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Scholar Spotlight: Xinyue (Evelyn) Zhao
“I use mathematics to understand how things change and grow, like how tumors expand, how ice melts, or how diseases spread. My work helps predict what might happen in these systems so scientists and doctors can make better decisions.” Xinyue (Evelyn) ZhaoAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Mathematics I study partial differential equations, especially free boundary problems, motivated…
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Vols Behind the Vision: Carmen Atkins
Carmen AtkinsGraduate Program Coordinator/Financial ManagerUT School of Art What do I love about working for the college? I really enjoy getting to meet and work with a wide variety of students. We have such a wonderful population of graduate students, and I love being able to contribute to their academic journeys. I love the community…
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Małgorzata K. Citko-DuPlantis in ‘The Conversation:’ How tourism, a booming wellness culture and social media are transforming the age-old Japanese tea ceremony
Małgorzata (Gosia) K. Citko-DuPlantis, University of Tennessee One of Japan’s most recognizable cultural practices – the Japanese tea ceremony, known as chanoyu, or chadō – is being reshaped by tourism, wellness culture and social media. Matcha, the Japanese powdered green tea that is used during the ceremony, has entered the global marketplace. Influencers post highly…
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Jack Swab in ‘The Conversation:’ From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination
1909 Sanborn map of Suffolk County in Boston, Mass. Library of Congress Jack Swab, University of Tennessee Imagine a map that allows you to see what your neighborhood looked like a century ago in immense detail. What you’re thinking of is probably very much like the fire insurance maps produced from the 1860s to the…
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Steven Wilhelm in ‘The Conversation:’ Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how
A research ship sails in the Atlantic Ocean, where scientists are studying the roles of marine viruses. SW Wilhelm Steven Wilhelm, University of Tennessee and Joshua Weitz, University of Maryland Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful,…
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Jeff Moersch in ‘The Conversation:’ What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction?
Our solar system is mostly arranged along one plane in space, as in this not-to-scale artist’s diagram. NASA/JPL, CC BY Jeff Moersch, University of Tennessee Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. What is below Earth, since…
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Scholar Spotlight: Natalia Doan
“I study the influence of samurai on people and ideas outside Japan.” Natalia DoanAssistant ProfessorDepartment of History My most recent project examines how a teenage samurai became a national celebrity in the United States before the American Civil War, and, in doing so, challenged many of the ideas and values of antebellum American culture. Much…
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Endowment Boosts International Democracy Studies
An estate endowment by former history and political science faculty members supports student research on democracy in the Middle East. The Louay Bahry and Phebe Marr Middle Eastern Democracy Studies Endowment will establish a scholarship to reward the best undergraduate or graduate student essays on topics of democracy in the Middle East. Bahry served as…
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Writing for The Conversation Adds to Scholarship ROI
Faculty from UT’s College of Arts and Sciences reach millions of people with their research by writing articles distributed through news organizations around the world. Faculty from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are sharing their expertise with a wide audience through The Conversation, a nonprofit, independent news organization with a vast global reach. During the 2025 calendar…
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NEH Grant Supports Jackson Papers Project
A substantial new National Endowment for the Humanities grant helps continue and expand UT’s Papers of Andrew Jackson project. UT’s Papers of Andrew Jackson project received a grant worth over $2.8 million from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the largest grant ever awarded to the project, which launched in 1971. The goal of the…
