Press Releases
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Deleting Yeast DNA to Save Lives
Professor Cong Trinh and Assistant Professor Seunghyun Ryu will refine their fungal gene-editing platform to help treat deadly yeast infections and expand biomanufacturing.
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UT Secures $20M NSF Grant to Pioneer Breakthroughs in Automated Materials Discovery
UT has been awarded $20 million from the NSF to establish ATHENA, one of 20 research centers that will be part of a network of AI-powered labs.
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TCE Students Grateful for Peyton Manning Scholarships
Four incoming Vols were honored with the Peyton Manning scholarship at a campus ceremony for their exemplary service, leadership, and integrity.
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Early Career Momentum
Tickle College of Engineering Assistant Professors Sai Swaminathan and Ahmedullah Aziz have received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards from the National Science Foundation.
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Creative Enhancements
In an effort to enhance the student experience and support creative growth, Kao ICS has upgraded several features of the student-operated makerspace in the Zeanah Engineering Complex.
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Page Honored as Athletics Professor of Excellence
Katharine Page was one of six University of Tennessee faculty members to receive the Athletics Professor of Excellence award for the 2026-27 academic year.
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AI Advancing Next-Generation Forecasts
Professor Joshua Fu and Associate Professor Jia Xing are helping NVIDIA integrate atmospheric composition into its Earth-2 AI foundation model ecosystem to improve the accuracy of weather prediction.
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Liu Wins Prestigious R&D 100 Award for Seventh Time
For the sixth time in the last seven years and seventh time overall, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor for Power Grids Yilu Liu has won a prestigious R&D 100 Award.
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Lockhart Named ANS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow
Postdoctoral researcher Madeline Lockhart has been selected to receive the ANS Glenn T. Seaborg Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship. It’s the second straight year someone from UT NE has been selected.
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UT Joins Collaborative Initiative to Advance Nuclear Manufacturing, Construction, and Workforce Development in East Tennessee
UT is part of the Nuclear Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Precast, an initiative focused on advancing new manufacturing and construction methods and developing vocational training to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors.