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News Sentinel: UT College of Engineering Celebrates 175 Years

Whitney Heins — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:20:42 +0000

This year marks the 175th year of engineering at UT, and the College of Engineering is marking the anniversary with a series of events that includes a gala and dedication of the John D. Tickle Engineering Building on Friday, Oct. 4. The Knoxville News Sentinel featured an overview of the college’s history. To read the story, visit the newspaper’s website.

WBIR-TV: UT students and their families celebrate Vols traditions during Family Weekend

Charles Primm — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:29:18 +0000

UT students and their parents were interviewed in this WBIR story about the annual Family Weekend.

WATE-TV: UT professor helps uncover large amounts of water on Mars

Whitney Heins — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:26:23 +0000

A new study released this week reveals NASA’s Curiosity Rover has helped find evidence of water in the soil. One of the scientists who took part in the study is Linda Kah, associate professor of geology. WATE-TV’s Josh Ault spoke with Kah.

LA Times: Scientists use math–and computer war games–to show how society evolved

Whitney Heins — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:35:26 +0000

A study by Sergey Gavrilets, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and associate director for scientific activities at National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, has received ample media attention worldwide. Using math to explain history, the study finds that intense warfare is the evolutionary driver of large complex societies. The study appears as an open-access article in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and can be found here.

The LA Times, Popular Mechanics, Huffington Post, and Wired are among the outlets featuring the research.

US News: 3 Things to Know About an MBA in Supply Chain Management

Lola Alapo — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:23:04 +0000

The Master of Business Administration supply chain concentration was featured recently in US News. Amy Cathey, executive director of the full-time MBA program, also was interviewed about the foundational business skills MBA students need, including basic finance, accounting, human resources management, and marketing. Read the story here.

WATE-TV: ORNL and UT researchers work to protect people from deadly chemical gases

Whitney Heins — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:12:30 +0000

WATE-TV Anchor Lori Tucker spoke with Jeremy Smith, Governor’s Chair for Molecular Biophysics and director of the UT/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Molecular Biophysics, about ongoing research to engineer enzymes to chemically transform sarin into harmless molecules. The end result could be A prophylactic treatment to be taken before an attack, rendering the chemical weapons useless. To view the story, visit WATE-TV’s website.

‘Tennessee Waltz’ manuscript donation to UT in the news

Lola Alapo — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 19:46:16 +0000

US Senator Lamar Alexander and his wife, Honey, along with three other couples, gave UT the original manuscript of “Tennessee Waltz” to be displayed prominently in the university’s new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.

Here is a sampling of the media outlets that covered the story:

Associated Press

Austin American-Statesman

Boston Globe

KHNL-TV NBC Channel 8 (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Knoxville News Sentinel

Market Watch from Dow Jones

Money News

Nashville Business Journal

Sacramento Bee

WATE-TV Channel 6

WBIR-TV Channel 10

WBIR-TV: Keepsakes help families grieve

Whitney Heins — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:03:02 +0000

WBIR-TV covered a philanthropic effort by nursing students called the Precious Prints Project which provides a silver finger charm to families who have lost a child at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. The students are hosted a fundraising run called “Sprint for the Prints” for the project on September 14. The effort is a partnership between the nursing students and Children’s Hospitals. To view the story, visit WBIR’s website.

Chattanoogan: A Review Of UT Knoxville’s New Facilities

Whitney Heins — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:17:56 +0000

The Chattanoogan did a wrap-up of UT’s new facilities including the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, RecSports Complex, and the John D. Tickle Engineering Building. “If you are a University of Tennessee at Knoxville graduate and have not been to campus in a while, you might think you are in the Emerald City, not Big Orange Country, during your next visit,” wrote reporter John Shearer.

To read the full article, visit The Chattanoogan.

News Sentinel: UT launches global human-rights program

Whitney Heins — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:10:29 +0000

The News Sentinel featured the new Disasters, Displacement and Human Rights Program launched this fall. The program, in the Department of Anthropology and partnering with the College of Law and the Department of Religious Studies, promotes holistic training, collaborative research and applied work on contemporary global and local problems associated with human rights and humanitarian interventions. To read the full article, visit the News Sentinel‘s website (subscription required).

