UT alumnus Jake Baron is the latest recipient of a $12,500 grant from the UT Knoxville Boyd Venture Fund. Baron won the grant, which is administered through the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the College of Business Administration, for his design of a single0strap knapsack that reduces stress on the back.
The Student Success Center will host the Mid-South Chapter of the College Reading and Learning Association’s 2012 spring conference in May, and proposals are now being accepted from professionals engaged in promoting student success at the college level. Proposals should be submitted by Friday, March 16.
SciData is a new master’s initiative in the School of Information Sciences that focuses on science data management. Scientific data is growing in scale and complexity across all scientific disciplines, which is leading to an increased need for professionals who specialize in scientific data curation research and education. The need for professionals specifically trained in