Researchers Receive Funding for Transportation Study during Pandemic
Professors in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have a research plan that comes with backing from a National Science Foundation RAPID Award.
Managing Anxiety and Parenting During a Pandemic
Kristy Benoit Allen, a psychology professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, studies the intergenerational transmission of anxiety and how parenting behavior affects children’s anxiety.
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.
Veterans Resource Center Goes Online to Support Vets
From the moment a student veteran arrives on campus until they cross the graduation stage, the Veterans Resource Center makes sure they’re able to demonstrate their extraordinary abilities. That spirit remains alive, even as the center closed its physical doors and transitioned its services online.
UT Professor Honored by SEC with 2020 Faculty Achievement Award
Leon Tolbert, Min H. Kao Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Tickle College of Engineering, has been named winner of the 2020 SEC Faculty Achievement Award.
WUOT Staff Is on the Job — at Home and in the Studio
One of the few offices on campus remaining open during the coronavirus closure is that of WUOT. However, many staff members are actually working from home.
Applications Open for Student Emergency Fund
The Student Emergency Fund allows for limited time-sensitive emergency funding for University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students experiencing financial hardship as a result of the pandemic.
How Students Can Stay Healthy and Motivated
Campus experts have offered several holistic approaches for students to stay healthy and motivated during this time.
UT Faculty, Staff Calling All 29,000 Students
“The chancellor talked to my dad—who didn’t actually go to UT but raised us as big Volunteer fans,” Mikayla Woltman said. “When I called the chancellor back, she was like, ‘I’ve been waiting for you! It’s so nice to hear from you.’”
UT Experts Provide Critical Research to Answer Policymakers’ Questions
Government and health officials having to make big impactful decisions related to combating the COVID-19 virus have on-demand research resources from an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Peer Mentors, Buddies Help FUTURE Program Transition Online
Mentors are able to sit in on FUTURE classes held over Zoom. For the audited courses, they set up concurrent FaceTime calls so their student can mute their Zoom audio and ask for clarification any time they need it.
UT Number One in the Nation with Five Goldwater Scholars
“To lead the country in Goldwater Scholars is a tremendous achievement, a reflection of our nationally competitive undergraduates, and of course a credit to these five outstanding future STEM research leaders,” said Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor David Manderscheid.