KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– The University of Tennessee is ahead of schedule in turning dollars from technology fees into computer services for students, UT President Joe Johnson said Wednesday. Work on providing computer network and Internet access to student resident halls is completed or ahead of schedule, Johnson said. The number of computers purchased for instructional use
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– “Snakes: Objects of Fascination and Fear” will be the topic of the Pre-Game Faculty Showcase prior to Saturday’s Georgia-Tennessee football game. Dr. Lynn Champion, organizer of the showcase, said Dr. Arthur Echternacht, professor and head of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Department of Ecology and Evoluntionary Biology will be the speaker. The free presentation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– The Graduate School at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville is offering a program to help women return to college. Dr. C.W. Minkel, dean of the Graduate School, said the Lori Mayer Reentry Women’s Graduate Fellowship provides personal support and $1,000 toward graduate tuition and fees to returning women students. The program was established in
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– The recipe for life on Earth may include ingredients from outer space, a University of Tennessee-Knoxville geologist said Wednesday. Dr. Hap McSween said elements such as carbon, nitrogen and oxygen are created inside of stars and spewed across the cosmos when the stars explode. Extreme conditions in space turn these elements into organic