Ecology seeks to understand the vital connections between living organisms and their environment, which form a complex network defined by their use of available resources. Maryrose Weatherton is applying a similar ecological lens to study the environment of students in higher education. By using what is known about ecological systems, she hopes to develop a better way to measure and characterize achievement in minoritized grad students. Continue reading
–Aldous Huxley in The Beginning and the End
The process of gene editing, which may have seemed like science fiction 30 years ago, has become a part of everyday life. Plants are modified to grow faster or contain more nutritional value, flowers are engineered to change colors, and even fish are altered to glow under black light. David Dooley, doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is using similar technology in the battle against illness and disease.
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Space is defined as the unlimited expanse in which all material objects are located, and all events occur. Artists and designers often explore the concept of space by creating something special and unique where people feel that they belong. Nuveen M. Barwari, graduate student in the School of Art, is using her work to create an entirely new space—one that allows her to connect her homeland and her host land. Continue reading
In 1996, NASA administrators made a historic announcement: proof that life had existed on Mars at some point in its history. Their proof was a Martian rock that they claimed contained the same combination of minerals and carbon compounds as those created by microbes on Earth. Searching for chemicals that indicate the presence of life is at the heart of the research being done by Grace Sarabia, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemistry. Continue reading
Industrial hemp is a newly emerging agricultural market in Tennessee, but there is a need for more research, state-of-the-art tools, and methods of production to advance the industry. Julian Cosner, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, is hoping to fill that gap by providing pest management strategies for Tennessee hemp growers. Continue reading
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