UT, City of Knoxville Receive $4.3 Million to Plant Trees in Urban Areas
UT’s grant will increase tree canopy coverage, reduce stormwater runoff, mitigate extreme heat and bring ecosystem services to underserved communities in East Knoxville.
UT’s grant will increase tree canopy coverage, reduce stormwater runoff, mitigate extreme heat and bring ecosystem services to underserved communities in East Knoxville.
Graduate and professional student enrollment has risen almost 10% as more students than ever are drawn to the university’s highly regarded academic programs.
UT will host 11 commencement ceremonies May 18-20 as it welcomes more than 5,000 graduates into its alumni family.
Faculty, staff, and students were recognized for outstanding achievements during the Academic Honors Banquet and the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd murder in 2020, Black social workers are coping with trauma.
Eleven seniors have been named Torchbearers, the highest undergraduate honor at UT.
Voter demographics and policy priorities are two recurrent big issues on Election Day – but shifts in election administration and voting laws are new challenges influencing the midterms.
The complexity of the Latino community needs to be understood in order for the US’ second largest ethnic group to be adequately represented in our democracy.
Several of UT’s colleges and departments have partnered with the Knoxville Area Urban League for decades garnering the university the organization’s Corporate Leadership Award.
A social work scholar researches why school suspensions disproportionately affect students from certain groups and what can be done to change the inequity.
Faculty members in social work and law have written on a variety of topics related to women’s reproductive health for The Conversation.
Social work master’s graduate Jonah Freed combined his interests in mental health and helping immigrants to make a lasting difference.