http://www.utk.edu/news/tntoday UT News Releases en-us Copyright 2007, The University of Tennessee http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4845 A large portion of Phillip Fulmer Way closed today to accommodate the next phase of renovations to Neyland Stadium. The construction involves the west side of the stadium and will be completed in August 2009. PR Staff 2008-11-17 Y http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4858 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, today announced a new energy conservation policy that will help the campus reach its goal of a 10 percent reduction in energy consumption. The wide-ranging policy covers campus operations from lighting to water use to purchasing decisions. PR Staff 2008-12-01 Y http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4857 The campus community will get a taste of 19 cultures from around the world at a fair hosted by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing on Thursday, Dec. 4. Free and open to the public, the fair will last from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in rooms 222-227 of the University Center. PR Staff 2008-12-01 Y http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4856 <IMG SRC=http://my.tennessee.edu/pls/portal/news_images.show?p_release_id=4856&p_type=T ALIGN=LEFT>For some Tennesseans, the Holocaust is more than a tragic chapter of history; it is a personal journey of pain and survival. The stories of these men and women will be the subject of a lecture at 7 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library. PR Staff 2008-12-01 Y http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4854 UT Knoxville provides students one of the best values in public education according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. The magazine's annual "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" ranks American colleges based on academic quality and affordability. UT was the only Tennessee public university to make the top 100, placing 64th overall. PR Staff 2008-11-25 N http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4852 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Business Administration has received a $350,000 grant from the PepsiCo Foundation to support its diversity efforts. The grant, to be paid over five years, will fund diversity recruitment, retention and professional development initiatives for its students. PR Staff 2008-11-25 N http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4851 In its debut year, the UT Alliance of Women Philanthropists Board of Directors has awarded more than $40,000 to four UT programs. As part of their mission to educate, empower and inspire women to be philanthropic leaders, the board members of the Alliance of Women Philanthropists have established and funded an annual giving circle. PR Staff 2008-11-24 N http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4850 A pizza restaurant, a fast food chain, a casual dining establishment, a grocery store chain and a bar/pub were honored Friday with the first Golden Napkin Awards for quality customer service, based on UT students' perceptions. The awards are part of a survey project done by students in a customer service course offered through the Department of Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Management in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences at UT Knoxville. PR Staff 2008-11-21 N http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4849 The Pentagon's solution to the challenge of doing more with less is Performance-Based Life Cycle Product Support Management, or PBL. To help contractors understand how to work with the military in this business model, PBL experts and faculty members in UT's Center for Executive Education, Steve Geary and Kate Vitasek, have written "Performance-Based Logistics: a Contractor's Guide to Life Cycle Product Support Management." PR Staff 2008-11-21 N http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4848 Two agencies within the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service (IPS) -- Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) and County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS) -- have been recognized by the University Economic Development Association, a nationwide organization, for two economic development projects. PR Staff 2008-11-20 N http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4847 <IMG SRC=http://my.tennessee.edu/pls/portal/news_images.show?p_release_id=4847&p_type=T ALIGN=LEFT>Twenty-two county and municipal government leaders have successfully completed the 16th annual Local Government Leadership Program (LGLP) at the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service (IPS). The invitation-only program, which focused on personal leadership, etiquette, ethics, public education and state budget practices in Tennessee, concluded Nov. 14. PR Staff 2008-11-20 N http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4846 Officials at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are reminding prospective freshmen that the deadline to apply for admission is now Dec. 1 -- two months earlier than in the past. In addition, a new admissions initiative called "Achieve the Dream" will make grant money available to help students from lower-middle-income families attend UT Knoxville. PR Staff 2008-11-19 Y http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4844 The University of Tennessee's new supercomputer has entered the ranks of the computing elite by placing 15th on the newly-released Top500 list of the world's most powerful computers. Named Kraken, after a mythical Norse sea monster, the newly unveiled machine is also the world's second most powerful academic supercomputer. PR Staff 2008-11-17 Y http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4842 The University of Tennessee College of Law has partnered with the Animal Legal Defense Fund to create a student chapter of the national nonprofit group, whose mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. PR Staff 2008-11-14 N http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4839 The Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation and Columbia Main Street Program will host a discussion of "Entrepreneurship in Tennessee: Striving for Success," a study by Michael Wilcox and Dayton Lambert, both assistant professors of agricultural economics with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, Clyde York Conference Room, 147 Bear Creek Pike, in Columbia, Tenn. PR Staff 2008-11-12 N http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4836 Walking or bicycling around town could have an added benefit beyond saving money at the gas pump. A new study conducted by faculty in the UT Obesity Research Center shows countries where walking and bicycling are common tend to have lower rates of obesity. PR Staff 2008-11-11 N