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Collins Takes the Vol Spirit to the Second Mile
Alumna Hannah Collins built her successful business on language and communications skills honed in the College of Arts and Sciences. Hannah Collins shaped her path as an entrepreneur on the strong communications skills and cultural understanding she developed as a Spanish major at UT. Early goals of possibly working at the United Nations grew into…
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NIH Grant Supports UT Research on Chronic Wounds
Assistant Professor Carolyn Ibberson is investigating the interaction of microbes to discover what might prevent infection and promote healing. Assistant Professor Carolyn Ibberson at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has received a four-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support research on infections in chronic wounds. The R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research…
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Mead’s Quarry Research Reveals Toxic Algae Drivers
UT research into a pink algae bloom that closed the popular swimming area at Ijams Nature Center in 2024 is providing insight into how the organisms thrive. Researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who quantified high toxin levels during a 2024 pink algae bloom at Mead’s Quarry Lake have published a new study identifying…
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Buehler Earns Rotary Peace Fellowship
Matt Buehler was named as a 2026 Peace Fellow by Rotary International. Matt Buehler, chair of Middle East Studies and associate professor in the Department of Political Science, was named a 2026 Peace Fellow by the Rotary International Foundation. Nominated by the Downtown Rotary Club of Knoxville, Buehler will serve as a Peace Fellow in…
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Centers Build Writing, Math, and Chemistry Confidence
Support from the College of Arts and Sciences helps students strengthen foundations, solve problems, and hone critical thinking. Find Academics Help Here Check out these websites for information about the services, hours, and more. The Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center has multiple in-person locations on campus and offers online appointments too. The Math Place is…
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UT’s Latin Day Brings Hundreds to Knoxville Campus
The Department of Classics shows middle and high school students from East Tennessee the wonders of the ancient world and career opportunities in classics. The annual Latin Day at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been inspiring hundreds of young scholars from area middle and high schools for generations and supporting their teachers. “The event…
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Harb Family Helps Launch Middle East Study Abroad
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…
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Burghardt Paper Earns Biosemiotics Award
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…
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Multi-Lab Collaboration Unites Math and Biology
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…
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Chemistry Faculty Presents Machine Learning in Switzerland
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,…