Research Units in Communication and Information

Advertising and Public Relations, School of

The School of Advertising and Public Relations represents two of the most popular majors on campus. The school has approximately 350 undergraduate students, equally divided between the two disciplines, and more than 30 master’s and doctoral students. The school has 15 full-time faculty members and is internationally recognized for its excellence in education and research. [...]

Center for Information and Communication Studies

The Center for Information and Communication Studies (CICS) focuses the talent of faculty and research staff in the College of Communication and Information, across disciplines at UT and beyond, to address research problems related to information and communication systems and services, broadly defined. Goals To identify research problems involving the intersection of information technology, knowledge-based [...]

Communication Studies School

UT’s School of Communication Studies combines expertise in interpersonal and organizational communication to study the communicative aspects of human relationships including mentoring, leadership, socialization, organizational development, social networks, conflict, organizational change, and persuasion. Put simply, we focus our efforts to answer questions about how humans exchange information within interpersonal and organizational contexts. Founded in 1987, [...]

Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development

GLORIAD is the Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development. The United States, China, and Russia jointly launched GLORIAD in 2004—a big step forward in relations among three countries not generally known for mutual cooperation. In 2005 GLORIAD expanded to include Korea, Canada, and the Netherlands; and in 2006 the five Nordic countries of Denmark, [...]

Health Information Technology and Simulation (HITS) Laboratory

Who We Are Dr. Tami H Wyatt, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, Co-Director of the HITS lab, is an Associate Professor and Chair of Educational Technology and Simulation at the College of Nursing. She has twenty-five years experience as a registered nurse, fifteen years of experience in higher education, and ten years of experience as an [...]

Information Sciences School

The School of Information Sciences (SIS) is recognized nationally and internationally as an interdisciplinary program of excellence in the information sciences. Graduates of the School’s programs are well prepared for further study and inquiry, for leadership in the information professions, and for enlightened participation in a global information society. Our faculty and staff offer a [...]

Journalism and Electronic Media School

The Undergraduate Program in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media (JEM) offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to provide students with the tools to achieve the career of their choice in a media field. The goal of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media is to prepare students to work in all media but to [...]

Science Alliance

The Science Alliance, a Tennessee Center of Excellence established in 1984, has a mission to expand cooperative ventures in research with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and in that process enhance science and engineering research programs at The University of Tennessee. Center research emphasizes strategic areas of importance to both organizations. Materials science, neutron science, [...]

University Libraries

The University Libraries is an intellectual, cultural, and social center for the university and its global community. Library faculty and staff support learning through inquiry, discovery, creation, and exchange of information. The university values the diversity of its users and resources, offering a welcoming and inclusive environment. Our faculty engage in research, having led and [...]