KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The data on airline safety that will be available via the Internet in February won’t be much use to the average consumer, a University of Tennessee engineering professor said Friday. “Most people will have difficulty interpreting what’s there,” said Dr. Mancil Milligan, professor of aerospace engineering. “It’s not going to tell you
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– The University of Tennessee Medical Center needs options to stay competitive and UT plans to ask the legislature for the flexibility to meet changes in health care, UT President Joe Johnson said Friday. Johnson, speaking to hospital employees, said state law currently puts the center at a competitive disadvantage with area hospitals. UT’s
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Registration for two lunchtime book discussions led by University of Tennessee faculty has begun at the Lawson-McGhee Library. Dr. Thomas Hood, UT-Knoxville professor of sociology, will lead discussions on two books by South African authors: “Kaffir Boy” by Mark Mathabane and “July’s People” by Nadine Gordimer. These “Lunch and Learn” programs, sponsored
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Eastern Cherokee Indians, for centuries expected to assimilate into white culture, will prosper in the 21st century by reaffirming their tribal identity, a University of Tennessee-Knoxville history professor said Friday. Dr. John Finger said a reaffirmation of traditional Cherokee culture as well as the Cherokee identity as a federally recognized Indian tribe
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Boys Choir of Harlem will perform at the Tennessee Theater at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. Under the direction of Dr. Walter J. Turnbull, who founded the choir in 1968, the 35-member touring ensemble performs classical and modern music, popular song, spirituals, gospel and jazz. Tickets are available at the University