Category archive for ‘In The News’ 
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Tenn. proposal aims to keep students out of debt
University of Tennessee Vice President Hank Dye is quoted in this AP story about possible legislation to put restrictions on credit-card solicitations on college campuses in...
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Warming Could Sap Superior
Steven Wilhelm, a professor of microbiology at UT Knoxville, is quoted in this Detroit Free Press story about the growing effects of climate change on Lake Superior. He notes the...
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Is Flavored Milk Fattening?
This article concerns a study published recently in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, which found that limiting chocolate or other flavored milk in children's diets may not only...
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Tax Rebates Could Be Ticket to Vacation
This AP story highlights the research findings of economist Steve Morse, director of the Tourism Institute at the University of Tennessee. Morse's study suggests that consumers are more likely to...
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NICS Unleashes ‘Kraken’ Supercomputer
The potential research breakthroughs that could result from the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s awarding of a $65 million grant to the University of Tennessee and its partners are outlined in...
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Meet Jane Doe
This feature article delves into the difficulties involved in identifying bodies based on a scarcity of remains. The story quotes forensic artist Barbara Anderson and her training at "the prestigious 'Body...
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Fine Motor Milestones
The April issue of American Baby magazine features expert explanations and advice from Daniela Corbetta, University of Tennessee associate professor of psychology, concerning stages of fine motor development in children. American...
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Repeal Of Helmet Laws Sees Increase Of Fatality Rates, Study Finds
This UPI story reported a study that found an increase in motorcyclist fatality rates in states that had repealed their universal helmet laws over the past 10 years. The article...
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Chestnuts to sprout from Appalachian strip mines
This widely published AP story quotes UT students John Johnson and Jeff Gately, who are involved in an innovative program to plant chestnut trees as a means of environmentally restoring strip-mined...