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Most Moon Rocks Await Study

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On the 30th anniversary of the first moon landing, only about 10 percent of the moon rocks brought back by Apollo astronauts have been studied, a University of Tennessee professor said Monday. Dr. Larry Taylor, a UT-Knoxville geologist, has worked with NASA since the first rocks came back on Apollo 11 in

Science Advisor at UT Commencement

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former presidential science advisor and University of Tennessee professor will deliver UT’s summer commencement address Aug. 13. Dr. John H. Gibbons, who served as President Clinton’s science advisor from 1993-1998, will speak at 9 a.m. in Thompson-Boling Assembly Center and Arena to the approximately 1,500 students who will receive degrees. Gibbons,