Category archive for ‘In The News’ 
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Scientists Hunt for Bodies on Barker Ranch Where Charles Manson Hid
The University of Tennessee's "Body Farm" is mentioned in this article about the search for hidden graves at a ranch once used by the infamous mass-murderer Charles Manson. The story...
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Toyota Honorary Chairman Tours UT’s Baker Center
This article in BusinessWeek notes the visit by Shoichiro Toyoda of the Toyota Motor Corp. to the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee....
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Vines: Carville Sees Bias in Coverage
This Knoxville News Sentinel columnist quotes Catherine Luther, associate professor of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee. Luther cites recent studies that show different ratings on political...
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The Hot Question: How New Are the New Superconductors?
This news article in Science magazine highlights groundbreaking new research by UT Knoxville's Pengcheng Dai, a professor of physics and a joint research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dai's research...
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Returning to the Moon
This Technology Review article mentions the University of Tennessee, co-developer (along with MIT and Boston University) of "Crater," a cosmic-ray telescope, which is one of six new technological instruments that...
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Mysterious Cheetah Disease Explained
This LiveScience.com feature looks at a deadly disease in cheetahs that is similar to "Mad Cow Disease" and Alzheimer's. The story quotes Alan Solomon, University of Tennessee professor of human...
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Geology, Engineering Contribute to Quake Damage
UT Knoxville professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Qiuhong Zhao is quoted in this story on National Public Radio's Morning Edition about this week's devastating China earthquakes. Zhao, a seismologist...
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The Forever Waste
University of Tennessee Economics Professor Emeritus Milton Russell is quoted in this article about ethical questions that surround intergenerational responsibility for high-level radioactive...
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New Health Woes as China Moves from Famine to Feast
This Reuters news story, which reports on China's increasing diet-related health problems, cites findings from a study by Daryll E. Ray, professor of agricultural economics at the University of Tennessee.
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Little Books Still Speak Volumes
This article spotlights the University of Tennessee's Special Collections Library. The story focuses on the library's miniature books, such as a 1932 edition of George Washington's Farewell Address that contains...