Category archive for ‘Featured Story’ 
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UT Knoxville Says Thanks to Jan Simek
Faculty, staff and students have spent this week saying goodbye and thanks to Jan Simek, whose term as interim chancellor of the Knoxville campus ends today. Newly-appointed Chancellor Jimmy G.... -
Going Lean and Green
UT Knoxville is going green and going lean by going online to send VolXpress billing statements to its students instead of sending them by mail each semester. By e-mailing billing... -
“The Triumph of Love” Comes to Clarence Brown Theatre Next Week
The Triumph of Love, Pierre Marivaux's romantic comedy, will run Thursday, Jan. 29, through Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Clarence Brown Theatre. UT faculty and staff get "buy one get...
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Cut the Cord and Switch Your Thinking
The Switch Your Thinking campaign encourages Knoxville-area UT employees and students to save energy by turning off computers, printers and other electrical devices at the end of the day or...
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Turning Off the Lights
When it comes to vending machines and money, you're probably only concerned with the change in your pocket. But it costs UT Knoxville a pretty penny to run vending machines...
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Switch Your Thinking: Stay Tuned for More Ideas from Mark Windham
Mark Windham has a few good ideas on how UT employees can curb some of the university's energy usage. He recently led a charge to rid his area within the...
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Switch Your Thinking: Carolyn Hicks Leads By Example
Working in Human Resources' employment office, Carolyn Hicks began to notice a lot of excess printing going on. And a lot of excess paper being used. Realizing there had to...
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New UT Supercomputer Enters the Top 20
Every six months, UT Knoxville Distinguished Professor Jack Dongarra and his colleagues announce the list of the world's 500 most powerful computers. For the first time ever, a UT Knoxville...
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Take a Break for Wellness
As the holiday season nears, weight gain is weighing heavy on people's minds. But you can do a lot to battle the bulge, and you can do it in an...
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Baker Center Celebrates New Building
Political memorabilia from Sen. Howard Baker Jr.'s own collection. Interactive exhibits that ask you to make key decisions lawmakers faced in major national controversies such as Watergate and Iran-Contra. Stunning...