Metro Pulse: Drones for Journalism: UT Invests in Cutting-Edge Technology That Still Has to Clear Some Obstacles

Charles Primm — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:30:40 +0000

This Metro Pulse story reports on the School of Journalism and Electronic Media experimenting with its newly-purchased drone outfitted with a camera. The device offers the promise of a next-generation journalistic tool for on-scene newsgathering.

WUOT: The Method: Migrating Trees, Radiochemistry and Preventing Blackouts

Whitney Heins — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:05:35 +0000

Howard Hall, the director of the campus’s Radiochemistry Center for Excellence, spoke with 91.9FM WUOT’s Chrissie Keuper about the importance of the field to national security. The interview appears on the station’s The Method which is a series that explores the intersection of science and society.

Read an excerpt and listen to the story on WUOT’s website.

News Sentinel: Health Care Heroes: Dedicated to better access, higher quality and innovation

Whitney Heins — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:12:51 +0000

Nan Gaylord, associate professor of nursing and founder of the Vine School Health Center, has been chosen as a 2013 Health Care Hero by the Greater Knoxville Business Journal. The CEOs of the five Knoxville-area hospital systems serve as judges of the program, selecting the Health Care Heroes from more than a hundred outstanding nominations. “Nan Gaylord raises money, trains nurses and directs a staff to keep open the doors of a Knox County health clinic where thousands of schoolchildren are treated each year,” read the article. To view the full story, visit the Knoxville News Sentinel website (subscription required).

Chronicle of Higher Education: New Buildings Greet Students (Mostly Without Construction Fences)

Lola Alapo — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:13:57 +0000

The Chronicle of Higher Education featured the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center as part of its roundup of new campus buildings nationwide that opened to students this fall. Read the story here.

News Sentinel: PC pioneer Mark Dean returns to UT as educator

Whitney Heins — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:58:19 +0000

After 34 years with IBM, Mark Dean feels right back at home in his new office in the Min Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building. Dean is responsible for designing the personal computer, the first gigahertz processor, and the once the world’s most powerful supercomputer, the Blue Gene. He ran multiple research teams all over the country and most recently spent time in Dubai for IBM before coming to UT. The Knoxville News Sentinel sat down with the alumnus and new professor. The complete story can be read at the news site.

Metro Pulse: UT Unveils New State-of-the-Art Music Center

Lola Alapo — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:46:38 +0000

Metro Pulse profiled UT’s new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center and its many amenities in this article.

Daily Beacon: Drum majorette defies perceptions with Pride of the Southland Band

Lola Alapo — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:33:12 +0000

The Daily Beacon featured Jessica Henderson, the new drum major of the Pride of the Southland Marching Band and only the second female to hold the position in the band’s history. Read the story here.

WBIR-TV: Transparent workplace: Everyone knows what you make

Lola Alapo — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:53:13 +0000

WBIR-TV interviewed Terry Leap, head of the UT Department of Management, on the topic of “transparent workplace,” where co-workers know what their colleagues make–from the person sitting next to them to the CEO. See the story here.

MSNBC: Streets bearing MLK’s name often in worst part of town

Whitney Heins — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:03:52 +0000

Derek Alderman, geography department head, was interviewed by MSNBC for a story which takes a look back at Martin Luther King’s legacy by analyzing the streets across the country that bear his name. Alderman has studied the names of these streets for fifteen years. His current work seeks to create a closer dialogue between the study of place naming and issues of social and spatial justice and African American belonging. “This isn’t really just about King,” he told the reporter. “This is about bringing visibility to African Americans, their historical importance in a broader, more general away. It goes to the heart of whose histories matter in America.” To view the story, visit MSNBC’s website.

WATE: Knoxville expert on Mars gains national attention

Whitney Heins — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:50:40 +0000

Earth and Planetary Sciences Professor Harry “Hap” McSween was featured by WATE-TV. He is on a two-year run of accolades. He has received Southeastern Conference Professor of the Year, the National Academy of Science J. Lawrence Smith medal, and most recently the Whipple Award, which honors scientists who have made major contributions in the field of planetary science. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on the composition of Mars. To read and watch the story, visit WATE-TV’s website.