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Top Shelf at Wal-Mart

Top Shelf at Wal-Mart

Perhaps no name in commerce is as well known as that of Wal-Mart, and Don Frieson has mapped his way…

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McCarthy Mainstreamed

McCarthy Mainstreamed

For years Cormac McCarthy, ­Knoxville's most famous living literary son, had something of a cult following. The secret is now…

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Beast of Eden

Beast of Eden

Ask conservation ecologist Dr. Luke Dollar to name the place he felt farthest from the UT campus, and he'll likely…

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The Power of Education

The Power of Education

When Luke Dollar discovered villagers had killed a foosa, he launched a poster campaign to "Save the fossa, save the…

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Rocky Top on the Yangtze

Rocky Top on the Yangtze

Recently my wife Kathy and I, both loyal Tennessee Volunteers since 1966, traveled to China for a vacation and Far…

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Sounds of Centuries Past

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.

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Counting Them Down

Counting Them Down

Yosemite. Check. Yellowstone. Check. Rocky Mountain National Park. Eugene O'Neill's home. Pinnacles National Monument. Check.

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Let's Drink to Retirement

Let’s Drink to Retirement

Ron Frieson (Knoxville '81) toasted retirement, not with a glass of wine, but with an entire wine store--his own.

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Do It Today

Do It Today

Many people say they want to travel when they retire. Globe-trotter Ginny Thigpen says, "Do it today."

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Creating a New Career

Creating a New Career

Tish Lowe (Knoxville '75, '78) followed her true passion when she moved to Florence, Italy, in 2003 to study painting.

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Give Us This Day Our Daily Bluegrass

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.

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Woman Power

Woman Power

Three women made seven-figure gifts to help build, literally, UT's reputation as a powerhouse of intercollegiate athletics.

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Blown Away

Blown Away

Two years ago, Erin Moore was starting her sophomore year at the University of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit.

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Seventh Time's the Charm

Seventh Time’s the Charm

The basketball Lady Vols captured their seventh national title by beating Rutgers in the NCAA championship game on April 3.

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Over the Top

Over the Top

The new Glocker Building is well on its way to a 2008 opening in Knoxville. This and more in the…

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Meet the National Professor of the Year

Meet the National Professor of the Year

Being national professor of the year is a momentous honor. But for Donna Boyd, the award has added significance.

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Stay

Stay

UT's enrolling its best students ever, research funding is on the rise, and alumni and friends are unusually generous in…

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Jazz for Justice

Jazz for Justice

In Northern Uganda, where children have long been traumatized by war, there is a group who call themselves "University of…

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Down on the Border

Down on the Border

Tracking a group of 200 illegal aliens in the remote Sonoran Desert is a typical day's work for U.S. Border…

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Worth the Reward

Worth the Reward

Nan Schumaker's accomplishments include graduating from the FBI Academy, leading investigations, and contributing to a national championship.

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Wrong President, Wrong Time

Wrong President, Wrong Time

Tom Coens spends much of his time perusing letters, memos, speeches, and other communications to and from Andrew Jackson.

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Share Your Stories

Share Your Stories

Education changes lives. For Debbie Ingram, that's not just a catchy slogan but a personal cause.

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What a Difference Their Generosity Makes

What a Difference Their Generosity Makes

Investing your money can be about as serious as a heart attack. Unfortunately, not every investment is a wise one.

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