All SEC Universities Achieve Highest Research Designation for First Time
The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that all 14 of its member institutions have achieved the highest designation for research activity by the Carnegie Foundation.
Making Goals: Grad Succeeds as Haslam Scholar, ORNL Researcher
Four years ago, as he was finishing his senior year of high school, Daniel Enciso set his sights on a goal—attending UT to study engineering. Today he graduates with a computer engineering major in the Tickle College of Engineering.
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.
Governor Haslam to Address Undergrads at Commencement
UT’s undergraduate commencement and graduate hooding ceremonies will be held December 13 and 14. Governor Bill Haslam will address students during the undergraduate commencement ceremony on December 14.
NSF Picks UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Biodiversity Project
The National Science Foundation announced support for a variety of studies aimed at understanding Earth’s biodiversity, including a project led by UT’s Frank Loeffler.
UT-Led Team Working on Hydrocephalus Treatment
A team of researchers led by Stephanie TerMaath has made some promising strides in combating symptoms of hydrocephalus.
UT Researches Effects of Fracking on Water Health
A new study involving University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Environmental Biotechnology Terry Hazen will look at how aquatic microbial communities are impacted by biocides associated with hydraulic fracking.
UT-Led Hydrogen Research Earns $2 Million Grant
UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are part of a team whose breakthrough in fuel cell and hydrogen technology recently was awarded $2 million in funding from the US Department of Energy.
Zawodzinski to Lead Department of Energy Fuel Cell Project
The US Department of Energy has chosen a project led by UT–Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Electrical Energy Conversion and Storage Thomas Zawodzinski as one of 10 recipients of Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy grants.
Study: Poor Sleep + Type 2 Diabetes = Slower Wound Healing
People with Type 2 diabetes who don’t sleep well could need more time to heal their wounds, according to a new study published by UT researchers.
Researchers Make First-Ever 6D Measurement of Accelerator Beam
A team of researchers led by UT physics professor Sarah Cousineau has made the first-ever 6D measurement of an accelerator beam.
Summit the New Standard for High-Speed Computing
When the US Department of Energy unveiled its newest supercomputer, Summit, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory it once again gave the country the world’s fastest computer, taking that honor back from China.