A Passion for Community Informs Faber’s Engineering Education Research
Courtney Faber, research assistant professor and lecturer in the Cook Grand Challenge Engineering Honors Program, teaches first-year engineering courses.
UT Student Selected to Present Research at Posters on the Hill
Alexander Tripp, a junior majoring in political science, will travel to Washington, DC, to present his undergraduate research project at the 23rd annual Posters on the Hill on April 29 and 30.
Microbes Could Influence Geological Processes as Much as Volcanoes
By acting as gatekeepers, microbes can affect geological processes that move carbon from the earth’s surface into its deep interior, according to a study published in Nature and coauthored by microbiologists at UT.
Science Minute: Tiny Microbes, Major Impact
As much as 70 percent of all earth’s bacteria live underground; that is almost twice as much the volume of all oceans in our planet.
Faculty Win Grant to Study Russian Disinformation Campaigns
An interdisciplinary research team will study Russian disinformation campaigns in three former Soviet republics as part of a $1.6 million Minerva research grant awarded through the United States Department of Defense.
Study Uncovers New Materials Interactions That Could Improve Data Storage
A new study provides insight into multiferroic materials, which could have substantive implications in fields such as data storage.
Professor to Unseal Sample of Moon Rocks from Apollo 17
Researchers from all over the country will soon be studying moon rocks that NASA has never opened before, and some of the samples will be analyzed at UT.
Study: Infamous ‘Death Roll’ Almost Universal Among Crocodile Species
The iconic “death roll” of alligators and crocodiles may be more common among species than previously believed, according to a new study published in Ethology, Ecology & Evolution and coauthored by a researcher at UT.
Science Minute: Crocodiles and Their Infamous Death Roll
Stephanie Drumheller-Horton, professor of paleontology at the University of Tennessee, explains the death roll, a maneuver crocodiles make to turn their prey into edible-size bites.
UT Expert Co-Authors Study on Oil Spill Clean Up Safety
A UT professor and expert known for his work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill recovery efforts has co-authored a report making a series of recommendations to federal agencies on how to safely clean up after spills.
UT to Host Workshop to Study Gun Violence through Mathematical Analysis
The Mathematics of Gun Violence Investigative Workshop, hosted by NIMBioS and DySoC, will be held May 1–3 at NIMBioS on UT’s campus.
Psychologists Find Smiling Really Can Make People Happier
Smiling really can make people feel happier, according to a new paper published in Psychological Bulletin.