The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university. UT serves the state, the nation, and the world by educating students, enhancing culture, and making a difference in people’s lives through research and service. The university’s world-class faculty and broad-ranging partnerships, including its relationship with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, play a critical role in attracting top students.
We embody excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity, outreach, and engagement. Our research portfolio is broad and varied, ranging from projects that advance the development of hypersonic vehicles to those that further STEM education in East Tennessee and study Antarctica as a means of better understanding Mars.
El Niño years put Hawaii and the Mexican Riviera on alert for destructive tropical storms and hurricanes.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington on Dec. 15, 2022.
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As the United States government builds economic and security ties with African countries, some of those countries are encouraging African Americans to establish social and economic ties in Africa.
Henry Darger worked as a hospital custodian. After his death in 1973, hundreds of his illustrations were discovered.
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A researcher who studies ways to help students become better readers and writers describes how to create a homework habit using a loop: cue, routine, reward.
Teacher turnover annually costs school districts thousands of dollars.
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New research on school superintendent turnover rates reveals that divisive political issues are contributing to the problem of instability among school leadership across the US.
Changes in the synapses between neurons is responsible for learning and memory.
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Pinpointing where memories are stored in the brain and how they are transmitted could provide new targets to treat neurological diseases and serve as models for neuromorphic computing.
Do you really need another water bottle, or is your brain just tired?
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Scrolling TikTok or Instagram causes mental fatigue, which can lead people to purchase items based on how many ‘likes’ an ad has instead of how much value the product will bring them.
Shipping is responsible for about 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions – that’s more than most countries produce.
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Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now, the US is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.
The Tennessee State Capitol.
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An official proclamation issued by two Tennessee lawmakers commemorates Confederate History Month, fails to mention slavery and instead honors what it calls a “heroic struggle for states’ rights.”
What does generative AI mean for the human need to create, work and seek the truth?
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Generative AI can seem like magic, which makes it both enticing and frightening. Scholars are helping society come to grips with the potential benefits and harms.
A Marine amphibious assault vehicle takes part in a 2019 joint U.S.-Philippines exercise.
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd murder, in 2020, Black social workers are finding they are alone in coping with their trauma.
Easter has its bunnies, but chocolate comes out for every holiday.
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Two food scientists, an entomologist, an anthropologist, a veterinarian and a historian walk into a bar (of chocolate) and tell bitter and sweet stories of this favorite treat.
House Zero in Austin, Texas, is a 2,000-square-foot home that was built with 3D-printed concrete.
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Not since the adoption of the steel frame has there been a development with as much potential to transform the way buildings are conceived and constructed.
Lebih dari 8.000 satelit mengorbit Bumi hari ini, menangkap gambar seperti ini, dari pantai Louisiana, Amerika Serikat.
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Pembuatan animasi time-lapse yang sebelumnya membutuhkan waktu seharian kini lebih mudah dibuat dengan gambar yang tersedia bagi publik dan peralatan daring gratis.
Over 8,000 satellites are orbiting Earth today, capturing images like this, of the Louisiana coast.
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