CSAs Brighten Summer with Fresh Vegetables Straight from the Farm
Eating a variety of fresh vegetables is easy and enjoyable in the summer months as local farms’ crops come into season.
Cortez Appointed Chair of ALA Committee on Education
Ed Cortez, professor and former director of the School of Information Sciences in the College of Communication and Information, has been appointed chair of the American Libraries Association Committee on Education.
‘Service and Sacrifice’ Shares News of Veterans Resource Center
UT’s Veterans Services Coordinator Jayetta Rogers appeared on WBIR’s series “Service and Sacrifice” hosted by John Becker to discuss the new Veterans Resource Center opening in Hodges Library in the 2016–17 academic year.
Need Help in Your Technology-Enhanced Classroom?
More than 200 classrooms across campus have technology enhancements, which include touch-panel controls for system components, computer display via projector, and in most cases a high-quality document camera and interactive devices
Volunteers Plant 1,000 Trees to Celebrate Arbor Day
Approximately 1,000 trees were planted on campus Friday in an effort to rehabilitate the Second Creek corridor. Facilities Services worked with more than seventy volunteers to plant the saplings along the creek’s bank. The event marked Tennessee Arbor Day, held on the first Friday of March.
Sustainability Expert to Address Water Resources, Safety in Presentation
A leading national expert in water resources and security will give a presentation on chemicals in our water supply.
STEM Event for High School Students, College Freshmen April 2
UT Libraries will host Big Orange STEM Saturday for high school and first-year college students from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2.
Gross Helped Compile Annual ‘Freedom of the Press’ Report
Peter Gross, director of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, recently was in New York to serve as a ratings reviewer on Freedom House’s worldwide annual Freedom of the Press report.
Kronick Honored as Visionary for Knoxville’s Community Schools
Robert Kronick, a professor of educational psychology in UT’s College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, was honored as a visionary of Knoxville’s community schools at a recent Community Schools Celebration.
Journalism Students Produce Documentary on Pregnancy and Addiction
A group of journalism students from the College of Communication and Information have worked with the Metro Drug Coalition to produce a thirty-minute documentary about the opiate epidemic in East Tennessee.