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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.
Office of Sustainability Recognized for Innovation, Advanced Leadership
UT’s Office of Sustainability has been named a finalist in the sixth annual Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards, which honor the best environmental efforts among colleges and universities that have signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.
UT Celebrates its Efforts to Make Orange Green on Earth Day
As UT prepares for Earth Day, faculty, staff, and students can celebrate the strides they’ve made in making orange green. UT is a leader among large universities for successful resource conservation and environmental stewardship programs, and it leads the Southeastern Conference (SEC) for several green initiatives.
UT-Sponsored “Good Sports Always Recycle” Recognizes School Winners
Tennessee’s top school environmental programs were honored earlier this month by the Good Sports Always Recycle program, which originated at UT. Each of the 2014 Good Sports Always Recycle school challenge winners received $1,000 for their efforts.
US Army Award to Further UT Bioenergy Research
In faraway places around the world, US soldiers are challenged with carrying out missions despite the lack of access to energy supplies. A UT bioenergy researcher has received funding from the US Department of Defense to help find a solution.
UT Part of Multistate Effort to Solve the Mississippi’s Blues
The Mississippi River and its tributaries have provided water, transportation, and sustenance for people living along the water’s edge since well before Europeans set foot in the New World. A new group is helping make sure that role continues well into the future.
College of Engineering Dean Addresses Conference in China
Wayne Davis, dean of the College of Engineering, was one of the invited speakers at the 2014 International Conference on Engineering Science and Technology in Beijing. The conference, Engineering and the Future of Humankind, was sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences;
‘Green’ I-75 Nears Reality With East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition Help
The most recognizable number for alternative fuel proponents has long been E-85—which indicates a much higher ethanol content than most fuels—but thanks in part to efforts from a UT group, that could soon give way to a new number: I-75.
EPA Names UT SEC Champs, Top Thirty Green Power User
The US Environmental Protection Agency has named UT Knoxville the top school in the Southeastern Conference in its Green Power Challenge. EPA’s Green Power Partnership tracked the collegiate athletic conferences with the highest combined green power usage in the nation for this academic year. In addition to being named SEC champs, UT was also ranked
UT Earth Month Kicks Off Next Week With “Green” Events
Next week marks the beginning of UT’s eighth annual Earth Month. “This year’s event will feature numerous student and community organizations coming together to increase awareness of what we are doing to make the campus and Knoxville a more sustainable place to live, work, and play,” said UT Sustainability Manager Preston Jacobsen.
Thompson-Boling Arena Among First in World to Use Cutting-Edge Lighting
With the installation of LED fixtures, UT’s Thompson-Boling Arena is one of the first in the world to feature lights that are smaller, brighter, and up to 85 percent more efficient than conventional arena metal halide lights. The technology is being “premiered” at the state’s research university inside the largest on-campus single-sport arena in the