- Accomplished faculty, staff, and students were honored Wednesday evening at the annual Chancellor’s Honors Banquet, the university’s largest recognition event of the year. See a full list of 2017 awardees here.
- Charles Sanft, associate professor of history, has been named a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies.
- Sergey Gavrilets, distinguished professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Mathematics, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- Wardell Milan, a New York City-based visual artist, will be recognized for his accomplishments as part of UT’s African American Trailblazer Series on Tuesday, April 25.
Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Three New Grand Challenges
The Office of Research & Engagement and the University of Tennessee Foundation would like to make you aware that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has opened three new Grand Challenges. Interested applicants must contact Sally Morris, Director of Foundation Relations at smorri41@utk.edu. The deadline is January 13th, 2015.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Round 14 of the Grand Challenges Explorations
The Office of Research & Engagement and the University of Tennessee Foundation would like to make you aware that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has opened Round 14 of the Grand Challenges Explorations. Interested applicants must contact Sally Morris, Director of Foundation Relations at smorri41@utk.edu.
Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations as well as for-profit companies.