A Vol researcher who studies the geochemistry of rocks and meteorites to understand the deep interior of Earth and the early history of our solar system has been named a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA). Shichun Huang, the Gerald D. Sisk Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, […]
Data-driven research by UT faculty shows the dramatic shift in Ukrainian attitudes after invasion. A new study published by an interdisciplinary team of Tennessee researchers sheds light onto the dynamics of national unity experienced by Ukrainians following the 2022 Russian invasion. While a nation would be expected to rally against an aggressive foreign army crossing […]
The smallest Earth-bound organisms can inspire technology that will someday reach far across the solar system in the search for extraterrestrial life. UT Microbiology Professor Jill Mikucki studies how microbial life forms interact with their environments—and helps fellow scientists and engineers test the tools to detect the microbial impact throughout entire ecosystems. Mikucki’s field work […]
The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) has awarded UT’s Appalachian Justice Research Center (AJRC) a $74,800 grant to support its study of a legal aid program for tenants facing evictions in Knox County. Amid rising rents and evictions, Knox County increased the availability of counsel at various stages of the eviction process in late 2023, through […]
The mysteries of science entice UT research faculty to seek new discoveries in some of the world’s most extreme environments. Their fascinations might lead them to probe the ice fields of Antarctica to expand interplanetary possibilities, scoop up remnants of ancient undersea volcanoes to predict future impact, or break open the subatomic world to better […]
Two College of Arts and Sciences researchers were honored during the UT Research Foundation (UTRF) 2024 Innovation Awards on November 25. Microbiology Professor Chunlei Su was noted for his licensed technology collaboration on the TgMAT Antigen with UT alumna Alycia Chapman, and Richard Gerhold Jr., an associate professor in the UT College of Veterinary Medicine. […]
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is joining three other universities to explore the impact of families on the mental health of Latinx lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. Associate Professor Kirsten Gonzalez, in the UT Department of Psychology, is a co-investigator on a five-year, $2.6 million National Institute of Health grant that includes […]
Research in the Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology is providing insights into DNA break and repair processes necessary for the development of a human parasite. A recently published study led by graduate student Brandon Estrem determined when and where DNA breaks appear during the development of the human and pig parasite Ascaris, […]
Professor Madhuri Sharma and co-author Mikhail Samarin (’23) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are receiving the Wrigley-Fairchild Award for the best paper published in the Geographical Review in 2024. Their research examined the experience of immigrants in the Nashville housing market. In the Department of Geography and Sustainability, Sharma has been exploring why people […]
The American Society of Criminology (ASC) has honored the research of a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, doctoral candidate studying the link between policing practices and gentrification in his hometown. Diego Taboada (’16), who is pursuing advanced degrees in sociology and geography, was named co-winner of the 2024 Graduate Student Paper Award from the ASC Division […]
