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  • Professor Catherine Luther Awarded $400K DoD Grant

    A unique two-year Department of Defense (DoD) grant that pairs civilian researchers with military experts was recently awarded to Professor Catherine Luther, director of the Information Integrity Institute housed at the College of Communication and Information.  Luther teamed up with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jahara Matisek of the U.S. Naval War College to create…

  • WUOT, JEM Faculty Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

    WUOT, JEM Faculty Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

    Jacqui Sieber remembers watching the synchronous fireflies in her backyard as a kid. But, the All Things Considered host and WUOT 91.9 FM reporter had never heard about a lottery to watch them, such as the one the Great Smoky Mountain National Park Service holds annually. She thought there was a story there and pitched…

  • SIS Professor working to detect research misconduct on a global scale

    SIS Professor working to detect research misconduct on a global scale

    Professor Wade Bishop from the School of Information Sciences is committed to protecting and correcting the scholarly record with a focus on research data. Although the COVID-19 pandemic prevented him from presenting his 2020 research at the World Conference on Research Integrity that year, he was able to attend and share his findings this June…

  • Ten Howard School Graduates Obtain Full Scholarships to UT After Tombras School Visit

    Ten Howard School Graduates Obtain Full Scholarships to UT After Tombras School Visit

    Going to college can seem unattainable to those who live in marginalized and underrepresented communities, but the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations is working with high schools across the state to make sure every high school senior knows they are welcome at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and can see themselves one day…

  • Students Expand Horizons As Part of CCI Study Abroad Program in Valencia

    Students Expand Horizons As Part of CCI Study Abroad Program in Valencia

    Students traveled to Valencia, Spain for the Spring 2024 semester as part of the CCI Global Communication Scholars Semester program. Since freshman year, Tonyea Pruitt has been researching various study abroad programs offered at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Studying abroad has always been a goal for the senior School of Journalism and Media major.…

  • SIS Student Awarded Scholarship Enabling Her to Receive US Passport and to Study Abroad

    SIS Student Awarded Scholarship Enabling Her to Receive US Passport and to Study Abroad

    Incoming School of Information Sciences senior Sinit Eyob was recently gifted the opportunity to study abroad in Valencia, Spain, thanks to multiple scholarship opportunities provided by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Eyob is originally from Eritrea, Africa, but moved to Ethiopia when she was three and to the United States when she was six. She’s…

  • Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Named on 2024 PRNEWS Education A-List

    Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Named on 2024 PRNEWS Education A-List

    The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations was honored on the 2024 Education A-List by PRNEWS.  The Tombras School is one of only twenty schools nationwide to be named on this prestigious list of the best higher education institutions in public relations. The content director for PRNEWS, Kaylee Hultgren, said,…

  • Land Grant Films, East Tennessee PBS JobPop! Series Wins Four National Telly Awards

    Land Grant Films, East Tennessee PBS JobPop! Series Wins Four National Telly Awards

    Alumnus Seth Reynolds filming Tennessee Valley Authority’s robot dog Spot fora JobPop! video on becoming a programmer. Land Grant Films and East Tennessee PBS won four national Telly Awards for JobPop!, an innovative video series targeted at third through sixth graders and aimed at workforce development.  Land Grant Films is a documentary production program in…

  • MSIS Alumna Shares How Advocating for Oneself Can Lead to Opportunities After Being Honored by YALSA

    Ariel Birdoff (‘12) is an elementary school librarian who loves to read teen novels in her free time. Her father started his undergraduate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and was a huge fan of the campus environment. The New York native remembers hearing about her father’s experience on campus when she was growing up.…

  • Students Traveling to Paris to Cover the 2024 Paralympics for the USA TODAY Network

    The school has partnered with the USA TODAY Network to cover the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games. Traveling to do so are: Professor Nick Geidner, Caleb Jarreau, Lukas Vysniauskas, Ryan Beatty, Griffin Hadley, Professor Erin Whiteside, Avery Bane, Catherine Ligon, Gabriel Jackson, Kylia Berry, Lillian Van Alsburg (not pictured) and Aman Misra (not pictured). Catherine Ligon,…