We all remember where we were when we heard about the 9/11 terrorist attacks ten years ago. Share your 9/11 memories, and join us as we look back at that historic day and its undeniable impact on the decade that followed. Continue reading
We probably won’t see flying cars by the year 2030, but we will find a different world and a changed UT. What does the future hold for the baby born this year who will ultimately become John (or Joanna) Q. Student at UT Knoxville eighteen or nineteen years from now? Continue reading
For more than eighty years, the Sears Tower has dominated the skyline in Memphis but has been empty for nearly two decades. Now, Christopher Miner (’95) is hoping to breathe new life into the building by transforming it into an urban village to serve as a gathering place for Memphis artists. Continue reading
How’s this for a career change? Two alumni went from engineering to launching an eco-friendly river tourism company in Costa Rica. Continue reading
In 2010, a disgruntled teacher shot elementary school principals Elisa Luna and Amy Brace. Now, fifteen months later, both have earned their doctorates at UT Knoxville. Continue reading
UT Knoxville has begun efforts to promote the principles of civility and community as an integral part of what it means to be a Tennessee Volunteer. Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek shares details. Plus, watch a special video featuring students. Continue reading
UT’s first statistics graduate discusses how she did her part for the U.S. war effort in the 1940s, including her work with the top-secret Manhattan Project. Continue reading
As UT Knoxville celebrates Black History Month and 50 years of African American achievement on campus, we look at how the Minority Achievement Program and other initiatives are helping build and engage a more diverse—and successful—student body, and where we need to go from here. Continue reading
This year, UT Knoxville celebrates the 50th anniversary of the admission of its first African American undergraduate students, beginning with a kickoff celebration February 1. Continue reading
The Silent Heroes Foundation, established by UT alumna Dr. Hayley Adams (’01), aims to help conservation efforts for African gorillas and other endangered wildlife species.
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