Maroulas Appointed Associate Vice Chancellor, Director of AI Tennessee
As part of his new role, Vasileios Maroulas will lead the development of AI-focused curricula across disciplines.
Maroulas Named Assistant Vice Chancellor, Deputy Director of AI Tennessee Initiative
Maroulas will explore AI opportunities that benefit both UT’s students and the state of Tennessee through strategic partnerships.
Eight Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Eight graduate students at UT have been newly awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.
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.
The Conversation: Nobel-Winning Quantum Weirdness Undergirds an Emerging High-Tech Industry, Promising Better Ways of Encrypting Communications and Imaging Your Body
Quantum entanglement is the stuff of science fiction, advanced physics research and, increasingly, technology used by governments, banks and the military.
The Conversation: Not All Genes are Necessary for Survival
Jessica Velez explains why humans may not need all of their genes to survive
Two UT-ORNL Joint Faculty Members Receive Presidential Science Honor
Two researchers with UT ties have received a 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
UT to Launch Exchange Program with Japanese Research Institution
A new institutional partnership between UT and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) will send graduate students from the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education to Japan as visiting scholars to study materials science and advanced manufacturing.
UT Home to Several Most Cited Researchers
Clarivate Analytics annually calculates the world’s most cited researchers, and the 2018 list features eight people who work with the UT Knoxville campus in some capacity.
Finalists for Bredesen Center Director to Hold Forums
Three finalists for director of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education will take part in open forums this week.
Students Get Silver Medal in International Synthetic Biology Competition
A group of six UT students won a silver medal for their performance in the 2018 International Genetically Engineered Machine Giant Jamboree.
UT’s Bredesen Center Director to Retire
Lee Riedinger, director of UT’s Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2018. He was appointed in 2010 to serve as the center’s first director.