UT Herbarium among Recipients of NSF Grant
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Herbarium is part of a multimillion-dollar grant to digitize and study bryophytes and lichens, two important species in cryptobiotic communities.
UT to Help Merge Global Resources for Urban Sustainability
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is leading an effort to develop a research network focused on sustainable urban systems for food, energy, and water.
Tennessee RiverLine Releases First Research Findings, Recommendations to Expand Relationships
Each of the five communities that participated in the Tennessee RiverLine Pilot Community Program benefits from specific research insights and recommendations.
National Funds Advance the Impact of Helping Hands Kitchen Garden at UT Gardens
The U.S. Botanic Garden and the American Public Gardens Association have partnered to support urban agriculture and other urban food-growing programs at public gardens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Communities Invited to Apply for Expanded Tennessee RiverLine Program
All communities along the Tennessee River are invited to become part of North America’s next great regional trail system through the Tennessee RiverTowns Program, a new initiative from the Tennessee RiverLine.
UT Designated a Bee Campus
A team from across campus has come together to make life better for pollinators at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville through outreach, community engagement, education, and project areas.
Bargain-hunting for biodiversity: New tool pinpoints conservation targets
The best bargains for conserving some of the world’s most vulnerable salamanders and other vertebrate species can be found in Central Texas and the Appalachians, according to new conservation tools developed at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Boyd Center Population Projections: Gains in Middle Tennessee, More Seniors
One in five Tennesseans will be 65 or older by 2040 and the state’s population is estimated to grow by more than 1 million people during that same period, according to the 2018–2070 population projections released this week by the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research in the Haslam College of Business.
Faculty Launch Rain Garden Project in North Knoxville
In an effort to enhance local conservation efforts and help residents who live in a flood-prone area of the city, three UT faculty members will work with a group of homeowners to install rain gardens in the Edgewood Park neighborhood of Knoxville.
Mathematician Develops Model to Control Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species
An applied mathematician at UT has developed a partial differential equation model to find the desired flow rate to reduce invasive populations.
Microbiologist Karen Lloyd Awarded $2.5M Grant for Permafrost Research
As permafrost thaws, microbes break down the newly available carbon in the soil, possibly resulting in a flux of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
Study: Fire-Spawned Fungi Hide in Other Organisms
When a wildfire obliterates a forest, the first life to rise from the ashes is usually a fungus—one of several species that cannot complete its life cycle without fire.