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August 10, 2012
Getting rich used to be tough. For most of the past two centuries, few countries managed it. But those gaps have begun to close, thanks to industrialization. For many countries,...Read More »
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August 8, 2012
If watching the London Olympics has sparked an interest in race walking, with its singular hip-swinging, rolling gait, but the pace is not right, consider power walking, its more easygoing...Read More »
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July 26, 2012
US News interviewed David Bassett Jr., co-director of the UT Obesity Research Center and a professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, about a study that shows that...Read More »
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June 28, 2012
CNN highlighted a recent UT study that shows students who plan on obtaining a four-year degree in college shouldn't take five or six years to get it. The study, from...Read More »
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June 25, 2012
The Wall Street Journal featured UT economics professor Bill Fox in this story about state and local fiscal burdens and their strain on economic recovery. Fox noted a political pitfall: Taxpayers...Read More »
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June 20, 2012
U.S. News and World Report has highlighted a recent study from UT's Center for Business and Economic Research that confirms that persistence pays when it comes to higher education....Read More »
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May 24, 2012
Several local news outlets highlighted a new study at UT’s Early Learning Center that may change the way playgrounds are designed. Sean Durham, director of the center, decided to give the playground...Read More »
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May 18, 2012
In an oversaturated job market, five UT graduate students said winning a recent human resources competition gave them a competitive edge for the future. The team—Jeffrey Arnold of Middlesboro, Kentucky; Paresh...Read More »
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May 16, 2012
William Fox, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, co-authored a study on behalf of the Motion Picture Association of America about the economic benefits of film production...Read More »
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May 11, 2012
David Patterson, social work professor and director of the Knox Homeless Management Information System, partnered with the Knoxville-Knox County Homeless Coalition on a study about the ongoing challenges of homelessness in the area....Read More »
