Research & Creative Activity
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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ASUReS – College Of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium 2026: Abstracts
A Celebration of Research and Creativity by College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduates When: March 31, 2026 Time: 8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Where: Student Union Room 270, Student Union Room 360, and Student Union Rooms 362 A, B, and C ASUReS Abstracts: 2026 Abstracts are organized by the lead presenter’s last name. Use the jump links to…
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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…
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ASUReS – College Of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium 2026: Program
A Celebration of Research and Creativity by College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduates When: March 31, 2026 Time: 8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Where: Student Union Room 270, Student Union Room 360, and Student Union Rooms 362 A, B, and C Program Block 1 Time: 8:45–10:00 a.m. Block 2 Time: 10:10–11:25 a.m. Block 3 Time:…
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Scholar Spotlight: J. Leigh Garcia
“I’m an artist who uses printmaking, hand papermaking, and sculpture to explore aspects of my biracial Latina identity and familial history.” J. Leigh GarciaAssociate ProfessorSchool of Art As a seventh-generation Texan of European descent on my mom’s side and granddaughter of Mexican immigrants on my dad’s, I have followed the roots of my own ancestry…
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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…