Knoxville

Lecturer discusses “taxi” services, emphasizes importance of studying ancient encosystems

Thomas Ferrell February 6, 2017

Colin D. Sumrall discussed the means of transportations for some extinct organisms in the second science forum of the semester.

McClung Museum hosts Darwin Day birthday celebration, teaches kids about evolutionary science

Sophie Grosserode February 5, 2017

Knoxville families were invited to McClung Museum on Saturday to learn more about evolutionary science and the work of Charles Darwin in honor of Darwin's upcoming birthday.

South Sudan’s crisis: Mass killings and the international response

Adrian Godboldt February 3, 2017

Just six years after South Sudan's victorious independence, a civil war is threatening humanitarian rights. In the first Baker Café of the spring semester, Eric Keels explores the war's ramifications.

Modern Day Slavery: Sex slavery and human trafficking effects on East Tennessee

Kaitlin Flippo February 2, 2017

Three panelists discussed their expertise in human trafficking in the Toyota Auditorium in the Howard Baker Center on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

UT students travel to South Africa to cultivate knowledge of global agriculture industry

John Vandergriff February 2, 2017

Three UT students traveled with FFA to South Africa in January to learn about South African culture and the agriculutre industry, allowing them to cultivate ideas on how to improve agriculture in the United States.