Five UT Faculty Receive Fulbright Awards
Faculty will use this year’s Fulbright awards to study, teach and conduct research around the world.
UT Partners to Bring Nuclear Education to K-2 Students
Beyond the science instruction, the nuclear energy classroom initiative is a strategic investment in Tennessee’s future energy workforce.
The Conversation: Who Was the First Pirate?
Pirates have been around for as long as people have moved things by boat.
Collaboration Between UT and UTMC Could Revolutionize Breast Cancer Diagnosis
UT researchers are using artificial intelligence to stage breast cancer diagnoses more quickly.
The Conversation: Mitochondria Can Sense Bacteria and Trigger Your Immune System to Trap Them – Revealing New Ways to Treat Infections and Autoimmunity
Mitochondria are not just the powerhouses of the cell – they are the immune system’s watchtowers, alert to even the faintest metabolic signals of bacterial invaders.
UT Professor Receives $3 Million in Federal Funding for Genomic Research with Impact for Cancer Treatments
Rachel Patton McCord researches how diseases like cancer change human chromosome structure.
The Conversation: Video Games Teach Students in This Class How Religion Works in the Modern World
Many popular video games draw from the mythologies and heroic narratives of the world’s religious traditions.
Today Show Visits Rocky Top
The FIFA World Cup 26 pitch management team launched a five-year research and development project with UT and Michigan State University. The initiative — now expanded to include the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup — aims to produce perfect playing surfaces, ensuring consistency and top performance for players regardless of climate or stadium type.
The Conversation: How Does a Person Become Famous When They’re Just a Kid?
Being a famous kid can offer a lot of benefits, but it can also have downsides.
The Conversation: Russia’s Invasion United Different Parts of Ukraine Against a Common Enemy – Three Years On, that Unanimity Still Holds
Findings suggest that in times of collective threat, divisions within a society tend to fade as people come together to face a common enemy.
The Conversation: Tomato Trade Dispute Between the US and Mexico Is Boiling Over Again – with 21% Tariffs Due in July
This tussle over tomatoes began in the 1990s when growth in tomato imports from Mexico prompted U.S. producers to ask if they were being sold at unfairly low prices.
The Conversation: Landing on the Moon Is an Incredibly Difficult Feat − 2025 Has Brought Successes and Shortfalls for Companies and Space Agencies
As the world turns its attention to the moon, every mission – whether triumph or setback – brings humanity closer to a permanent return to our closest celestial neighbor.