Xia Chen, professor of mathematics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). An induction ceremony for all 2008 Fellows took place earlier this month at the Annual Meeting/World Congress in Singapore.
In recognition of a career of outstanding contributions to animal health and productivity through veterinary (livestock) entomology, Bayer Animal Health and the International Livestock Insect Workers Conference have bestowed a Lifetime Achievement Award on Dr. Carl J. Jones, professor and head of the University of Tennessees Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
The eduStyle Higher-ed announced its Web Awards last week at the eduWeb Conference in Atlantic City. The University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Web page, http://www.utk.edu/, won for Best Information Architecture. Congratulations to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Web team!