Technology

Peter Tsai
The Last Word

N95 and 35 Years of Experience

When Peter Tsai was told he should win the Nobel Prize, he laughed.

Everywhere You Look, U T
From the President

Lighting the Way in Innovation

A spark – that moment when two objects collide to create a catalyst for brilliant illumination.

Colleen Jonsson
Feature

A Matter of When

UTHSC researcher Colleen Jonsson takes on viruses, including COVID-19.

Kaylin Underwood
News and Updates

Allergy App Wins Competition

Senior Kaylin Underwood is developing an app that automatically scans grocery items and tells shoppers whether the item contains an ingredient that could trigger a food allergy.

packed room in the UTC Guerry Center
News and Updates

UTC Chancellor Notes 50-Year Milestone With UT System

Chancellor Steve Angle celebrated the university's anniversaries, achievements and success before a standing-room only crowd in September.

UT Martin's rocket team pictured with an 8 foot rocket called "Skyhawk Screamer"
News and Updates

Rocketing Up

UT Martin’s rocket team members show off their entry in an international competition.

A student dressed as a knight walks between rows of gamers at PC consoles
Feature

Calling All Gamers

Esports Club draws the casual and competitive.

Martin Luther King Blvd or Historic East 9th Street
News and Updates

From the Big 9

In honor of Black History Month, UTC students created the podcast series Stories from the Big 9, focused on M.L. King Boulevard in Chattanooga.

Riley Toll
Feature

Making Makers

From labs to clubs to Hodges Library, UT Knoxville makes spaces for makers.

First-generation college students gather at the Rock for a celebration.
News and Updates

First-Generation Students Honored

On Nov. 8, the Knoxville campus joined in the celebration of National First-Generation College Student Day.

UT Chattanooga’s student rocket team
News and Updates

Rocketing to No. 1

UTC’s student rocket team—the Rocket Mocs—are the No. 1 team in the country.

Hands On
Feature

Hands On

Law enforcement's forensic training heads to the woods.

Hypersonic Horizon
Feature

Hypersonic HORIZON

The new wind tunnel complex at UTSI will simulate speeds greater than 3,800 MPH.

Jerry Bear in front of a map of the Ocoee River
Feature

Flowing

A UTC alumnus engineers the Ocoee River.

Alumni attendees at the Centennial Celebration at Cherokee Country Club
News and Updates

Tennessee Alumnus Turns 100

More than 150 alumni and friends gathered in October to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Tennessee Alumnus magazine.

Cooper Thome
News and Updates

Nanoscale Internship

Cooper Thome, a UTC Honors College student, spent the summer in Japan working on an internship in nanotechnology at the National Institute of Materials Science.

Training Specialist Chris Jones, left, and Training Coordinator Greg Coker participate in a firearm simulation at the LEIC in March.
Feature

Virtual Danger

Inside the Law Enforcement Innovation Center’s simulation of confrontation.

Al Roker hosts the Today Show at Neyland Stadium during a world recordbreaking event on March 29, 2017.
News and Updates

Vols Break World Record

Thanks to the participation of 4,223 volunteers, UT Knoxville set the Guinness World Record title for the largest human letter on March 29.

Participants in the first occupational therapy doctoral program gather after graduation.
News and Updates

Occupational Therapy Graduates First Doctoral Class

When UTC’s occupational therapy doctoral program launched in 2013, it was one of just eight OTD programs in the country.

News and Updates

Solar Garden Sculpture Dedication

Ten students in the departments of engineering and visual and theater arts collaborated in designing the Solar Garden, which was funded by university donor Bill Blankenship.

Beverly Davenport
News and Updates

Chancellor Davenport Takes Over

Beverly Davenport took office Feb. 15 as the eighth chancellor of UT Knoxville.

Kay Cole James
News and Updates

IPS Agencies Welcome Women in Public Service

More than 100 women from across Tennessee, representing different positions in state and local government, attended the annual Women in Public Service Symposium.

Tom Looney helps unveil Smokey’s Playhouse, raffled off to benefit Habitat for Humanity.
Feature

A Doggone Good Cause

UT Knoxville and Virginia Tech participated in a "Battle of the Playhouses" to benefit Habitat for Humanity.