Geographers Win National Awards for Teaching and Research
UTK Geographers won numerous awards at the Annual Meeting of the American Geographers last week. Graduate Students: Emily Frazier: Student […]
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Category Archives: Recognitions & Achievements
UT Geographers Conduct STEM Outreach with Morgan County Middle, High School Students
Students, staff and faculty of UT Geography recently worked with Middle and High School students in Morgan County, showing them […]
Larry Lu awarded WASWAC Outstanding Youth Paper Award
Larry Lu is awarded the Outstanding Youth Paper Award by the the Third World Conference of World Association of Soil […]
2016 Department Awards Ceremony
Department of Geography Awards Ceremony was held in the Hodges Auditorium at 3:30pm on April 28, 2016, recognizing the accomplishments and […]
UT alumnus, Desiree Kocis, featured by her work in security assurance and emergency management of the Boston Marathon
UT Alumnus, Desiree (Ketteringham) Kocis, was featured on 3 articles in the last week about her work with Massachusetts Emergency Management […]
Dr. Ron Kalafsky received the UT Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award
Dr. Ron Kalafsky received the UT Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award. Ron was recognized not only for his excellent work in […]
Maegen Rochner awarded research grant and scholarship from Golden Key
Maegen Rochner is the winner of the 2016 Research Grant” from the Golden Key International Honour Society, The title of […]
Geography students won awards in the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EUReCA)
Geography undergraduates won several awards in the annual Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EUReCA) at the University of Tennessee. Over […]
A proud moment for UT Geography at the AAG meeting in San Francisco
UT Geography’s faculty and students cut a major profile in San Francisco—from the many presentations and organized sessions to the several […]
Ray Boswell is highlighted for his contribution on the value of GIS to local city and county government
One of department Advisory Board members, Ray Boswell, is highlighted for his contribution on the value of GIS to local city and […]
Dr. Kelsey Ellis featured on local newspapers and TV news for her Knoxville weather sensor project
Dr. Kelsey Ellis featured on local newspapers and TV news for her Knoxville weather sensor project. The following link is […]
Former Ph.D. student, Grant Harley, published a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Former Ph.D. student, Grant Harley, is second author on a paper that just came out in Proceedings of the National […]
Grant Harley (UT PhD) in the News
Dr. Grant Harley, a UT PhD graduate and now Assistant Professor in the University of Southern Mississippi, is featured on […]
Kurt Butefish featured on the McClung Museum Facebook page
Kurt Butefish was featured on the McClung Museum Facebook page in the UT Faculty/Staff Appreciation Week: https://www.facebook.com/mcclungmuseum/photos/a.10150633262419144.404851.326164799143/10153839867294144/?type=3&theater
Maegen Rochner receives the Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation’s Student Research Grant
Ph.D. student, Maegen Rochner, receives the Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation’s Student Research Grant for her research “promotes the conservation of whitebark […]
Dr. Tom Bell was quoted in a recent article in the Guardian on music scenes in cities
Dr. Tom Bell (Professor Emeritus) contributed to and was quoted in a recent article in the Guardian on music scenes in […]
Dr. Grissino-Mayer was certified as a Senior Wildland Fire Ecologist
Dr. Grissino-Mayer was recently certified as a Senior Wildland Fire Ecologist by the Association for Fire Ecology (AFE). Only 19 […]
Dr. Li’s research was highlighted on UK Yahoo! News
International Business Times on UT Yahoo! News Features Research of Dr. Yingkui Li about Permafrost in Tibetan Plateau https://uk.news.yahoo.com/permafrost-tibetan-plateau-wiped-temperature-093333825.html#BEqvrPd.
Undergraduate Alana Burnham is featured in a video of UT’s Office of Undergraduate Research
Alana Burnham is featured in a video created by UT’s Office of Undergraduate Research. This video is on undergraduate research […]
Dr. Inwood was quoted in a recent article in USA Today
Dr. Josh Inwood was quoted multiple times in a recent article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/11/university-of-missouri-unrest-a-signal-for-other-schools-experts-say/75555988/