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Who We Are on Rocky Top

Rebekah Winkler — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:19:53 +0000

UT Knoxville has unveiled an exciting new look that embraces UT’s colors, energy, achievements, and enthusiasm. The campaign introduces the world to UT—Big Orange. Big Ideas.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fz35S8jNjo

Chancellor and Y-12 General Manager Talk about New Partnership

Whitney Holmes — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:02:03 +0000

Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek

This past fall, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the Y-12 National Security Complex entered into a formal partnership that holds great promise, not only for UT and Y-12 but for our state and nation.

UT Knoxville is working to become a Top 25 public university by providing access to the types of opportunities

Y-12 President and General Manager Darrel Kohlhorst

provided at Y-12—unique research and engineering projects; international expertise in nuclear security; as well as non-technical initiatives in medical, human resources, and business operations. Y-12 is a key site in the nation’s nuclear security enterprise. Its long-term success requires top-flight technical talent and innovation, and it has already begun to benefit greatly from the expertise, energy and fresh perspectives of university faculty and students.

Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and Y-12 President General Manager Darrel Kohlhorst offer a concise overview of the partnership in this video from Y-12.

Students Dig for Artifacts at Thomas Jefferson’s Plantation

Whitney Holmes — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:05:17 +0000

UT Knoxville assistant professor of Anthropology, Barbara Heath, has been taking students to Virginia every summer since 2007 to excavate two sites previously owned by Thomas Jefferson. Heath hopes to uncover what life was really like for the 18th century slaves of the Virginia Piedmont. Her research is especially unique because little documentation has been done from the perspective of the slaves. This video takes you to the excavation site.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZLhZVOb-I

To read an article in the Knoxville News Sentinel about another one of Heath’s digs, visit http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/oct/30/ut-students-dig-for-artifacts-at-historic-marble/.

UT Researchers Improve Lives by Glowing Cells

Whitney Holmes — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:28:30 +0000

UT researchers have found a way to make drug development faster, cheaper, and safer. The way involves making cells glow. Yes, glow. The researchers—Dan Close, Gary Sayler, Stacy Patterson, and Steven Ripp—use a series of genes to trigger the human or animal cells to continuously produce light—naturally. This is particularly important during drug trials. A healthy cell continues to glow, a dying cell flickers, and a dead cell is snuffed out. The researchers have a company called 490 Biotech and plans to bring their discovery to the marketplace.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg40HJrjyM8

Electrical Engineering Students Build Electric Battery Vehicle

Rebekah Winkler — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:24:04 +0000

Keep your eyes peeled and you might see a group of students from UT Knoxville’s College of Engineering cruising around campus in the electric car that they built, the Bug E Bev. The students were advised by UT Knoxville faculty members Paul Frymier, Chris Cherry, Robert Counce, David Irick, and Leon Tolbert.

While building the vehicle, the students studied the sustainability of electric, hydrogen fuel cell, and gasoline-fueled vehicles. They discovered that both electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are more economic than a Toyota Camry. Both alternative vehicles also have less environmental impact than the Camry.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5TKzFGGyog

The above video also is featured as an Editor’s Choice on the Planet Forward website.

The Bug E Bev runs on lithium ion batteries, and plugs into a standard electrical outlet to recharge. The vehicle can go up to forty-five miles an hour and can run thirty miles on one charge. It can recharge in six hours for about twenty-five cents.

A Volunteer Effort

Charles Primm — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:22:48 +0000

Thanks to the generosity of our community, UT was able to fill not just one, but TWO trucks for tornado relief Tuesday. The UT football team semi-truck and another large box truck were loaded with cases of water, food, clothing, and household cleaning supplies, as well as many other needed items. The items were delivered to Salvation Army distribution centers in Bradley and Greene counties Wednesday. The donations will benefit ten East Tennessee counties named disaster areas after the late-April tornadoes and severe weather.

UT Athletics also donated $25,000 from the football orange and white spring game to the American Red Cross for Tennessee relief efforts.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHwZaDw213o

In addition to many individual donations, several corporations and organizations also stepped up to help. Each of the nine local Home Depot stores donated a truck full of cleaning and rebuilding supplies. Coca-Cola Refreshments donated seventy-nine cases of tea, vitaminwater®, and other beverages. Adidas and the UT Bookstore donated more than 2,500 UT football T-shirts, which were given to individuals who donated. The rest of the shirts were put on the truck for use in the affected areas. TeamVOLS, UT’s student service organization, began collecting items for relief immediately after the storms. The group donated two van-loads of items and provided many volunteers for the donation drive.

Special thanks to these organizations, to the many individuals who donated, to staff from UT Athletics and the campus for organizing the effort, and to the students and staff who worked all day receiving, sorting, and loading the trucks. This was truly a Volunteer effort.

Faculty Appreciation Week Video: Students Say ‘Thanks!’

Rebekah Winkler — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:29:59 +0000

The final Faculty Appreciation Week video feature is the third installment of UT students thanking some of the faculty members who have meant the most to them.

Visit the Faculty “shout out” page to send your own thank you message to a favorite faculty member or to read what others have written: http://www.utk.edu/faculty/appreciation/shout-out/.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXtcrAIDFXg

DeParle Recalls Favorite Faculty

Rebekah Winkler — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:04:19 +0000

In today’s video, alumna Nancy-Ann DeParle, President Barack Obama’s deputy chief of staff, reminisces about some of her favorite UT faculty.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLJDjGJmTiQ

Faculty Appreciation Week Video: More Students Say ‘Thank You’

Rebekah Winkler — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:45:32 +0000

Today’s Faculty Appreciation Week video feature is the second installment of UT students thanking some of the faculty members who have meant the most to them.

Visit the Faculty “shout out” page to send your own thank you message to a favorite faculty member or to read what others have written: http://www.utk.edu/faculty/appreciation/shout-out/.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEk5kkR8kTI

Faculty Appreciation Week: Actor Remembers Influential Faculty

Rebekah Winkler — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:19:28 +0000

Today’s Faculty Appreciation Week video features Tony Award-winning actor John Cullum reminiscing about one of his favorite UT faculty members.