With the Harb family’s help, a new study abroad program to Jordan will immerse students in Palestinian history and culture, add perspective on global issues, and prepare students for international careers. Nearly 75 years after the first person of Palestinian descent graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a new program will allow students to […]
Burghardt paper on interpreting animal behavior earns Biosemiotics Award for 2024. Professor Emeritus Gordon Burghardt received the 2024 Biosemiotics Achievement Award for his contribution to a special issue of Biosemiotics, titled “Jakob von Uexküll, heterophenomenology, and behavior systems I: Core ethology and Merleau-Ponty.” In the special issue, Umwelt Theory and Phenomenology, Burghardt’s winning paper compares […]
Researchers from math and molecular biology collaborate for a new analysis method. Photo by Erik Campos An interdisciplinary team of University of Tennessee researchers recently published in Biophysical Journal on their development of a new statistical method that improves analysis in single-molecule fluorescence experiments, which are used to study important protein complexes in cells. The […]
Vogiatzis leads international workshop in computational catalysis and machine learning. Associate Professor Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Department of Chemistry, received a senior fellowship for 2024–2025 from Collegium Helveticum, a Swiss institute for advanced study. The fellowship is supported by ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Zurich University of the Arts. As part of the fellowship, […]
An international team including UT Professor Alycia Stigall offers a new way to examine the long-term impact of humans and other living organisms on the planet. An international team including a professor from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has developed a new approach for understanding how living organisms—including modern humans—fundamentally change Earth’s ecosystems. The researchers […]
New academic programs add to career readiness for students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Photo by Erik Campos New academic programs for the 2025–2026 year add to the advantage for students in the College of Arts and Sciences, preparing them to succeed in today’s career landscape and the flexibility to grow with future […]
Faculty members joining the college in fall 2025 bring new, interdisciplinary perspectives in a variety of academic fields, research topics, and creative activity.
A study by UT Assistant Professor Michael Granatosky suggests species such as lemurs evolved grasping hands and feet for versatility rather than strength. New research led by Assistant Professor Michael Granatosky suggests some primates’ hands and feet are built for versatility, not just strength to grip branches as they move through trees. Although lemurs and […]
New faculty members add problem-solving perspectives to the UT social sciences community. New faculty members joining the college’s Division of Social Sciences this fall contribute to the ongoing exploration of helping make our institutions, communities, and the individuals who inhabit them stronger, healthier, and better equipped for the challenges of tomorrow. They join a faculty […]
A UT research center team published a new study in npj Complexity that challenges conventional wisdom on how city size fuels innovation. Researchers with UT’s Center for the Dynamics of Social Complexity (DySoC) published a new study in npj Complexity revealing that the method by which cities are measured—and not just their size—profoundly shapes patterns […]
