August Dialogue: News from the UT College of Arts and Sciences
August Dialogue: News from the UT College of Arts and Sciences
The University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Arts & Sciences
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Welcome Back!

Dean Lee provides some guidance for faculty and staff as we return to campus, classes, and labs and begin our fall semester at UT.
spotlight-diversity

Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

Our College Conversations series resumes this fall with a Spotlight on Diversity featuring presentations about diversity initiatives in a variety of disciplines in our college. Join us August 26 for "Race, Religion, and Ethnicity."

History of Printmaking at UT

The graduate printmaking program is among the nation’s top four programs and has a long history of impact at the university and beyond.

SPOTLIGHTS

A Striking Paradox

Jessica Budke, assistant professor of ecology and director of the UT Herbarium, received an NSF CAREER award to study parent-offspring conflict in mosses.

Reducing Uncertainty

Olivia Prosper, assistant professor of mathematics, recieved an NSF CAREER award for her work to improve mathematical modeling for infectious diseases.

Responding to Climate Change

Kimberly Sheldon, assistant professor of ecology, received an NSF CAREER award for her project examining behavioral shifts of dung beetles in response to temperature change.

Neutron Star Mergers

Andrew Steiner, associate professor of physics, is the principal investigator on a National Science Foundation award to create the Nuclear Physics of Multi-Messenger Mergers research hub.

DID YOU KNOW?

Studio headshots of UT Knoxville faculty and staff are available at no charge. Headshots are done by appointment on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the studio in 91 Communications Building when the photographer is available.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEWS & NOTEWORTHY

Read this month's roundup of news and noteworthy items from the college, such as Jessi Grieser's presentation at Duolingo's 2021 conference and a feature about Linda Kah's work on Mars.

Contact Us

College of Arts & Sciences
Office of the Dean
312 Ayres Hall
1403 Circle Drive
865-974-5332
artsci.utk.edu
artscidean@utk.edu

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