Arts & Culture

Windows to Heaven Icon
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Windows to Heaven

Museum displays Russian icons.

Books in Common
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Books in Common

Henrietta Lacks, Boy Who Harnessed the Wind have students talking.

Come to Pregame Showcase
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Come to Pregame Showcase

Before 2011 Vol home football games, you can learn about music, science, and a whole lot more.

The Long March Home
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The Long March Home

An unconventional look at the civil rights movement.

Take Two Aspirin and Write a Novel
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Take Two Aspirin and Write a Novel

A physician segues into literary territory

Luck of the Draw
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Luck of the Draw

Artwork isn't work to Sidney Carter--it's a pleasure

Meet the Artist
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Meet the Artist

UT graduate and native Tennessean Danny Wilson captures the state's distinctive personality.

The Road Often Traveled
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The Road Often Traveled

UT Martin alum Ed Sargent, tour manager for jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson for almost 25 years, now manages Joan Jett.

Birds of the Smokies
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Birds of the Smokies

UT recognizes the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with a new exhibit.

Remembering Sarah Booth Conroy
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Remembering Sarah Booth Conroy

UT's first woman journalism graduate left her mark on the Washington Post.

Lady Vols: In the Beginning
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Lady Vols: In the Beginning

In only three decades old, the Lady Vols have given us thrills, chills, championships, and many accomplished lives.

Bookshelf
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Bookshelf

Steve Ash's history of a black Civil War regiment and A. Scott Pearson's medical science-fiction thriller.

Long Live QE2
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Long Live QE2

“We sailed into Dubai in the afternoon on November 26,” Stew Bystrzycki (Knoxville ’04) said. “The sail in was amazing."

Warhol, STEM Growth, and Haslam Scholars
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Warhol, STEM Growth, and Haslam Scholars

The Campaign for Tennessee, a new Warhol exhibit, a look at the Haslam Scholars, and more in the latest installment of UTopics.

Sounds Like Success: Dustin Cawood
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Sounds Like Success: Dustin Cawood

Dustin Cawood works on a ranch, but you won't find him in the saddle, enjoying the scenery on a 5,000-acre spread in Marin County, California.

Home is Where the Art Is
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Home is Where the Art Is

Anna Maria Horner is a homemaker in the oldest, and newest, sense of the word.

Your Last Name
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Your Last Name

From her home in Cary, North Carolina, Kelly Utt-Grubb runs a one-of-a-kind business: a family naming resource.

Farewell Music for the QE2
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Farewell Music for the QE2

Two alumni hitched a ride on the Queen Elizabeth 2's final round-the-world cruise and did it with a song in their hearts.

A Bit of UT at America's Theme Parks
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A Bit of UT at America’s Theme Parks

These UT alumni who work with Disney, Dollywood, and Sea World Orlando would love to welcome you.

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

The Pleasure is All Mine
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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 the Family.

Test By Fire
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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 2008 presidential election.