Access for a Better Life
UT Knoxville’s KLASS Center provides autism evaluations and guidance, plus PASS and FUTURE programs that build independence and college success.
The Reshaping Brain
UT Knoxville neuroscientist Keerthi Krishnan studies how genes influence brain plasticity, linking experience-driven change to neurological disease mechanisms.
Caring for Carers
Funded by a $1.3M Pat Summitt Foundation award, UT Extension’s Pat’s Gameplan for Caregivers supports Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers statewide.
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.
Building Student Success
UT Knoxville applies the PERMA well-being model to personalize student success, building confidence, resilience and purpose through strengths-based tools and supportive campus programs.
Two Disciplines, One Mission
A UT mobile clinic brings hearing, speech, and social services to rural Tennessee, improving lives while training future health professionals through a Grand Challenges–funded collaboration.
Botanical Photography of Alan Heilman
The botanical photography of Alan Heilman preserves a UT Knoxville professor’s lifelong passion for plants, blending scientific expertise and artistic detail through carefully curated images.
Veterinary Social Work
Founded at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, veterinary social work supports the human–animal bond by caring for people, pets, and veterinary teams during life’s most difficult moments.
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.
Into the Lab We Go
One afternoon in February, Catherine Jones was browsing Zintellect, a job board for students seeking science-based internship opportunities in government and the private sector, when she saw an opportunity she couldn’t pass up.
Nuclear Synergy
In the heart of East Tennessee, a groundbreaking collaboration is reshaping the future of nuclear energy and national security.
2025 Alumni Award Winners
Each year, the campuses within the University of Tennessee System honor alumni whose achievements, service and leadership reflect the spirit of UT and bring distinction to their alma mater.
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.
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 as a large wasp that preys on tarantulas and bullet ants, named for the extremely strong sting they deliver.
A Groundbreaking Partnership
Higher education can be a competitive environment. While faculty from different institutions often collaborate and share knowledge, institutions themselves rarely do.
Getting Cellular
Two UT Knoxville professors launched TennWell, a research initiative exploring how stress impacts teen mental health and biology at the cellular level.
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 multiple times, and some became news along the way.
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 speeds.
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.
Help Wanted: Your Dream
Programs from across the campuses and institutes that make up the University of Tennessee System assist entrepreneurs start their businesses.
Young Entrepreneurs
These determined UT student entrepreneurs turned ideas into businesses, from startups to studios, proving ambition and creativity can spark success at any stage.
Innovating for the Future
Lia Winter (Knoxville ’19) turned an innovative idea into a business, helping over a thousand orthopedic reconstruction patients—and counting.
Changing Futures in Rural Schools
Amanda Hardin will never forget the high school student sitting across from her. For years the student struggled—exhausted from trying to fit in, constantly feeling like something was wrong with her.
