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 map.
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.
The Campaign for Tennessee Gains Momentum
A prodigy in many respects, Clarence Leon Brown received special permission to enter UT at the age of 15.
A Smoky Mountain Queen
I gave my first reading of my children's novel, Gentle's Holler, in Sylva, North Carolina, in the spring of 2005.
Homegrown Music
For Molly Erickson, a trained opera singer and an associate professor, attending concerts is more than fun--it's research.
Fuels, Funds, and a Solved Mystery
UT is a leader in the development of alternative fuels, and Dr. Bill Bass has solved the mystery of "The Big Bopper."
McCarthy Mainstreamed
For years Cormac McCarthy, Knoxville's most famous living literary son, had something of a cult following. The secret is now out.
Sounds of Centuries Past
One of the world's premier musical ensembles will bring its extraordinary talents to the university's Knoxville campus this fall.
Creating a New Career
Tish Lowe (Knoxville '75, '78) followed her true passion when she moved to Florence, Italy, in 2003 to study painting.
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bluegrass
WDVX began broadcasting in 1997 from a trailer in a campground in Norris, Tennessee, about 18 miles northeast of Knoxville.
Over the Top
The new Glocker Building is well on its way to a 2008 opening in Knoxville. This and more in the Summer 2007 installment of UTopics.
Late Night, Now Daily
Gina Brown is in the Big Apple, where she happily works as the production coordinator for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Jazz for Justice
In Northern Uganda, where children have long been traumatized by war, there is a group who call themselves "University of Tennessee girls."
Worth the Coming Home
SENATE LAWYER BECOMES UNPAID SMOKIES MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST! I fully expected to see this newspaper headline.
Butterflies, the Big Bopper, and Other News
A book about butterflies, solving the mystery of The Big Bopper's death, a fat camp for pets, and other stories.
Miss Tennessee, An Emmy Winner, and a Katrina Update
Blair Pancake won the Miss Tennessee title, and UT Chattanooga alumnus Leslie Jordan won an Emmy.
Cafe Dismay
When did coffee become a fashion statement? Plain old Folger's in a bottom-of-the-line Procter Silex is soooo yesterday.
