2024: Rocky Top Year in Review
Take a look back at some of UT’s favorite photos and special moments from 2024.
Boyd Center Report Shows Tennessee’s Economy to Surpass US Growth in 2025
Jobs are expected to grow faster in Tennessee than in the U.S. in 2025 in many sectors, including natural resources, mining and construction.
The Conversation: Retailers That Make It Harder to Return Stuff Face Backlash from Their Customers
Whether they often or rarely return products they’ve purchased, consumers object – unless those retailers explain why.
The Conversation: Ferns’ Ability to Evolve Backward Offers Insights into the Meandering Path of Evolution
Why might ferns have such flexible reproductive strategies? The answer lies in what they lack: seeds, flowers and fruits.
The Conversation: This Course Uses Crime Novels to Teach Critical Thinking
The goals of the course are to teach students the importance of reading critically and share the importance of historical and social context.
The Conversation: Political Bickering and Policy Uncertainty Take a Toll on Business Investment, Research Shows
Because policy uncertainty tends to spike around elections, studies suggest that the current political environment is creating headwinds for business investment.
The Conversation: In Hawaii, Parasites and Viruses Team Up in the Battle Against Fruit Flies – an Entomologist Explains the Implication for Global Pest Control
The complex interactions that insects have evolved with microbes may might help researchers tackle global food security issues.
The Conversation: Why Returning the Name Kuwohi to the Great Smoky Mountains Matters
The success of the effort to restore the name Kuwohi may help other communities in their ongoing place renaming efforts.
The Conversation: Vampire Bats – Look Beyond the Fangs and Blood to See Animal Friendships and Unique Adaptations
Feeding on a blood diet is unusual for a mammal and has led to unique adaptations that facilitate their uncommon lifestyle.
The Conversation: To Make Nuclear Fusion a Reliable Energy Source One Day, Scientists Will First Need to Design Heat- and Radiation-Resilient Materials
To one day make fusion a feasible energy source, reactors will need to be built with materials that can survive the heat and radiation generated by fusion reactions.
The Conversation: Socially Distanced Layout of the World’s Oldest Cities Helped Early Civilization Evade Diseases
Archaeologists often explain what we call urban collapse in terms of climate change, overpopulation, social pressures or some combination of these. But scientists have added a new hypothesis to the mix: disease.
UT, MSU, FIFA Convene for Second FIFA Pitch Research Field Day
UT researchers and leadership met with FIFA officials to review progress toward developing the perfect natural grass pitches for the FIFA World Cup 2026.