Fuzzy Math?
By Torchbearer Staff
Imaginary numbers are just as real as any other digits; they just got some bad PR, and the term stuck, Assistant Professor Joan Lind argues. Continue reading
Category Archives: Campus News
Home Sweet Home for UT’s Sorority Women
By Torchbearer Staff
There’s no place like home, and sorority women of UT Knoxville will soon have a place all their own. Continue reading
The Gift of Writing
By Meredith McGroarty
To stave off whatever professional failure awaits the author of an error-filled letter that makes it way to a worldwide online audience, Cengage Learning has published the first edition of Harbrace Essentials, a writing guidebook with roots in the UT Department of English. Continue reading
Students invite you to take a “Rocky Top Tour” of Campus
By Torchbearer Staff
Ever wonder how campus has changed since you were a student? Do you wonder what is happening in the new buildings under construction or those that have just been completed on campus? The UT Student Alumni Associates would like to take you on a tour of the ever-changing campus. Continue reading
UT Student Writes, Directs, & Stars in Musical about Juvenile Diabetes
By Torchbearer Staff
Andy Rogers, who is majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology and minoring in theater, went beyond writing the required research paper for his major; he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a musical in the form of an independent project centered on a disease he and his sister suffer from: type I diabetes. Continue reading
The Road Less Traveled
By Meredith McGroarty
Honors students Jenny Bledsoe, Jaclyn Barnhart, and Jayanni Webster journeyed abroad and into research work that is anything but traditional. Continue reading
UT Knoxville kicks off yearlong celebration of 50 years of African American achievement
By Torchbearer Staff
Earlier this month, UT Knoxville kicked off the 50th anniversary of the admission of its first African American undergraduate students and the rich legacy of African American achievement campus-wide. Continue reading
Read with UT students
By Torchbearer Staff
Join UT Knoxville freshmen in reading “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” an acclaimed book that tells of the African American woman whose cervical cancer cells, taken during a biopsy and cultured without her knowledge or permission in the 1950s, have been integral in medical and other types of research. Continue reading
Take a look at the new Ayres Hall
By Torchbearer Staff
UT Knoxville’s iconic building Ayres Hall has been fully renovated and is now open for classes. Check out this video showcasing the building’s dramatic transformation. Continue reading
Watch the Pride of the Southland Marching Band’s ‘12 Days of Christmas’
By Torchbearer Staff
The Pride of the Southland Marching Band is a true jewel at The University of Tennessee, having won the hearts of Volunteer fans across the globe with their precision performances and sound. While they may be most famous for the Circle Drill, they have attained great acclaim for their performance to their own version of the holiday song “The 12 Days of Christmas.” Watch their latest performance now! Continue reading