Welcome to the second Arts & Science Undergraduate Research Symposium (ASUReS). This event marks the first of its kind—an annual celebration of research and creative endeavors by currently enrolled undergraduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), University of Tennessee, Knoxville. About ASUReS ASUReS provides a platform for undergraduate students across all disciplines […]
The Schweitzer Institute for Environmental Ethics has awarded Professor Emeritus John Nolt from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a research fellowship at the University of Cambridge this fall. The philosopher and environmental ethicist is writing a book in which he aims to develop a conception of the welfare of all life on Earth. “We already […]
The new Consortium for the Study of Black Families and Children (CSBFC) brings together a community of UT scholars to address ways that structural racism manifests in the daily lives of Black Americans—both nationally and locally. These scholars join four other research and creative activity units launched in 2024 to bring new collaborative, interdisciplinary opportunities […]
Currently, there are only invasive methods to monitor neurochemicals in the brain. Researchers in the Department of Chemistry are developing methods to change that. “We’re trying to develop a noninvasive spinal tap,” providing information on neurochemicals without having to use needles, explained Associate Professor Bhavya Sharma. The project in the Sharma Raman Lab is in […]
A three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will allow researchers to build a North American Temperature Atlas (NATA) with more than five centuries of data to inform climate studies and guide natural resource managers. Assistant Professor Karen King in the UT Department of Geography and Sustainability is the principal investigator for the $230,732 NSF grant. […]
The new UT Center for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSE) launched into orbit this summer, bringing opportunities for College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty and students to engage in new areas of interdisciplinary collaboration. Professor Jeffrey Moersch, from the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (EEPS), directs the center with support from other […]
Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Mississippi State University are collaborating on groundbreaking research to evaluate a key part of the military arms ecosystem, capabilities that are resold, refurbished, discounted, or dated (R2D2). They will be working with the Defense Security Cooperation University, the Department of Defense’s organization managing the transfer of U.S. […]
The Morsels from Numbers and Nature series celebrated its first anniversary in October as it continues to share topical treats of curiosity and engagement throughout the UT science community. The ongoing series is coordinated by NIMBioS, the National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems, as part of its mission to foster the growth of transdisciplinary approaches […]
UT’s Center for the Dynamics of Social Complexity (DySOC) brings together researchers from across disciplines to investigate the origins, evolution, and futures of human social complexity. Their research focuses on human behaviors and social interactions that underlie the pursuit of transformational discovery in past and present societies. Professor Alex Bentley, Department of Anthropology, is the […]
The Collaborative for Animal Behavior (CoLAB) is a pioneering research center dedicated to understanding the complexities of animal behavior in a rapidly changing world. This new center within the UT College of Arts and Sciences brings together scholars from diverse fields to collaborate on research programs that address critical challenges at the intersection of animal […]
