College of Social Work Dean Karen Sowers Receives MHA Award
Karen Sowers, dean of the College of Social Work was recently named the recipient of Mental Health America’s 2016 George Goodman and Ruth P. Brudney Social Work Award.
UT Patents Help Prevent Everything from Nuclear Disaster to Onion Milkshakes
UT patents have helped improve everything from rechargeable batteries to the taste of dairy products. For example, UT–Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Global Nuclear Security Howard Hall, Nuclear Engineering Professor Steven Skutnik, and nuclear engineering student Michael Willis developed and patented a mobile device that can successfully detect sources of nuclear radiation. Take
Campus Construction Projects Pick up Speed This Summer
With spring commencement ceremonies wrapped up, the campus is gearing up for a summer full of campus construction and beautification projects.
Professor’s Research Could Revolutionize How Data is Read, Written in Computers
Jian Liu, an assistant professor of physics, is among the group a scientists who have used light-driven experimental techniques to both manipulate and reveal the magnetic properties in materials.
MBA Students Provide Nearly 5,000 Hours of Nonprofit Consulting
Graduate students from UT’s Haslam College of Business contributed 4,624 consulting hours to area nonprofit and governmental organizations this semester. T
New Wayfinding District and Parking Lot Signage Being Installed
Do you know what district you work in? New color-coded district signage is now being installed as part of the campus’s year-long wayfinding project. The wayfinding framework divides the campus into seven color-coded districts to make it easier to give directions in a broader context of the campus layout. The names were developed based on
Anonymous Donors Endow Undergraduate Business Plan Competition in Honor of Graves
An anonymous couple has donated $1 million to UT’s Haslam College of Business in recognition of Tom Graves. Graves is a senior lecturer in business management and the operations director of UT’s Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
UT’s ‘Be a Hero’ Day Funds Seven Projects
UT’s second annual “Be a Hero” Day was a great success. Some 350 alumni and friends participated in the special day on April 27 to support student, faculty, and staff UT projects via VOLstarter, UT’s crowdfunding site.
The Journey Continues: Approved by UT Board, Vol Vision 2020 Now Moves to Implementation
Vol Vision 2020, which provides the framework for the next phase of our strategic plan, has been approved by the Board of Trustees.
Humans-Pigs-Rabbits Decomposition Study to Impact Court Cases Worldwide
New UT research shows humans have different decomposition patterns than pigs and rabbits—a finding that could immediately impact court cases around the world.
On VOLstarter ‘Be a Hero’ Day, Every Small Gift Makes a Difference
Wednesday, April 27, is the second annual “Be a Hero” Day, when anyone in the UT community can be a #UTHero by supporting student, faculty, and staff projects on VOLstarter.
Students Honored for Campus-Wide Undergraduate Research
The twentieth Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURēCA) took place April 11–15, in Hodges Library