2021 Wrapped: A Year in Photos
Take a look back at some of UT’s favorite photos and special moments from the 2021 calendar year.
Sullivan, McSharry Among Vols in Tokyo
At the Tokyo Olympics, more than a dozen UT student–athletes will compete or coach, continuing a long tradition of university involvement in the Summer Games.
Former Lady Vol Punches Ticket to Tokyo Olympics
Former Lady Vol swimmer and 2020 graduate Erika Brown will compete on Team USA in the 100-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics.
Michael Martinez Reflects on Working at Past Olympics Games
This winter, UT Professor of Journalism Michael Martinez is tuning in to the Olympics from the warm comfort of his living room.
Professor Discusses the Science of Olympians
Once every four years, people from all nations marvel at the incredible feats of the greatest athletes in the world. What is it that allows them to run, jump, and throw faster and farther than the average person? David Bassett, head of the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, and a colleague have developed
Going to the Rio Olympics?
The Office of Communications and Marketing wants to hear from faculty, staff, students, and athletes who are traveling to Rio de Janiero, Brazil, for the 2016 Summer Olympics, August 5-21.
Art of the Winter Olympics on View at McClung Museum through February 24
In honor of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, UT’s McClung Museum will feature several Olympic-themed bronzes of speed skaters and figure skaters from the museum’s Joseph B. Wolffe Collection. The display, which goes up today, the first day of Winter Olympics competition, will be on view through February 24.
Alumna in Sochi, Working Behind the Scenes at Her Third Olympics
When the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, open on Friday, alumna Stephanie Garant-Jones will be backstage, helping the extravaganza unfold before the world. Garant-Jones, who earned a master’s degree in sport management in 2007, is part of the crew orchestrating the opening and closing ceremonies.
UT Alumni Bring Home the Gold at 2012 Olympic Games
Eight UT alumni brought home a total of ten medals, including five golds, from the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The 2012 medal tally for former UT athletes surpasses the school’s previous record of eight medals, which was set at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. UT’s total medal count places the university seventh among all
Journalism Professor to Watch, Not Work, This Year’s Olympics
University of Tennessee journalism professor Mike Martinez will watch the Olympics this year like most of us—during his leisure time—rather than working the event. Martinez has been connected to chronicling the Olympics for more than eighteen years.
Carrying the Torch: Fifteen Athletes with UT Ties to Compete in Olympics
Fifteen athletes with UT ties will compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. UT will be represented in men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s swimming, women’s basketball, and women’s soccer.