Project Compiling Presidents Polk’s Legacy Nears Completion
It has been 170 years since James K. Polk served as the 11th president of the United States. His legacy, however, lives on at UT through the James K. Polk Project.
Nature Prefers Asymmetrical Pollen Grains, Study Finds
A study, coauthored by Maxim Lavrentovich, shows that plants favor the production of uneven, asymmetrical patterns on the surface of pollen grains over more symmetrical patterns.
Lewis’s Mentoring Work in Counseling Psychology Lauded
Jioni Lewis, assistant professor of psychology, works to be a mentor for her students from undergraduates in her African American psychology course to doctoral students in counseling psychology who seek her out for life and career guidance.
Japan’s Consul General Kobayashi Discusses Japan–Tennessee Connection
Hiroyuki Kobayashi, consul general of Japan in Nashville, gave a public lecture on US–Japan relations at UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy this past Tuesday.
Japanese Program Provides Students Opportunity to Become Global Leaders
Associate Professor Noriko Horiguchi has been enhancing students’ understanding of Japanese language and culture and the country’s strong political, economic, and cultural ties with the United States through UT’s Japanese program.
Professor Offers Perspective on Afghan-Taliban Peace Talks
After six days of peace talks in Qatar, the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban appear closer to an agreement that could end US troops’ 17-year presence in the country.
Violin Student Plays the Instruments of Holocaust Survivors
UT School of Music graduate student Kevork Esmeryan spent part of January traveling to schools around the Knoxville area playing violins once played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust.
In Memoriam: Rosemary Mariner
Rosemary Mariner, a resident scholar in the Center for the Study of War and Society and a pioneer in Naval aviation, passed away Thursday, January 24.
Grad Student Selected 2019 National Humanities Without Walls Fellow
Graduate student Jeffrey Pannekoek was chosen as the first representative of UT as a predoctoral fellow at a summer workshop organized by Humanities Without Walls.
Alumna Makes Political History with House Shift to Democratic Majority
UT alumna Shuwanza Goff made political history with the shift of the House majority to the Democratic Party.
‘Ordeal of Appalachia’ Kicks off Humanities Center’s Spring Lecture Series
The spring portion of the UT Humanities Center’s 2018–19 Distinguished Visiting Scholars Lecture Series kicks off January 29 with Steven Stoll’s “The Ordeal of Appalachia.”
Professor Named Chancellor of Academy of American Poets
Joy Harjo, the John C. Hodges Chair of Excellence in English, has been appointed to the Board of Chancellors for the Academy of American Poets.