Category archive for ‘News Brief’ 
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WUOT Series Looks at Homelessness
In any given month, more than 1,600 people in Knox County find themselves without a home. And each one of them has a rich, complex story to tell. "The Other...
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Sen. Bill Frist to Speak at UT’s Howard Baker Center Events
Former U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will be in Knoxville on Nov. 9 to speak at two events, both sponsored by the University of Tennessee's Howard H....
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Former Child Soldier, Rehabilitation Nurse to Reunite at UT
Ishmael Beah was a child soldier fighting on the front lines of a war that engulfed his native Sierra Leone. Alusine Kamara was the director of a child soldier rehabilitation...
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High School Students Win Scholarships at UT-Pro2Serve Math Contest
Almost 600 students from 46 Tennessee high schools converged on the UT campus Wednesday to compete in the University of Tennessee-Pro2Serve Math...
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Jinks Honored for Contributions to Economy, Improving Women’s Lives
Mary Hodge Jinks, associate vice president of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service, received a 2007 "E" Award from the Tennessee Economic Council on Women. The awards were...
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UT Medical Researcher’s Grant Sets Longevity Records
A researcher in the UT Health Science Center's Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville recently broke records with a five-year extension of a research grant from the National Institutes of...
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UT Scientists Develop Disease-Resistant Dogwoods
University of Tennessee plant pathologists Robert Trigiano and Mark Windham, whose work with disease-resistant dogwood trees has revitalized the state's nursery industry, are the 2007 recipients of the university's most...
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It’s Homecoming Time in Tennessee
Parties, parades and plenty of fun: it's Homecoming time in Tennessee! Smokey's Bayou Bash festivities begin at 4 p.m. Friday with the Homecoming parade. The centerpiece event, "Celebrating Our Heroes:...
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School of Journalism and Electronic Media Celebrates 60 Years
This fall, the School of Journalism and Electronic Media is celebrating a very special milestone: its 60th anniversary. All alumni of the school are invited to attend an anniversary celebration,...
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UT Professor: Smokeless Tobacco Ads Still Target Youth
Despite a 1998 settlement designed to limit the marketing of smokeless tobacco to youth, tobacco companies are still getting their message out, according to a study led by UT Knoxville...