2025: Rocky Top Year in Review
Take a look back at some of UT’s best moments from 2025.
UT Honored as a 2026 Veteran Ready Business
The Tennessee Department of Veteran Services recognized UT for its commitment to recruiting, hiring and retaining service members, veterans and their families.
UT Recognized as a 2026 Dream Employer by Forbes
For the second consecutive year, Forbes magazine named UT one of the nation’s most inspiring workplaces.
Isabel Wilkerson To Deliver Mossman Distinguished Lecture
Pulitzer Prize and National Humanities Medal recipient Isabel Wilkerson will look back on her 2010 bestseller “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.”
SEC Names Four Faculty Members Academic Leadership Development Fellows
The fellowship program seeks to identify, prepare and advance academic leaders for roles within SEC institutions and beyond.
Tennessee Business Leaders Feel Tariff Impact but Stay Optimistic About Economy
Most Tennessee business leaders think the state’s economy has a better outlook than the national economy over the next year.
U.S. News Recognizes UT Among Top Universities for Innovation, Value and Academics
The rankings highlight the university’s advancements in curriculum, technology, campus life and research. As the university’s reputation continues to surge, more students than ever are enrolling to benefit from its acclaimed academic programs and student success initiatives.
UT Knoxville Advisory Board To Meet September 5
Agenda items include an update from Chancellor Donde Plowman as well as College of Nursing Dean Victoria Niederhauser.
Forbes Names UT One of Tennessee’s Top Three Employers
UT has once again been named one of the best employers in Tennessee.
UT Awarded $5 Million from Office of Naval Research To Develop Next Generation of Military Steel
Engineering faculty are developing new manufacturing capabilities for the U.S. Navy.
Researchers Help Develop Sensor to Detect PTSD
Researchers in the Tickle College of Engineering and UT Institute of Agriculture are partnering with technology development firm CFD Research Corporation to create a groundbreaking device to diagnose PTSD.
UT Launches Faculty Recruitment Initiative To Advance Research Excellence
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is launching a new multiple-year effort to recruit world-renowned faculty across academic disciplines.