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Vickie Niederhauser to retire
After years of exceptional leadership, Dr. Victoria Niederhauser, dean of the College of Nursing, has announced her plans to retire at the end of this academic year. For the past fifteen years, she has led the college’s outstanding faculty and staff with vision, compassion, and dedication, transforming the college into a nationally recognized leader in…
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UT Kicks Off Fall Semester with Record Enrollment, Campus Upgrades
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will welcome new and returning students to campus as the fall semester begins Monday, Aug. 18. With record total enrollment surpassing 40,000, the university remains dedicated to expanding educational access and providing an unparalleled student experience. The university expects to meet or exceed its fall 2024 retention rate of 91.9%,…
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Increase in Minimum Graduate Student Stipends
The minimum graduate student stipends for Fiscal Year 2026 have been updated. Minimum stipends are prorated for positions that are less than 50 percent time. With these updates, we have achieved the goal set in August 2023 of aligning minimum stipends with the living expenses in UT’s estimated graduate student budget. Moving forward, we will continue the practice of regular review…
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Collaboration Between UT and UTMC Could Revolutionize Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Researchers in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide treatment plans to breast cancer patients more quickly by analyzing pathology reports and other clinical records to determine how much breast cancer is in the body. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Tennessee and…
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Five UT Faculty Receive Fulbright Awards
Five faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville — Christopher Cherry, Virginia Corrigan, Bernard Issa, Hector Pulgar and Tong (Toni) Wang — have been selected to receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2025-26 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Fulbright U.S. Scholars are faculty,…
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Patrick Biddix Named Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Executive Director of the QEP
Dr. Patrick Biddix has accepted an offer to serve a 12-month appointment as Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Executive Director of the QEP. Dr. Biddix most recently served as a Professor of Higher Education and the Director of Research and Assessment for the Division of Student Success. He will begin his role on July 1. This position will…
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Raynor Honored with 2025 Medallion Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest professional organization of nutrition and dietetics practitioners, with members representing over 112,000 credentialed practitioners, has awarded Hollie Raynor the 2025 Medallion Award. This award recognizes dedication to the high standards of the nutrition and dietetics profession through active participation, leadership and devotion to serving others in nutrition and dietetics, as…
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Marieke Van Puymbroeck Named Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Colleagues, I am pleased to share that Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Recreational Therapy at Clemson University, has been appointed as the next vice provost and dean of the Graduate School. Dr. Van Puymbroeck earned a Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation from Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia.…
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Four Researchers Honored by AAAS as Lifetime Fellows
Four faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been elected 2024 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. AAAS Fellows are elected to a lifetime appointment annually by their peers on the AAAS Council in recognition of their extraordinary achievements. Elected faculty are Professor Albrecht von Arnim of the Department of…
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David White Named Dean of UT’s Herbert College of Agriculture
Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that David White will lead the Herbert College of Agriculture in a permanent capacity as dean. He has served in the role of interim dean since the retirement of Caula Beyl in December 2022. Dave holds tenure as a professor of food science and took on the role of…