Diversity in Action
At UT, we are committed to the success of each one of our students, and we want people to bring their authentic self to our campus. We are committed to...
Category: Natural Sciences
Introducing the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is the gateway to knowledge for every undergraduate student at UT. We are the largest, most diverse college and a central driver of the...
Research Briefs
Evolution of Tropical Biodiversity Hotspots While scientists agree that most biological diversity originated in the tropics, the jury is still out on how tropical species diversity formed and how it...
Coping with Covid
We are at the end of one of the most complicated semesters we have faced as a Volunteer community. I am proud of the way our faculty, staff, and students...
Contributing to a Better World
As UT’s academic foundation, the College of Arts and Sciences is the largest contributor to all aspects of the university’s mission of instruction, research, and service to society. One major...
News & Noteworthy
Arts & Humanities News Kirsten Benson, director of the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center, received the Paul E. Trentham, Sr. Library Partner Award during the UT Libraries Virtual Spirit Awards...
Illuminating Research
UT engages the world’s top scholars and students in the quest for solutions to complex global issues. It is the hub of a vibrant research community that includes Oak Ridge...
Collaborating with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Kimberly Sheldon understands the challenges of being a first-generation college graduate and when she met Caleb Hickman, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation,...
Sharing the Marvels of the Physical World
Department of Physics & Astronomy Are space and time intertwined? Is light a particle or a wave? What are the building blocks of the universe? Finding answers to these questions...
Ask a Scientist
Department of Microbiology Exploding lunch bags, homemade lava lamps, and a clock charging off orange juice are just a few ways graduate students in the UT Department of Microbiology spark...
Space Grant Consortium
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences In the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the TN Space Grant Consortium promotes space and science education through Tennessee. Members of the consortium...
Expanding Horizons
Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology Diversity in the scientific workforce is on the rise thanks to numerous programs across the country engaging underrepresented minorities in science. One...
