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The Honor of Their Presence

The Honor of Their Presence

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most effective--for instance, praising outstanding high-school juniors and urging them to go to UT.

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Worth the Coming Home

Worth the Coming Home

SENATE LAWYER BECOMES UNPAID SMOKIES MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST! I fully expected to see this newspaper headline.

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Lands for All Time

Lands for All Time

If you could look at mountains and seashores and think I saved that, wouldn't you nearly pop with pride? Paul…

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Butterflies, the Big Bopper, and Other News

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.

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The Other Phil Fulmer

The Other Phil Fulmer

For 8 years, Phillip Fulmer has dedicated time and effort to curbing teen suicide, working with the Jason Foundation.

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King of 'Shrooms

King of ‘Shrooms

Dennis Desjardin had quite a surprise when realized that some of the leaves he was kneeling in were actually a…

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To Do the Right Thing

To Do the Right Thing

Fall 2006 commencement at UT Knoxville seemed a fitting homecoming for civil rights pioneer Rita Sanders Geier.

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Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father

Enjoying the role of underdog can help level the playing field for all who play the game of life. Larry…

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Miss Tennessee, An Emmy Winner, and a Katrina Update

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.

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Doan Heads GSA

Doan Heads GSA

Lurita Doan is a top government administrator, a technology company founder, and a scholar of Renaissance literature.

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Fuel from the Fields

Fuel from the Fields

Agricultural production has traditionally focused on food and fiber, but a third F has entered the picture. Fuel.

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Biodiesel Comes Full Circle

Biodiesel Comes Full Circle

When you hear Scott Curran talk about "creating a model for campus sustainability," it's hard not to get caught up…

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Mays Pursues a Workable Fuel Cell

Mays Pursues a Workable Fuel Cell

Jimmy Mays's polymer research has put him on the leading edge of a new clean-energy research initiative.

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Hear and Now

Hear and Now

Research at the University of Tennessee may be sweet music to the ears of millions of hearing-aid users.

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Of Crimes and Clues

Of Crimes and Clues

In a small room off the cottage's entryway, crime-scene investigators study blood spatters on the wall and bloody handprints on…

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There He Blows

There He Blows

Josh Wolcott came to UT to study art. He never dreamed he'd be creating synthetic human bodies to blow up.

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