Research and Discovery

With COVID-19 still looming and flu season quickly approaching, it’s more important than ever that we continue to boost our immunity. In an interview with WBIR Channel 10, Lee Murphy,…

Written by Brian Canever Cody Neighbors, a fourth-year student in the Deaf Studies program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, sensed it the moment he walked onto the silent second…

Three faculty from the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS) were recently awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Computer Science for All program. This funding will bring Culturally…

It was a win-win situation born from the most unpredictable circumstances for a dozen University of Tennessee, Knoxville, teacher education students and Centro Hispano, a local nonprofit serving Latino youth…

David Bassett, professor in Kinesiology, Recreation, & Sport Studies, conducted a study with I-Min Lee, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and colleagues to debunk the age-old myth that walking…

Samantha Ehrlich, from the Department of Public Health, and colleagues have an article published in the newest volume of The Lancet: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal, that examines whether a lifestyle intervention can help…

Written by Jennifer Jabson Tree, MPH, PhD We all experience stress—good stress (e.g., a promotion at work) and bad stress (e.g., family crisis). You may be experiencing one or both…

Research from the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences is getting widespread attention. Take a look at some of our faculty’s latest work and where it has turned up…

College students in southern Appalachia are affected by food insecurity at a higher rate than the national average, which can translate into poor academic performance and unhealthy spending habits and…

Written by Addie Morton UT and Pellissippi State Community College have come together to help bring STEM teachers to classrooms in Appalachia. VolsTeach for Appalachia aims to grow and diversify…