KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It’s not too late to help children prepare for the back-to-school transition, a University of Tennessee child care specialist said Wednesday. Dr. Jan Allen, a UT-Knoxville professor of child and family studies and head of Knoxville’s Child Care Information and Referral Service, said parents can spend a few days before school starts
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Populations of the most dangerous types of mosquitoes probably won’t increase even though the Tennessee Valley Authority is ending its pest control program, a University of Tennessee entomologist said Wednesday. Dr. Karen Vail said mosquitoes known as container breeders, the most dangerous disease-carriers, breed mostly in pools, old tires, gutters and other
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Twenty-six Knoxville-area community leaders have joined the Chancellor’s Associates at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The associates, who serve three-year terms, advise UT-Knoxville Chancellor Bill Snyder and his staff on community issues. The 76-member group meets monthly. Jerry Daves, president of Wood Properties in Knoxville, is chairman of the associates this year. The