Research and Discovery

Aerospace engineering graduate Camille Calibeo (’19) is using her burgeoning social media brand, the Galactic Gal, to educate others about space and inspire young girls and women around the world to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Ready for Vol ice cream? A multidisciplinary effort will come to sweet fruition with the opening of an old-fashioned ice cream parlor run by Vols.

When it comes to technology and innovation that improves our standard of living, manufacturing leads all other efforts, and UT is leading the way.

Therapeutic recreation students step up to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom at a camp for kids with disabilities.

With imagination, resourcefulness, and a little help from UT, Colleen Cruze (’11) and Manjit Bhatti (’06, ’09) grew Cruze Farm Dairy from a small family business into an East Tennessee institution. Along the way, they’ve made sure to give back to the community that has helped them succeed.

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 with community partners to make the 652-mile trail a reality.

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 our Appalachian home the best it can be.

UT students find connection in their work with the Tennessee RiverLine initiative

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 of retirement to improve his invention.

From the beginning, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s partnership with the University of Tennessee has fueled an era of American research innovation.