The Conversation: 2023 Hurricane Forecast: Get Ready for a Busy Pacific Storm Season, Quieter Atlantic than Recent Years Thanks to El Niño
This year’s hurricane season may be harder to forecast.
The Conversation: What Is Vernacular Art? A Visual Artist Explains
Awareness and recognition of vernacular art has grown over the past few decades.
The Conversation: Happy Birthday, Buddha! Why the Founder of Buddhism Has So Many Different Birthdays around the World
Celebrations of Buddha’s birthday take place on different dates and with different traditions.
11 UT Students Receive Fulbright Awards
Eleven students at UT have been selected for 2023-24 Fulbright student awards. Seven students were named alternates.
Prominent UT Alumni to Address Spring Graduates
UT will host 11 commencement ceremonies May 18-20 as it welcomes more than 5,000 graduates into its alumni family.
The Conversation: Memories May Be Stored in the Membranes of Your Neurons
Pinpointing where memories are stored in the brain and how they are transmitted could provide new targets to treat neurological diseases and serve as models for neuromorphic computing.
Students, Faculty and Staff Celebrated at Honors Banquets
Faculty, staff, and students were recognized for outstanding achievements during the Academic Honors Banquet and the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet.
Graduate Programs Named Among Best Nationally
Multiple graduate programs in business, engineering and nursing rank among the best in the nation.
The Conversation: White Tennessee Lawmakers Speak Out for Insurrection in Honoring Confederate History
A proclamation by two Tennessee state senators commemorates April 2023 as Confederate History Month.
UT Student Named Goldwater Scholar
UT sophomore Tyler Myers has been named a 2023 Goldwater Scholar.
The Conversation: The US Is About to Blow Up a Fake Warship in the South China Sea – but Naval Rivalry with Beijing Is Very Real and Growing
The South China Sea is strategically and economically important to both China and the U.S., setting up a potential power struggle that could spark conflict.
The Conversation: Will the Earth Last Forever?
The earth isn’t permanent, but it was here for four billion years before humans arrived and should be here for several billion more.