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...
Category: Natural Sciences
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...
Record-Breaking Year
In its history, UT has had 77 student Fulbright recipients, with the first in 1959. This year, 19 students received Fulbright awards – a single-year record for the university. Of...
Remembering the Mossmans
The campus celebrated the late Ken and Blaire Mossman Friday, September 21 with the official opening of the Ken and Blaire Mossman Building. “The Mossmans are like fairy godparents to...
Uncovering Microbial Mysteries
Karen Lloyd studies highly diverse microbial systems to understand what life is like on earth.
The Neutron Star Frontier
Andrew Steiner works on the cutting edge of answering fundamental questions about the universe.
Systems Deep Dive
New experimental techniques and increased computing power allow scientists to study systems biology at the molecular level.
Strong Hall Residents Over the Moon
In a corner of Strong Hall, UT’s new state-of-the-art science facility, the past and the future coalesce to form the Visualization Lab, informally known as the “Mission Ops Room.” The...
Fire Sparks Life and Research Opportunities
In late November of 2016, a single spark started a fire on a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) that quickly became one of the largest natural...
