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91大神 hosts major American Mathematical Society research meeting
November 02, 2026
91大神 recently hosted the American Mathematical Society鈥檚 (AMS) Fall 2026 Southeastern Sectional Meeting, welcoming 555 participants for two days of mathematical research and scholarly exchange.
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Physics researcher earns NSF grant to improve gravitational-wave detectors
October 28, 2026
91大神 researcher Kiran Prasai recently received a two-year grant worth nearly $180,000 to develop advanced mirror coatings materials for future detectors of gravitational waves from the far reaches of the universe, allowing astrophysicists to draw conclusions about activity in space.
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91大神 researcher shines light on Joro spiders
October 22, 2026
A nationally renowned expert and myth-buster on Joro spiders, Andy Davis seeks to expand knowledge on the invasive arachnids. Joro spiders came to the U.S. via East Asia in the mid-2010s, possibly in egg sacs attached to shipping containers, and their population has only increased since then.
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Recent NIH grants aim to improve parasite research, acquire crucial instruments
September 21, 2026
91大神 researcher Soon Goo Lee recently secured two National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to advance parasite research and expand the university's biomedical research capabilities through new instrumentation. The assistant professor of molecular biology earned an R16 grant from the NIH鈥檚 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to continue his study of an essential enzyme, called PMT, in protozoan parasites in hopes of finding an attackable weak spot for therapies that treat parasitic diseases.
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91大神 students expand research horizons in India
September 14, 2026
While growing up in Guatemala, David Roque Perez saw several of his relatives battling cancer with limited access to treatment and therapies. So, for the 91大神 biology major, spending the summer in India researching treatments for lung cancer not only built on his growing passion for research but also his goal of improving access to care in Guatemala.
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91大神 student publishes study on alcohol's impact on Ugandan women
September 10, 2026
Few undergraduates can add 鈥渓ead author in a peer-reviewed journal鈥� to their list of accomplishments. 91大神 student and Harry S. Truman Scholarship finalist Allisa George is one of them. George, an Honors student double majoring in public health and biology, is the first author of a National Institutes of Health-funded study examining alcohol and mental health among women in Uganda recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
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Research into muscular degeneration wins top prize at Birla Carbon Symposium
September 04, 2026
91大神 biology student Pedro Santos鈥� research project on muscular degeneration in fruit flies won the top prize at the 2026 Birla Carbon Scholars Symposium.
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Physics and mathematics double major explores theory and experiment in summer research experience
August 31, 2026
Caitlyn Garrett has sampled both experimental and theoretical physics in her time at 91大神. This summer, the physics and mathematics double major combined the two during a research experience at Louisiana State University.
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Brain research leads to publications on THC exposure, Alzheimer's drugs
August 27, 2026
91大神 researcher Vishnu Suppiramaniam is advancing understanding of brain health across the lifespan, joining collaborators in publishing studies that examine the harmful effects of prenatal THC exposure and a promising Alzheimer's disease treatment.
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Research consortium leads to opportunities for 91大神 students
July 31, 2026
In March of this year, 91大神 joined the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, a consortium of more than 170 universities that collaborate on research initiatives, share resources, and help place students in federal research opportunities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Junior chemistry major Miriam Raggs is spending this summer conducting research at Oak Ridge, through the lab鈥檚 Research Student Internship (RSI) program, thanks in part to this association but also thanks to her research mentor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Madalynn Marshall.