Kriza Calumba is a doctoral student in food science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is graduating in May 2026, and has shared about her experience at UT!

Gus Alvarez-Suchini, a PhD student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is working to change the way students view data science and information technology.

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.