Business Student Uses Scholarship Money to Serve Others
As a volunteer at Knox Free Medical Clinic, Varun Rangnekar saw an out-of-date system and found a way to streamline its workflows.
Nursing Students Step Up to Help UT Medical Center
Undergraduate students will serve as health care technicians. Graduate students, who are all licensed and trained registered nurses, will serve in ICUs and provide bedside care to COVID-19 patients.
Alumna Creates Foundation to Support College of Nursing Project
Amy Neil’s loss led to the Luke Hudson Neil Foundation, honoring her son and supporting the UT project that gave her a keepsake of his life.
The Conversation: Freezer Burn Is a Serious Problem; Preventing Ice Recrystallization May Alleviate It
Scientists are looking for safe new ways to prevent ice from damaging food in frozen storage, which costs consumers billions of dollars a year in wasted food.
Whew! ‘Rotty Top’ Is a Flower Worth Sniffing
The “corpse flower” smells like a rotting body when it blooms.
The Conversation: Why Do Cats Knead with Their Paws?
Julia Albright explains how a common motion from cats is a signal of their mood.
The Conversation: How to Use Statistics to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
R. Alexander Bentley suggests that many governments, including the US, already collect and make public population statistics that could help them prepare for the next pandemic.
Conference to Discuss How Hemp and CBD Can Impact Animal Health
Scientists from across the nation will discuss the impacts of hemp-based products on animal health at a UTIA-hosted conference.
Cicadas: Fact or Fiction?
Brood X cicadas are emerging after 17 years. Jerome Grant, a professor of entomology and plant pathology at UTIA, has shared some fact-or-fiction statements about cicadas.
College of Nursing Committed to Serving Appalachia
For more than two decades, the College of Nursing has taken a leading role in understanding health conditions in Appalachia and how practitioners can intervene.
Bringing Up Baby: A Crocodile’s Changing Niche
New research by Lecturer of Earth and Planetary Sciences Stephanie Drumheller sheds light on how ancient giant crocodiles changed their diet as they matured.
Hap McSween Named to National Academy of Sciences
“Hap” McSween, Chancellor’s Professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.