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Growing Silver
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Growing Silver

You can count on finding a riot of color among the blooms and foliage at the UT Gardens in Knoxville.

Patients and Prudence
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Patients and Prudence

Nicole Perez is taking part in a program that's putting the Knoxville campus on the leading edge of clinical psychology training.

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.

Kickoff to the Future
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Kickoff to the Future

It was an evening of orange at Thompson-Boling Arena, where 850 people brought enough passion and "Rocky Top" to pack Neyland Stadium on game day.

Meet Your Officers
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Meet Your Officers

This year's officers of the UT Alumni Association are an experienced lot, and two of them are second-generation alumni leaders.

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.

You Can Do It
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You Can Do It

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

Mentoring Makes a Better World
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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.

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.

Eight is Great!
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Eight is Great!

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

Computing Among the Clouds
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Computing Among the Clouds

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

From Clouds Comes Rain -- and More
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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.

More Than Child's Play
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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 him.

Meet Your New UTAA President
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Meet Your New UTAA President

Tearing through the halls of ­Gatlinburg's Mountain View Hotel, 10-year-old Ford Little relished the freedom afforded him by the UTAA.

Farewell, Dave Roberts
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Farewell, Dave Roberts

In the 8 days before Dave Roberts came to work for the UTAA in 1966, he resigned his job in Nashville, got married, and moved to Knoxville.

A Wrangler's Retrospective
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A Wrangler’s Retrospective

Sometimes the line between life-changing dreams and nightmares runs thin as the queen of hearts.

Leadership Changes, Forensic Anthropology, and Sour Grapes
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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.

Walter Chadwick and a Host of Volunteers
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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 of Volunteers."

UT Goes to China
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UT Goes to China

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