A student idea pitched during a landscape architecture class sparked a movement to develop the country’s next great regional trail system along the Tennessee River. Vols are stepping forward together …
Research and Discovery
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AlumniArtsMagazineResearch and DiscoverySpring 2021Students
The Volunteer Spirit at Home in Appalachia
Volunteers bear the torch that lights the way for others. This passion to lead and serve is evident in the ways Vols roll up their sleeves and work to make …
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UT students find connection in their work with the Tennessee RiverLine initiative
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From the beginning, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s partnership with the University of Tennessee has fueled an era of American research innovation.
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The N95 respirator is providing a critical defense for health care workers in the COVID-19 pandemic—and its core technology was developed by UT professor Peter Tsai, who has come out …
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Scholar and sociologist Enkeshi El-Amin (’19) creates a welcoming space for Black makers in Knoxville and builds bridges for the good of her adopted community.
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National Public Radio shines a spotlight on the UT students and professor who inspired its award-winning Dolly Parton’s America podcast.
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Hera Jay Brown (’18), UT’s ninth Rhodes Scholar, is working to make the world a better place.
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In the College of Social Work, faculty, staff, and students are challenged to put classroom lessons to work in the community to make the world a better place, especially for …
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UT archaeology students help preserve century-old artifacts from a West Virginia ghost town.