Tag archive for ‘environment’
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Science Omega: Unexpected numbers of microbes are fighting nitrous oxide
Frank Loeffler, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Microbiology, was featured in Science-Omega for his research involving nitrous oxide. Loeffler and his international team has discovered that the range of microorganisms which... -
UT Study: Unexpected Microbes Fighting Harmful Greenhouse Gas
The environment has a more formidable opponent than carbon dioxide. Another greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, is 300 times more potent and also destroys the ozone layer each time it is... -
Baker Center Kicks off Energy-Environmental Forum Thursday
Duke University professor Rob Jackson will be at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on Thursday to kick off this semester's energy-environmental forum with a discussion of the link between the... -
UT Knoxville Wins Environmental Award for Green Power Usage
UT Knoxville is being honored again for its sustainability efforts. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy gave UT the Green Power Leadership Award for the campus's commitment to advancing renewable... -
WUOT-FM: Gregory Button on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
On April 20th, British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling platform exploded. WUOT 91.9 FM's Chrissy Keuper spoke with UT Knoxville professor Gregory Button, who studies environmental disasters and recovery,... -
Princeton Review Lists UT Among ’286 Green Colleges’
UT Knoxville is among the nation's most environmentally responsible institutions, according to The Princeton Review, one of the nation's top education service and evaluation companies. UT Knoxville is one of... -
UT Community Invited to Participate in Climate Conference Call with Senators
UT Knoxville students, faculty, staff and community are invited to participate in a conference call with the offices of Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker to hear directly from... -
UT Knoxville and ORNL Researchers Reveal Key To How Bacteria Clear Mercury Pollution
Mercury pollution is a persistent problem in the environment. Human activity has led to increasingly large accumulations of the toxic chemical, especially in waterways, where fish and shellfish tend to... -
UT Minute – Earth Month Edition
Faculty Senate President and professor of philosophy John Nolt speaks with the UT Minute staff about UT's efforts to create and maintain a sustainable...
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