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Ancient Bronzes, A Farm of the Future, and a Couple Updates

Ancient Bronzes, A Farm of the Future, and a Couple Updates

Objects from long ago and far away promise a tantalizing museum experience this summer at UT Knoxville.

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You Can Do It

You Can Do It

The majority of students can succeed at math and science. "They just need to be taught how," says Dr. Saundra…

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Mentoring Makes a Better World

Mentoring Makes a Better World

Ann Draughon says the most important thing she has done is prepare women and minorities for careers in food microbiology.

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Small Town, Big Heart

Small Town, Big Heart

Now 81 years old, Dr. Mario Ramirez remembers his journey away from—and back to—his Texas home.

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The Pleasure is All Mine

The Pleasure is All Mine

Research scientist Jonathan Balcombe posits in his book Pleasurable Kingdom that humans aren't the only animals capable of feeling pleasure.

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Set to Rights

Dr. Michael Lofaro is editing a new series of James Agee’s work, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, A Death in…

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Test By Fire

Test By Fire

Dr. Robert H. Swansbrough’s book raises questions about how the Iraq War and Bush’s Middle East policies will affect the…

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Eight is Great!

Eight is Great!

The 2008 Lady Vols brought home an unprecedented eighth NCAA women's basketball crown.

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Computing Among the Clouds

Computing Among the Clouds

The computing cloud is the brainchild of Mark Dean (Knoxville ’79), an IBM fellow and vice-president .

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From Clouds Comes Rain -- and More

From Clouds Comes Rain — and More

The cloud formations above East Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains and the moving water below are, in fact, closely linked.

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More Than Child's Play

More Than Child’s Play

Dan White, a UT Knoxville philosophy graduate living in Can Tho, Vietnam, grinned as he surveyed the familiar scene before…

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Democracy in the Balance

Democracy in the Balance

Garry and Betsy Phillips agree on one thing for sure--the stability of the whole Middle East hangs in the balance.

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Heritage Plaza: UTC's Gathering Place

Heritage Plaza: UTC’s Gathering Place

An inviting walkway carries visitors into a circular space bordered by the University Center, Grote Hall, and Lupton Library.

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What a Scholarship Can Do

What a Scholarship Can Do

Jim Powell of tiny Limestone, Tennessee, has helped to build many of Tennessee's most recognizable landmarks.

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Madras Holds Her Head Up High

Madras Holds Her Head Up High

The first few months of Madras's life weren't easy. During birth, her mother sat down as the cub was partially…

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Leadership Changes, Forensic Anthropology, and Sour Grapes

Leadership Changes, Forensic Anthropology, and Sour Grapes

Jan Simek steps in as interim Chancellor, forensic science on display, and UT's efforts to put Tennessee wine on the…

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Walter Chadwick and a Host of Volunteers

Walter Chadwick and a Host of Volunteers

This is a story of courage, faith, and friendship that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "a host…

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Preparing for the Nursing Shortage

Preparing for the Nursing Shortage

No one looks forward to a stay in the hospital. But try to imagine the experience without the assistance of…

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UT Goes to China

UT Goes to China

Educating students to succeed in the global workplace isn't just a lofty slogan. Today it's a necessity.

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It's in the Blood

It’s in the Blood

Ann Bell, a retired UT Health Science Center hematology technologist, is an expert on blood cells and has the literary…

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Surely They Jest: Three alumni who always have their wit about them

Surely They Jest: Three alumni who always have their wit about them

Three UT alumni, Carl Wolfson, Leanne Morgan, and Dale Henry, are making their livings by making others laugh.

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Breaking the Sound Barrier

Breaking the Sound Barrier

Dr. John P. Little is focused on the task at hand: implanting a device into the ear of an 11-year-old…

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Wilson Has a Taste for Leadership

Wilson Has a Taste for Leadership

America's palate is becoming more sophisticated, and Alan Wilson is in the business of satisfying the nation's taste buds.

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