Dialogue
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Denbo Center Blazes Trail with New Fellows
Fellowship Residencies and an exploration of authenticity bring new interdisciplinary opportunities to the Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts. Arts and humanities research is thriving at the Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts. The center has delivered a groundbreaking year with new staff hires, new program planning, and new cross-disciplinary collaborations. This spring…
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Jenny Boyd Theatre Lights the Creative Torch
The Jenny Boyd Theatre opens an exciting new space for creativity and innovation for students, faculty, alumni, and theater audiences. Cabaret is in the books as the inaugural production in the new Jenny Boyd Theatre, and the bell rings soon for the second-round presentation The Royale. The cast deftly delivered Cabaret’s blend of celebratory charm and cautionary tale, boldly flexing…
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The Fish Were Biting in Ancient Alabama
Research collaboration uses high-tech scanning technology to reveal a bad-luck day for an ancient undersea predator. Header Image: Paeloart by Miles Mayhall The oceans of the Cretaceous of North America teemed with life. Gigantic fish and enormous marine reptiles hunted the Western Interior Sea. A unique new fossil reported today demonstrates rare evidence of direct…
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Keeping It Real with Artificial Intelligence
THRIVE AI initiative boosts projects that maintain the human touch in AI research. A new College of Arts and Sciences initiative launched this spring connects faculty innovators with active state-wide paths for developing artificial intelligence tools for impactful real-world applications. THRIVE (Tennessee Human–AI Readiness & Innovation: Ventures in Excellence) advances AI research and its practical…
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The Future of History
Middle and high school students from across East Tennessee showcase their research skills at a National History Day competition on the UT campus. Historical research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, looks a bit different one day each year, as middle and high school students present their scholarship from investigating primary and secondary sources. For…
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Regional Roots Shine in New Program
Native American and Indigenous Studies program builds interdisciplinary insight from deep cultural and historic foundations. East Tennessee is the ancestral homeland of at least 11 different Native American tribal nations—Cherokee, Yuchi, Muscogee, Shawnee, the Coushatta, and others. Their Indigenous histories, cultures, and contemporary experiences are essential to understanding the past, present, and future of the…
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A Group Effort to Preserve History
The ninth annual Frederick Douglass Day Transcribe-a-Thon connected Vols with a national network dedicated to keeping Douglass’s historic words alive and available to all. Vol students and faculty joined local grade-school students and colleagues from across the nation February 11–13 to celebrate Frederick Douglass Day as part of Black History Month. For the past eight…
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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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Collaboration Across Disciplines
The Center for Social Theory creates a crossroads for interdisciplinary research in social and cultural theory. The Center for Social Theory launched in 2025 to support research and teaching faculty and graduate students working in the areas of social and cultural theory. Professor Harry F. Dahms, Department of Sociology, directs the center as it builds…
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College Inspires Students on Their Odysseys
Through the lens of one short story, an English professor encourages new UT students to take initiative in mapping their journeys. For students navigating their first year at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a short story set in the last century provides perspective for their path ahead. Since 2024, the Odysseys program created by English…