The mysteries of science entice UT research faculty to seek new discoveries in some of the world’s most extreme environments. Their fascinations might lead them to probe the ice fields of Antarctica to expand interplanetary possibilities, scoop up remnants of ancient undersea volcanoes to predict future impact, or break open the subatomic world to better […]
Two College of Arts and Sciences researchers were honored during the UT Research Foundation (UTRF) 2024 Innovation Awards on November 25. Microbiology Professor Chunlei Su was noted for his licensed technology collaboration on the TgMAT Antigen with UT alumna Alycia Chapman, and Richard Gerhold Jr., an associate professor in the UT College of Veterinary Medicine. […]
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is joining three other universities to explore the impact of families on the mental health of Latinx lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. Associate Professor Kirsten Gonzalez, in the UT Department of Psychology, is a co-investigator on a five-year, $2.6 million National Institute of Health grant that includes […]
Research in the Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology is providing insights into DNA break and repair processes necessary for the development of a human parasite. A recently published study led by graduate student Brandon Estrem determined when and where DNA breaks appear during the development of the human and pig parasite Ascaris, […]
Seconds count for first responders heading to an emergency, and students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are working this semester to give Oak Ridge firefighters an edge with better maps. Using skills they have learned in the classroom for geographic information systems (GIS), UT students will enhance what firefighters see on a wall-sized map […]
For John Clugg (’21, ’22), the path to studying history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and becoming a teacher started with his childhood interest in pirates. While watching the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, he became fascinated by the British Empire and the Age of Discovery, when people across the world began to intermingle […]
The American Society of Criminology (ASC) has honored the research of a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, doctoral candidate studying the link between policing practices and gentrification in his hometown. Diego Taboada (’16), who is pursuing advanced degrees in sociology and geography, was named co-winner of the 2024 Graduate Student Paper Award from the ASC Division […]
Assistant Professor Amit Joshi joined an international group of colleagues to publish new research findings about cellular biology for an October 2024 cover story in Science. Their work explains the formation of an important mechanism in cellular growth and development in plants. Channels in plant cell walls, called plasmodesmata, provide molecules with a bridge to […]
A new course launched this fall to help equip University of Tennessee students with skills to navigate ethics when engaging with artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Adam Cureton, Lindsay Young Professor of Philosophy, developed the undergraduate-level course to give students a forward-looking edge with these quickly evolving tools. The College of Arts and Sciences awarded Cureton […]
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 […]
