Tag archive for ‘science’
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August 5, 2010
HIV-AIDS. SARS. Ebola. Bird Flu. Swine Flu. Rabies. These are emerging infectious diseases where the viruses have jumped from one animal species into another and now infect humans. Gary McCracken,...Read More »
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July 21, 2010
Researchers at UT Knoxville are once again turning what scientists thought they knew about the moon on its head. Last fall, researchers discovered "lunar dew" on the moon's surface --...Read More »
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June 10, 2010
Can we stop climate change by pumping carbon into the Earth's core? Could marine life on Earth be the key to discovering life on other planets? What did the world...Read More »
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March 24, 2010
Thirty-six middle and high school teams from across the state will compete Saturday, March 27, in the Tennessee Science Olympiad State Tournament hosted by UT...Read More »
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March 5, 2010
Local high school students attending the 45th Tennessee Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at UT Knoxville last week dominated the top spots. More than 20 students from high schools across...Read More »
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February 25, 2010
Not many high school kids use their free time to ponder topics such as cardiac arrhythmias or wireless electricity transmissions, let alone devise research to better understand such topics. However...Read More »
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February 22, 2010
Dozens of Tennessee high school students will converge on UT's Conference Center Building Feb. 25 for the Tennessee Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. The symposium will be held at UT's...Read More »
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January 14, 2010
It's not thinking in the way humans, dogs or even birds think, but new findings from researchers at UT Knoxville show that bacteria are more capable of complex decision-making than...Read More »
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January 6, 2010
UT Knoxville has more new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science than any other university in the South. AAAS has named 11 UT Knoxville faculty members...Read More »
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November 18, 2009
UT Knoxville has joined with Indiana University and a group of eight other national and international partners to explore new frontiers in scientific computing as part of the FutureGrid, a...Read More »