Alex Singleton, a graduate student in saxophone performance, collaborated with UT Libraries to design and 3D-print a custom tray that organizes saxophone screws during instrument disassembly. The tray provides a clear, step-by-step layout that helps students safely disassemble and reassemble their instruments while learning the mechanics behind how they function. 

As the spring 2026 submission cycle is now under way, the Graduate School wants to highlight the graduate students who received awards for fall 2025.

Accounting PhD student, Deanie Chaudoin, has gained experience teaching undergraduate courses at UT.

Food science doctoral student Kriza Calumba won the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s, 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition

UT doctoral student Anna Catherine Gibbs’ archaeology research took her to Italy and the opening of an undisturbed tomb from the seventh century BCE.

Twenty-six outstanding research programs were awarded for spring 2025.

McKenzie Granata, a third-year Phd student in public health, is addressing critical health needs in central Appalachia through community-engaged research, made possible by the Community Engagement Academy.

Among ten Fulbright awardees from UT are a recently graduated master’s student and a current master’s student who will graduate in August.

Nicole Choppin, an MSSW student here at UT, was recently featured by the College of Social Work. Choppin is pursuing an MSSW through the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program, which provides returned Peace Corps volunteers with tuition support, a stipend, and the opportunity to continue making a difference in underserved communities.

Student Faculty Research Awards (now known as the Graduate Student Research Awards) are used to advance the scholarship of graduate […]