The Conversation: Faculty Discuss Recent Reproductive Health Topics
Faculty members in social work and law have written on a variety of topics related to women’s reproductive health for The Conversation.
The Conversation: What Is Ectopic Pregnancy? A Reproductive Health Expert Explains
Treating a potentially deadly pregnancy complication gets caught up in the abortion debate. A nurse-midwife explains why it shouldn’t.
The Conversation: A Boom in Fitness Trackers Isn’t Leading to a Boom in Physical Activity
Research is revealing that fitness trackers alone can be helpful facilitators toward changing a sedentary lifestyle but don’t motivate people to increase their physical activity.
The Conversation: How Math—and Eating while Running—Can Help You Complete Your Best Marathon
Matthew Cook explains how math and nutrition can help runners maximize their energy output for The Conversation.
UT Partners with Cherokee Health Systems to Improve Education and Research
UT has entered into a new partnership with Cherokee Health Systems to address relevant health issues and advance the development of health education and research.
Student Combines Math and Nutrition to Improve Race Performance
A PhD student’s passion for marathon running inspired a model that accurately accounts for in-race nutrition when developing a runner’s optimal finishing time.
New Study Says We’re Tracking Our Physical Activity More Than Ever. So How Are We Doing?
Humans are tracking their fitness more than ever, but a 25-year study finds that activity levels have been declining.
The Conversation: How to Use Statistics to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
R. Alexander Bentley suggests that many governments, including the US, already collect and make public population statistics that could help them prepare for the next pandemic.
Collaborative Team Designs Virtual Health Care Simulation App
In spring semester 2021, students in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Nursing will get firsthand experience testing out a new virtual health care app designed by a team of faculty and students from across campus.
New Research Effort Aims to Improve Health Outcomes for Rural Patients
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is working to facilitate conversations between patients and health care providers about the cost of their care.
UT Associate Professor Exploring Effects on Alzheimer’s, Dementia Caregivers
In 2019, more than 16 million caregivers in the US provided 18.6 billion hours of unpaid care, with an estimated value of $244 billion, for people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. But the cost of this unpaid care is not only financial.
Health Care Apps Provide High-Quality, Patient-Centric Care during COVID-19
Neither app was developed with a pandemic in mind, but both University of Tennessee, Knoxville inventors believe their technology can support individuals indirectly or directly affected by the pandemic.