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Justice Studies Builds in First Two Years

The interdisciplinary justice studies program celebrates a successful first academic year. The interdisciplinary Justice Studies Program (JUST) offers UT students the opportunity to integrate social sciences, humanities, and law to gain an enhanced, real-world understanding of social and economic justice issues across a variety of fields and career paths. The program launched in 2024 as…
National Geographic Supports UT Research on Hemlocks

Doctoral student Sonja Schmoyer is using drone-based hyperspectral imaging and AI to detect invasive pests that are endangering one of America’s keystone species. The National Geographic Society has awarded a grant to Sonja Schmoyer, a doctoral student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for research designed to help protect endangered hemlock trees.Schmoyer is one of…
Dumpster Treasures Research Shows UT Student Waste

A UT graduate student is researching the salvageable items students discard when they leave the Knoxville campus in spring. Chris Mayer has been sorting through dumpsters, cataloging the contents, and curating an art show to call attention to the waste. While earning his PhD in rhetoric, writing and linguistics, Chris Mayer has turned his interest…
Medic to Medical Researcher

A US Army veteran, doctoral candidate Logan Dunn is driven to research the biochemistry behind neurological disorders. As a doctoral candidate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Logan Dunn has been so passionate about his neurological research that he sometimes starts working in the lab hours before students head to their first class. “I’m so…
Center for the Study of Family Health and Well-being

Interdisciplinary UT researchers work directly with communities to tackle issues facing families and children. Guest Lecture “The Freedman’s Bank and the (Un)Making of Reconstruction” Monday, April 6, 20263:30–5:00 p.m. Justene Hill Edwards, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia The Center for the Study of Family Health and Well-being (CSFHW) is an interdisciplinary research…
Students’ Geographic Data Aids Costa Rican Village

Equipped with drones, thermal cameras, and more, members of UT’s GIS in the Community course traveled to Costa Rica for a real-world lesson in how geographic information science and technology can make lives better. GIS Course Serves Communities Through the course GIS in the Community, Geography 420, UT students have worked with state and local…
Dumpster Treasures Research Shows UT Student Waste

A UT graduate student is researching the salvageable items students discard when they leave the Knoxville campus in spring. Chris Mayer has been sorting through dumpsters, cataloging the contents, and curating an art show to call attention to the waste. While earning his PhD in rhetoric, writing and linguistics, Chris Mayer has turned his interest…
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…
Wallace Receives Mary Lynn Glustoff Award

Rhonda Wallace, Chemistry Department staff member since 2003, has been awarded the 2026 Mary Lynn Glustoff Clerical Award for her exceptional service to the department. Rhonda Wallace, the department head administrative associate in the UT Department of Chemistry, received the 2026 Mary Lynn Glustoff Clerical Award. Wallace, who joined the Department of Chemistry in 2003,…
Center Receives Award for Contributions to Military History

The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War receives first ever Public History Award. The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been awarded the first ever Public History Award from the Society for Military History (SMH). The inaugural award, received at the Society’s annual conference…