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Scholar Spotlight: Marcus Harvey
“I explore the world of traditional African ideas and consider their relevance for how African Americans make sense of their religious history and experience in the United States.” Marcus HarveyAssistant professorDepartment of Religious Studies With a focus on the ancestral religions of the Akan and Yorùbá peoples of southern Ghana and southwestern Nigeria, I examine…
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Undergraduate Research Award Funds Study on Cyprus
Over the summer break UT student Gabby Puckett helped to excavate a prehistoric settlement in the Mediterranean and researched techniques to improve zooarchaeology. Gabby Puckett has been interested in history and science since childhood and knew she wanted to study some type of anthropology in college. At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she found her…
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New Leadership Adds to UT Research Mission
New leadership elevates research and creative activity. Some new and familiar faces are set to lead college research and institutes this year, injecting a complement of skills and experience to further enrich interdisciplinary pursuits across the College of Arts and Sciences. “No doubt, the new leadership will introduce innovative new ideas and perspectives that will…
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Religious Studies Professor Travels to North Africa
Assistant Professor Manuela Ceballos will bring a new perspective when she returns to the classroom for the fall semester at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. With a fellowship from the Center for Arabic Studies Abroad (CASA), she spent the summer in Morocco as a student and researcher. Ceballos, who often teaches Introduction to the Study…
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Petex Software Donation Puts Research on the MOVE
Petex donated its MOVE software suite in support of research and teaching led by Assistant Professor Chelsea Mackaman-Lofland. A generous donation of cutting-edge software from PE Limited (Petex) will enhance the research of faculty and students in the UT Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (EEPS). The in-kind gift of the company’s MOVE software…
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Not CSI: UT Offers Real Forensic Experience
Films and television programs make processing crime scenes and investigating deaths look fascinating, but those who study anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, can learn firsthand the skills and the mindset vital to those careers. Courses that provide hands-on experience handling skeletal remains—as well as opportunities in the local community to see professionals in…
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UT Professor Joins National Energy Workforce Board
A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, professor is bringing her knowledge of energy policy and workforce development to a federal advisory board recommending how to prepare for skilled labor needs in the energy field. Assistant Professor Nikki Luke began a two-year appointment to the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB) in February 2025 and attended…
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Toni Twitty Rocky Top Winner
Toni Twitty founded her successful acupuncture clinic with skills and insight built through the College of Arts and Sciences. Toni Twitty (BA, Anthropology ’06) built a rich perspective through her studies at the University of Tennessee that she now applies to helping others seek pain relief through acupuncture. Her educational foundation and Volunteer Spirit led…
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Scopes Trial Centennial Celebration
The Scopes Trial Centennial The Legacy of This Landmark Case 100 Years Later Join our College of Arts and Sciences Student Ambassador Anna Kate Paris as she explores the captivating history and lasting legacy of the Scopes Trial. Watch our full Scopes Centennial video series on YouTube. The Scopes Trial Centennial at the University of…
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T-shirt Hunt Leads to Award-Winning Business
Alumni Mike and Tanya Ickowitz maintain their Vol connection through their award-winning Patdome Promotions. UT alumni Mike and Tanya Ickowitz earned recognition in the 2025 Rocky Top Business Awards for their Knoxville-based company Patdome Promotions. Their entrepreneurial success began almost 20 years ago because they couldn’t buy a t-shirt. In 2006, the Patriots basketball team…