The Conversation: National Parks Teach Students About Environmental Issues in This Course
The class includes a field trip to Look Rock in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Conversation: Cherry Blossoms – Celebrated in Japan for Centuries and Gifted to Americans – Are an Appreciation of Impermanence and Spring
The first cherry trees planted in Washington D.C. were a gift of friendship from Japan in 1912.
Business Leaders Praise Business-Friendly Tennessee but Share Concerns About Filling Jobs
The Boyd Center conducted the survey between January 10 and 31, gathering responses from business leaders across Tennessee.
The Conversation: E-bike Incentives are a Costly Way to Cut Carbon Emissions, but They Also Promote Health, Equity and Cleaner Air
Transportation is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Electrifying as much of it as possible is an important strategy for slowing climate change.
The Conversation: Potato Plant Radiation Sensors Could One Day Monitor Radiation in Areas Surrounding Power Plants
Potato plants can survive 10 times the amount of radiation that would kill a human.
The Conversation: Carbon Offsets Bring New Investment to Appalachia’s Coal Fields, but Most Appalachians Aren’t Benefiting
Many rural residents believe that the government helps corporations profit at the expense of people.
The Conversation: Murderous Mice Attack and Kill Nesting Albatrosses on Midway Atoll − Scientists Struggle to Stop This Gruesome New Behavior
As mouse attacks on nesting seabirds escalated from 2015 on, it was clear something needed to be done – and fast.
Dagotto Receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award
These awards recognize faculty from SEC member universities with outstanding records in research and scholarship.
The Conversation: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Discipline Matter for Equitable and Safe Schooling
Without research on students’ experiences of adversity in school discipline, it is difficult for educators to recognize, understand and support students who are coping with adversity.
The Conversation: Driving the Best Possible Bargain Now Isn’t the Best Long-term Strategy, According to Game Theory
Playing a game to achieve mutual interests is better than playing exclusively with self-interest in mind.
The Conversation: Black Travelers Want Authentic Engagement, Not Checkboxes
While access to travel by Black people has improved in the U.S. since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, generational trauma has left a mark on Black travelers, affecting how and why they choose to travel.
The Conversation: Are You Really in Love? How Expanding Your Love Lexicon Can Change Your Relationships and How You See Yourself
How does having a richer vocabulary of words in the neighborhood of love change how we understand it?