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 […]
Interdisciplinary programs offer students an insightful and competitive edge in critical thinking by making strategic connections outside of traditional study boxes. One of the newest such programs in the UT College of Arts and Sciences spotlights the human element within the future of digital interaction. The new minor in Science, Technology, Health, and Society (STHS) […]
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. […]
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 term “social distancing” spread out across the public vocabulary in recent years as people around the world changed habits to combat the Covid pandemic. New research led by UT Professor Alex Bentley, however, reveals the practice of organized elbow room could date back approximately 6,000 years. Bentley, from the Department of Anthropology, published research […]
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 […]
Interdisciplinary programs in the UT College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) now have an administrative home within the newly launched Consortium on Social and Cultural Inquiry (CoSCI, pronounced “co-see”). CoSCI gathers these unique courses of study into a focused structure for UT students seeking to build valuable and diverse sets of skills. “The 11 unique […]
The Institute for Climate and Community Resilience (ICCR) launched in July 2024 along with a set of new collaborative research initiatives for the UT College of Arts and Sciences and partners across the university. The ICCR builds on the skills and expertise of UT faculty to advance climate science and create equitable solutions for climate […]
