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Scholar Spotlight: Andrew Taeho Kim

“I study how labor markets create inequality and what social forces shape people’s economic opportunities.” Andrew Taeho KimAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Sociology Using large-scale survey data and quantitative methods, I study how factors such as education, occupation, household work arrangements, and geographic context shape economic inequality. Much of my work examines racial and ethnic stratification in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Scholar Spotlight: Yangseung Jeong

“I study human remains to reconstruct identity, life history, and circumstances of death.“ Yangseung JeongAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Anthropology My research aims to improve the accuracy of forensic anthropological analyses by developing population-specific standards for biological profile reconstruction and integrating 3D technologies. In particular, my recent work focuses on developing methods to sort commingled skeletal remains…
Geography Professor to Study Data Centers’ Impact

Assistant Professor Gabe Schwartzman is leading interdisciplinary research into how data centers are driving energy demands, and the economic, environmental, and societal implications for communities in the South. With data centers driving increased demand for electricity, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is part of a collaborative interdisciplinary research project into their planning and impact on…
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…
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…