Haslam Scholar, Lady Vol cross-country runner, and biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology major Chelsea Knotts has a lot on her plate; still, she makes time to help those in need through a unique club she organized this fall to encourage the homeless to race for their own cause. Continue Reading »

Imagine how lucky you would feel to discover and hold one treasured fossil in the palm of your hand. Now imagine holding 240 fossils. Emily Napier did just that her senior year when she conducted research on edrioasteriods entombed in a rock, and the results she found on the estimated 280 million-year-old, starfish-like fossils were surprising. Continue Reading »

Most of us give wide berth to food waste bins at cafeterias and restaurants. But Professor Mike McKinney views food waste differently—he sees an opportunity to teach important lessons in science and environmental conservation through composting. This fall his students will launch a compost education program in local schools that will take lessons learned on campus to the larger community. Continue Reading »

UT aspires to join an elite group of universities, schools, and conservatories in becoming an All-Steinway School, providing students and faculty in the School of Music with the highest-quality pianos from Steinway & Sons. Achieving this distinction will have a transformative impact on music education, from the practice room to the recital hall. Students and faculty alike are all “keyed” up about it. Continue Reading »