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...
Category: Natural Sciences
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...
Diversity of Species: Biodiversity Collections
Collecting Plants Jessica Budke’s fascination with plants stems from a family vacation to the Missouri Botanical Gardens when she was in high school. Although she grew up going to the...
Diversity of Research: Innovations in Carbon Capture
Neil Williams started his college career as a biology student with hopes of going to medical school. However, all that changed when he took organic chemistry. “I fell in love...
New Elements
UT physicist Robert Grzywacz has contributed to the discovery of four new elements recently added to the periodic table. One of them, element 117, has been named Tennessine. (Photography by Brian Notess)
In the Eye of the Storm
Kelsey Ellis started storm chasing while earning a master’s degree at Mississippi State University. Since then she has made an annual trip to the Great Plains each May to witness supercell thunderstorms and tornados firsthand.
Signs of a Flood
On one December morning Larry McKay suited up in a rain coat and rubber boots and headed out into the Tennessee River basin. A couple dozen other people joined him.. What were they searching for?
