Winter 2007

Changing Tomorrow Today
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Changing Tomorrow Today

UT's statewide marketing effort is keyed to the "fUTure" and includes billboards, a new television commercial, and print advertising.

Miss Tennessee, An Emmy Winner, and a Katrina Update
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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.

A President's Eye View
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A President’s Eye View

President John Petersen is in his third year at the UT helm, and he's making his mark on several fronts.

Doan Heads GSA
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Doan Heads GSA

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

No Smoking
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No Smoking

Each year almost 10,000 Tennesseans die as a direct result of cigarette smoking. Yet 28 percent continue to smoke.

Fuel from the Fields
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Fuel from the Fields

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

Biodiesel Comes Full Circle
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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 in his enthusiasm.

Mays Pursues a Workable Fuel Cell
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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.

Fueling Tomorrow
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Fueling Tomorrow

Gas-guzzling cars and congested highways -- our transportation culture is ripe for change, but can we hope for anything better?

Hear and Now
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Hear and Now

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

Kennewick Man: An Unburied Treasure
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Kennewick Man: An Unburied Treasure

Is Kennewick Man a sacrosanct skeleton that should be reburied? Or are his bones evidence that should be preserved and studied?

Of Crimes and Clues
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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 the floor.

There He Blows
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There He Blows

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

Cafe Dismay
The Last Word

Cafe Dismay

When did coffee become a fashion statement? Plain old Folger's in a bottom-of-the-line Procter Silex is soooo yesterday.