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Military Historians Delve into the Declaration
The Military History of the Declaration of Independence Symposium 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Saturday, March 1, 2025Baker School of Public Policy and Public AffairsThe event is free and open to the public, but registration is limitedRegister here With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on the horizon, nine military historians from…
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Factions Unite in Ukraine
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…
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Happy Birthday, Darwin
UT Knoxville faculty and students share science and history to celebrate Darwin Day. Biologist Charles Darwin would be 216 years-old this month, and museum educators and UT scientists at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture are celebrating with Darwin Day on February 23. This annual event invites families to the museum for a…
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“Yes, And” for Science
A group of UT Knoxville faculty and communications staff engaged in a unique workshop in January that found them applying elements of improvisational acting to science communications. The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science presented information-sharing approaches that further enhance the high standard of interdisciplinary collaboration and inquiry of the College of Arts and Sciences…
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Courage to Question
Clarence Brown production of Inherit the Wind celebrates the art and science of asking the big questions. One hundred years ago and less than 100 miles from the UT Knoxville campus, high-school teacher John Scopes went on trial for violating the Butler Act, which outlawed the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee’s public schools and…
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UT-Led Study Finds Vulnerable Communities Face Greater Risks from Multiple Environmental Hazards
Environmental disasters disrupt lives across entire regions, layering disproportionate burdens faced by communities that already face social and economic hardship. Extreme events like the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in Tennessee and North Carolina illustrate this phenomenon in real time. A new study led by UT Knoxville Professor Paul Armsworth offers a comprehensive analysis of…
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UT Support Helps Microbiology Alumnus Build Business for a Better Environment
Recent UT alumnus Jordan Cannon (’24) turned his PhD research into a commercial enterprise that could help reduce bioplastic waste in landfills and beyond. His start-up company Circular Biosciences earned a research option from the UT Research Foundation (UTRF) for their bioplastic degradation technology. The welcome boost helps further groundbreaking research that began during his…
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Environmental Studies Majors Analyze Water at Dairy
Students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are putting their environmental studies to work monitoring groundwater quality at the UT dairy research unit in Blount County. Ethan Parker, director of the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center – Little River Unit approached Lecturer Amy Robinson about the project in June 2024. While the Walland, Tennessee,…
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New Book Examines the Legacy of Beauford Delaney and James Baldwin
UT Professor Amy J. Elias brought together a community of writers to create the first major book about the historic creative and personal relationship of Knoxville-born painter Beauford Delaney and writer James Baldwin. Elias, director of UT’s Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts, edited Speculative Light: The Arts of Beauford Delaney and James Baldwin,…
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African American History Lecture Marks First Decade
Fleming-Morrow Lecture in African American History and Symposium March 6, 2025Student Union, Room 169Registration, limited to 100, is free and open to the public Register Now For a decade the annual Fleming-Morrow Distinguished Lecture has been honoring pioneering professors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, while bringing nationally recognized scholars of African American history to…
