
A Taste for Marine Biology
Stanton Belford’s love of marine biology began with a salty gulp of ocean water and a high school field trip.

Immersed in Study Abroad
In the tropical forests of Costa Rica, Skylynn Pastorello got an up-close view of insects not found in Tennessee, such…

A Groundbreaking Partnership
Higher education can be a competitive environment. While faculty from different institutions often collaborate and share knowledge, institutions themselves rarely…

Behind the Curtain
Leon Scioscia (Martin ’76) caught the bug at an early age to write plays and make a living in the…

Getting Cellular
Two UT Knoxville professors launched TennWell, a research initiative exploring how stress impacts teen mental health and biology at the…

The Space Legacy of UT Alumni
It’s an exclusive club to which 10 UT System graduates belong. They each have ventured into space as an astronaut—some…

NASA Wants Their Stuff Back
One of the strengths of the UT Space Institute is our work in hypersonics, flight through the atmosphere at extreme…

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.

Landmark Turns 20
For two decades, the Martin Movie Theater at UT Southern has served as more than just a place to watch…

UT Trustees Approve UTM Strategic Plan
The new UT Martin strategic plan, approved by the UT Board of Trustees at its winter meeting, highlights the university’s…