Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham will speak Friday evening at a public event at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Graham’s talk, part of the Baker Center’s Global Security Distinguished Lecture Series, begins at 7 p.m. in the Toyota Auditorium at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.
While most college students spent the summer soaking up the sun or taking summer classes, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, junior Johannah Reed was helping to conserve wildlife in the Costa Rican rainforest.
Two University of Tennessee, Knoxville, School of Art alumni will be on campus tonight, Thursday, Sept. 16, for a lecture and exhibit opening. Bill FitzGibbons and Creighton Michael, both accomplished artists, will launch the Filament exhibit running through Oct. 31 in the Ewing Gallery, housed in the campus Art and Architecture building.
The research of Francisco Úbeda, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has been featured in the New York Times. The article discusses Úbeda’s mathematical model for assessing the consequences of a woman living in her husband’s village, among people to whom she is not related. His research, which is published in the current issue
Joan Rentsch, professor of management, was featured in a CNBC interview and article entitled “Economy’s Silver Lining: A Happy Hour Boom.” Rentsch, director of the industrial and organizational psychology program, spoke about how socializing with coworkers can improve team collaboration, employee productivity and organizational commitment. The article and video can be found under the subtitle