UT’s Kraken is Named World’s Fastest Academic Supercomputer and Third Most Powerful Worldwide
East Tennessee is now home to two of the world’s three fastest computers, according to new rankings released today.
Microbiologist and Environmental Engineer Loeffler Named Sixth UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair
Frank Loeffler, a leading expert in environmental microbiology and the use of bacteria to clean and protect environmental resources, has been named the sixth University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair.
Local Government Officials Complete UT Leadership Training
Sixteen county and municipal government leaders have successfully completed the 17th annual Local Government Leadership Program (LGLP) at the Jimmy Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership, an agency of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service.
UT Knoxville Wins $10M Grant for Powerful New Supercomputer
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, $10 million to develop a computer system that will interpret the massive amounts of data created by the current generation of high-performance computers in the agency’s national computer grid.
Improving Graduation Rates is Priority at UT
Increasing the number of University of Tennessee students who stay in school and continue to graduation is a top priority throughout the UT System, UT Interim President Jan Simek said at the fall meeting of the Board of Trustees today.