UT political scientist Richard Pacelle told WMOT Radio, a Middle Tennessee-based NPR affiliate, that the state’s democrats could take advantage of turmoil in the Republican Party and mount a serious challenge for the Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker.
The Atlantic featured the story of Laura Kiesel who had to take on the role of being a parent to her infant brother at only 6 years old.
A debate over reptile pets erupted in a series of articles published recently in the journal, Veterinary Record. In a linked editorial, UT’s Gordon Burghardt said issues of health, best practices for keeping captives, and preventing disease transmission to humans “are important for veterinarians to address.”
UT anthropology assistant professor Raja Swamy is collaborating with a Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher on a project about Hurricane Harvey’s effects on Houston.
The Knoxville News Sentinel highlighted the UT theatre season’s third play, “Blue Window.”
Al Hazari, retired UT chemistry professor, was recently featured on WBIR-TV Channel 10 while introducing the wonders of chemistry and promoting his chemistry show.
UT will dedicate its new Veterans Resource Center on the ground floor of Hodges Library at 10 a.m. Friday, November 17.
The UT Police Department recently trained its first group of officers in a program designed to help them identify and assist student veterans in crisis.
To highlight the unique materials available in its Special Collections and Betsey B. Creekmore Archives, the UT Libraries will periodically commission a work of art or music inspired by an item or collection in the archives.
All current and retired faculty are invited to the final Faculty Pub of the fall semester from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, November 30.
A team of seven UT journalism and electronic media students is heading to Orange Beach, Alabama, today to cover the World Food Championships.