Category archive for ‘In The News’ 
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Veterinarians opine on lethal-injection methods
This issue of DVM Newsmagazine quotes Dennis Geiser, dean of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, who was one of five veterinarians asked to give their opinions in...
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What Do Attractive Women See In So-So Men?
Stories about a study by James McNulty, Ph.D., of UT's Psychology Department have made international headlines. McNulty appeared on both CBS's "The Early Show" and NBC's "Today" show to discuss his...
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Corruption is Expensive, But Who Pays the Bills?
This article, published March 25 at PhysOrg.com, mentions UT assistant professor Larry Fauver, co-author of the paper "Corruption, Political Connections and Municipal Finance," which recently was named "Best Paper in...
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Top Chef School
UT professor/certified executive chef John Antun and the university's new Culinary Institute were the featured cover story March 20 in the special Restaurant Guide section of Metro Pulse, a...
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Insight Into HIV’s On-Off Switch Shows Promise For Therapy, Understanding Cellular Decisions
This March 17 article in Medical News Today outlines new research into the genetic circuitry of HIV conducted by Michael L. Simpson of ORNL and Roy D. Dar of the...
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Rivers Great and Small Can Fight Pollution, If Given A Chance
This article focuses on a three-year study led by Patrick Mulholland, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Tennessee. The team's research shows how streams remove nitrogen...
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This state can set example on sound energy policies
This editorial in the Tennessean addresses Gov. Bredesen's call for the establishment of a state energy policy. The article commends the research being done in the areas of bio-energy,... -
Customer Service, or Provider Responsibility?
In this article for Inside Higher Ed Todd A. Diacon, vice provost of academic operations at the University of Tennessee, discusses the business model, or "customer service," approach to educating...
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Dr. Lynn Cagle Discusses Education Reform
An opinion piece by Dr. Lynn Cagle, associate dean for professional licensure and outreach in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences at the University of Tennessee, was published...
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Astronaut/UT Alumnus Profiled in the New York Times
This March 10 New York Times article features a brief interview with UT alumnus Capt. Dominic Gorie, commander of the space shuttle Endeavour. The story mentions that Gorie earned his...