UT Earns Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement
The university was recognized for its exemplary institutional practices of community engagement.
The Conversation: From Flammable Neighborhoods to Moral Hazards, Fire Insurance Maps Capture Early US Cities and the Landscape of Discrimination
Fire insurance maps from the 1860s to 1970s provide important clues into how insurance companies understood risk distribution across cities, revealing costly biases.
The Conversation: Viruses Aren’t All Bad: In the Ocean, Some Help Fuel the Food Web — A New Study Shows How
Some ocean viruses play a critical role in sustaining marine life.
The Conversation: What Is Below Earth, Since Space Is Present in Every Direction?
Earth’s gravity has a lot to do with how people think about what is up and what is down.
More Than 17,000 Students Named to UT’s Fall 2025 Dean’s List
More than 17,000 students were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list. The list is available to view online.
The Conversation: How Tourism, a Booming Wellness Culture and Social Media Are Transforming the Age-Old Japanese Tea Ceremony
The revered cultural practice now takes forms its earliest practitioners could scarcely have imagined.
TVA Spearheads UT Nuclear Engineering Endowment
TVA’s $3 million investment advances UT’s nuclear engineering leadership and innovation.
UT Honored as a 2026 Best Place for Working Parents
The designation recognizes the university’s commitment to supporting working parents through family-friendly practices and policies.
2025: Rocky Top Year in Review
Take a look back at some of UT’s best moments from 2025.
The Conversation: Best Way for Employers To Support Employees With Chronic Mental Illness Is by Offering Flexibility
Freedom to adjust schedules and workloads can make jobs more compatible with employees’ efforts to manage and treat mental health symptoms.
The Conversation: The Bible Says Little About Jesus’ Childhood – But That Didn’t Stop Medieval Christians From Enjoying Tales of Him as a Holy ‘Rascal’
Legends about Jesus’ early years circulated widely in the Middle Ages.
UT Partners With Roane State and Tennessee College of Applied Technology To Develop a Nuclear Workforce Pipeline
The collaboration will create clear pathways into Tennessee’s nuclear industry.