
Best for Baby and the Environment
As director of the Center for Clean Products at UT Knoxville's Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, Catherine Wilt…

Ruff Reading
HABIT volunteers take their dogs, cats and rabbits, who have been medically and behaviorally screened, to places such as nursing…

Burning to Know
A nationally recognized fire forensic expert, David Icove earned three engineering degrees at UT Knoxville, including a doctorate, and now…

Life on Mars?
Could Mars ever have supported life? The rover Curiosity may reveal the answer, and two University of Tennessee scientists will…

Bright Lights, Big Business
Mike Strickland's Bandit Lites illuminates the biggest names of the entertainment world.

Eureka: $20 Million for Science and Math
Tennessee universities win a major grant to enhance energy-related research and education.

Microbial Sentries Stand Guard
UT is detecting multiple threats, whether they're carried by wind, water, food, or the blood coursing through our veins.

Meet the Governor’s Chairs
Work by these UT-Oak Ridge researchers could change the way we light our homes, drive our cars, and care for…

Questions at Issue
How did UT get where it is today? Where's it headed in the future? President Jan Simek gives his take…

The Best UT Has Ever Been
Visionary state leadership, the best-ever faculty and students, and a high-profile partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory generate new energy.

UT’s Kraken: Simply the Best
The world's fastest university-managed supercomputer unravels questions of the Universe

Promise the Moon
"The moon has the potential to be, essentially, a gas station in the sky" -- Larry Taylor, UT Knoxville Distinguished…

From Green to Gold
In 1959 Dr. Eyvind Thor planted two white pines outside his UT lab. Today he can't stretch his arms halfway…

We’ve Got the Power
UT's new supercomputer is one of the world's fastest after just a few months in operation. In June, UT's Kraken…

The Pleasure is All Mine
Research scientist Jonathan Balcombe posits in his book Pleasurable Kingdom that humans aren't the only animals capable of feeling pleasure.

Set to Rights
Dr. Michael Lofaro is editing a new series of James Agee’s work, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, A Death in…

Fill’er Up with Grassoline
Tennessee business people, farmers, scientists, and political leaders have a shared vision of a statewide economy powered by ethanol.

Fuels, Funds, and a Solved Mystery
UT is a leader in the development of alternative fuels, and Dr. Bill Bass has solved the mystery of "The…

Wrong President, Wrong Time
Tom Coens spends much of his time perusing letters, memos, speeches, and other communications to and from Andrew Jackson.



