Magazine

A stigma has always existed around conversations about mental health. Champion swimmer Maddy Banic (’19) hopes to lessen that stigma by sharing the story of her own struggles, and her comeback, with student–athletes around the country.

Alumnus Adam Alsamadisi volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee and changed Brandon’s life.

National Public Radio shines a spotlight on the UT students and professor who inspired its award-winning Dolly Parton’s America podcast.

UT faculty, staff, and students help 3D print personal protective gear for front-line workers.

Hera Jay Brown (’18), UT’s ninth Rhodes Scholar, is working to make the world a better place.

Patrick Hazari (’05), director of design and construction for New York City’s High Line park, inspires strollers by the millions.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary actions, and when the COVID-19 pandemic required students to leave campus and classes to move online, members of the university community stepped up.

From the Civil War to World War II and its aftermath, UT has been a center of activity in times of unrest.

On September 10, 1794, at the edge of the American frontier, a spark of an idea was kindled. That flame has grown into a beacon that continues to grow stronger.

It’s hard to imagine what Blount College’s first scholars in 1794 would say about the university’s current research efforts in areas like artificial intelligence, driverless cars, advanced materials manufacturing, and big data. But many of the programs and courses upon which our innovation efforts rely have been a foundation of education at the institution from the very beginning.