Jenny Boyd Theater Dedicated
UT Knoxville dedicated the new 300-seat Jenny Boyd Theatre, funded by the Boyd family, on the former Carousel Theatre site.
UTK Alumni Generosity
UT Knoxville advanced student success through major philanthropy, a new nursing facility, and innovative residence halls expanding academic, healthcare and campus life opportunities.
Renowned Faculty and Research
Researchers in the Tickle College of Engineering are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide treatment plans to breast cancer patients more quickly by analyzing pathology reports and other clinical records to determine how much breast cancer is in the body. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Tennessee and the second most common cancer among women in the United States.
UTK Student Excellence
Three UT Knoxville students were awarded Goldwater Scholarships—the most prestigious national undergraduate scholarship of its kind—for the 2025-26 academic year.
Pioneering Research Excellence
The UT Knoxville Tickle College of Engineering received a $20 million U.S. Department of Energy grant for the IMPACT project.
Partnerships for a Stronger Tennessee
The Vol community united to support those impacted by Hurricane Helene, including fundraising and providing disaster veterinary services.
FIFA Delegation Visits UT for World Cup 2026 Turf Research
FIFA delegates toured UT’s turf research facility, working with UTIA and Michigan State to create natural grass pitches for the 2026 World Cup.
UTK tops Attendance Records
UT Knoxville topped national attendance records across football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball events during the 2023-24 season.
Partnerships for a Greater Tennessee
The College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies meets with industry leaders student employment preparation.
Former Alumni Joins Faculty
Former NFL quarterback and VFL Peyton Manning (Knoxville ’97) was appointed a professor of practice in the College of Communication and Information.
Rankings and Recognition
UT Knoxville is ranked among the best colleges in America for affordability and quality by Money Magazine.
UTIA Holds Annual UTIA Awards and Promotion Luncheon
UTIA celebrated the outstanding work of more than 40 members of the faculty and staff at the annual UTIA Awards and Promotion Luncheon.
UT Knoxville Campus News
UT Board of Trustees approved three new academic units for UT Knoxville.
Student Excellence
UT Knoxville’s Housing was honored with the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award by the Great Smoky Mountain Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals
Former Tennessee Governors Host a New Podcast Series
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy launched You Might Be Right, a new podcast series hosted by former Tennessee governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam.
ACE “train the trainers” event held at UT Knoxville
The ACE “train the trainers” workshop was held in conjunction with the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) and the UT–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute this summer.
Gifts
The UT Knoxville Haslam College of Business received a $3 million gift from the Boyd Foundation to create professorships and expand the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research Endowment.
Points of Pride
Nine new monuments dedicated to UTK’s National Pan-Hellenic Council now have a permanent location along Johnson-Ward Pedestrian Walkway.
Points of Pride
A record number of Vols began their semester at UT Knoxville, topping 31,000 students.
Growing a Startup Community
The new Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator will work with 30 startups over the next three years that use clean energy, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, digital currency, 5G and other innovations to transform society.
Alumni Invention to Help Surgery Patients
Lia Winter and Preston Dishner refined their innovative medical device throughout their time in the MS–MBA program at UT Knoxville.
Two Residence Halls Renamed for Black Trailblazers
Two residence halls are named for Theotis Robinson and Rita Sanders Geier, two African American trailblazers whose fight for equity and social justice transformed the state’s higher education system and the university.
Students Join Community Vaccination
Students and faculty from UTHSC joined to assist in the administration of COVID-19 vaccinations in Memphis.
