ceremony honors faculty members in all areas of the college’s mission, selected by their colleagues as representatives of […]
A Celebration of Research and Creativity by College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduates When: April 9, 2025 Time: 8:10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where: Third/Fourth Floor, Ayres Hall Abstracts by Lead Presenter’s Last Name Language Attitudes Towards Appalachian, African American, and New Orleans Englishes at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Co-Presenters: Izzy Alexander (English), Leighanne […]
ASUReS Event: Morning and Afternoon sessions, Wednesday, April 09 Awards Ceremony: 3:30–5:30 PM Monday, April 28, the Student Union The Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium (ASUReS) provides a venue for undergraduate students across all disciplines in the college to showcase their research and creative achievements in individual or group projects or their contributions to […]
Sargasso Sea plankton and other marine microbes take turns sharing nutrients. A new study co-authored by Steven Wilhelm, Kenneth and Blaire Mossman Professor in microbiology; Joshua Weitz, mathematical modeling professor at the University of Maryland; and team found that microbes in the Sargasso Sea divide nutrients throughout their communities over time, supporting coexistence and efficient […]
