Haslam Executive MBA Program Earns Prestigious Top 100 International Ranking
The Haslam Executive MBA program in the Haslam College of Business now is ranked among the London-Based Financial Times’ Top 100 international executive MBA programs.
Ojeda Explores Link Between Depression and Political Motivation
Christopher Ojeda, an assistant professor of political science, and his colleague Claudia Landwehr, recently published a letter in American Political Science Review arguing that people with symptoms of depression are less likely to be politically active.
Are Bushmeat Hunters Aware of Zoonotic Disease? Yes, But That’s Not the Issue
Researchers with the UT College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries worked with communities in northern Uganda to measure their attitudes and awareness of diseases jumping from wildlife to humans.
Study Concludes COVID-19 Economic Recovery Can Boost Climate Efforts
A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, faculty member, along with researchers from Imperial College London and Climate Analytics in Berlin, published a new study in Science concluding that COVID-19, economic recovery, and climate change go hand in hand. While current climate efforts by governments worldwide are insufficient to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement, redirecting
New Research Effort Aims to Improve Health Outcomes for Rural Patients
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is working to facilitate conversations between patients and health care providers about the cost of their care.
Teaching Project Serves Tennessee’s Appalachian Communities
For two decades, professor Tim Ezzell and his students have led dozens of community projects in Appalachian communities across Tennessee as part of a federal applied research program to spur economic development in the region.
UT Co-Hosts Global Education Advisors
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, recently helped promote the state of Tennessee as a destination for international students by co-hosting a webinar for international academic advisors as part of the US Department of State’s annual EducationUSA Forum.
Legal Sports Betting Goes Live
Legal sports betting in Tennessee went live November 1, as allowed by the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act. Even with the new law, the NCAA prohibits sports wagering by student–athletes and athletics department employees.
Flagship Scholarship Expands to Eight New Tennessee High Schools
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has announced eight new high schools are now eligible for the Flagship Scholarship.
PhD Candidate Invents a Safer Lock
When University of Tennessee, Knoxville, PhD candidate Erica Grant was an undergraduate physics major, a visit to a hacker convention in Las Vegas inspired her to try to improve the security of smart locks. Her invention, Quamtum Lock, is now a finalist in the 2020 Collegiate Inventors Competition.
New On-Campus Pantry Opens for UT Community
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is opening a new on-campus pantry called the Big Orange Pantry. With a mission of providing emergency food assistance and other essentials for members of the university community, the Big Orange Pantry is accessible to students, faculty, and staff. Colleges and departments across campus as well as alumni are collaborating
Graduate, NASA Astronaut Returns to Space in 2021
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will once again have a presence in space in 2021, as astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore has been bumped up to the flight crew of the inaugural launch of the CST Starliner, NASA’s latest crewed vehicle.