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Campus & Community

Ten Tons of Love Charity Drive Seeks Donations, Volunteers

Tuesday, April 26, 2016, By Shannon Andre

The annual “Ten Tons of Love” charity drive will begin on Wednesday, April 27, and continue through Thursday, May 12. The drive, which collected more than 50 tons of usable clothing and household items last year, provides 3,000 families in…

Media, Law & Policy

Stromer-Galley Presents ‘Illuminating 2016’ Project at Tow Center

Tuesday, April 26, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley presented her “Illuminating 2016” project recently at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at the Columbia School of Journalism, where she is currently a fellow. Stromer-Galley’s project is designed to help political journalists cover social media…

Campus & Community

CAPES Awards Reflect Service to Community

Friday, April 22, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

“One of the most important life lessons a University can impart on its students is one of service. Service to your family, service to others and service to your greater community. There’s no better way to serve than to become…

STEM

Bamin Khomami to Give BMCE Distinguished Lecture

Friday, April 22, 2016, By News Staff

Professor Bamin Khomami, Granger and Beaman Distinguished University Professor at the University of Tennessee, will give a Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April 29, at 1 p.m. in 105 Life Science Building. The topic is “From Single…

Arts & Culture

Senior Collection Fashion Show to Be Held April 28

Thursday, April 21, 2016, By Erica Blust

Senior fashion design students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design will present their collections in the annual fashion show on Thursday, April 28, at 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The shows will take place in…

Arts & Culture

Sharing the True ‘Stories of Syria’ with the World

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, By Erica Blust

After the attacks on Paris last Nov. 13, Andrew Kimmel ’08 made a life-changing decision. He would quit his job as a successful television producer and devote his full attention—and finances—to “Stories of Syria,” a project he conceived after a 2014 visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

Veterans

NSF Awards $297,135 to Falk College’s Brooks Gump for Undergraduate Trauma Research with Veterans

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Brooks B. Gump, the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in Falk College, was awarded a three-year, $297,135 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue the Research Education for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on training veterans interested in…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Ends Year on High Note

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences concludes its spring series with appearances by several luminaries, including social entrepreneurs Sanjit “Bunker” Roy and Meagan Fallone. “We’re ending our season on a high note,” says Vivian May, director…

Campus & Community

Oranges in Action Food Drive Taking Donations to Local Alternative High School

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By News Staff

Are you looking for a quick and easy way to give back? If so check out the local food drive happening on this very campus until April 27. Created by students in the intergroup dialogue class about socioeconomic inequality and…

Media, Law & Policy

Madeleine Albright Delivers Tanner Lecture, Speaks to Maxwell Classes

Thursday, April 14, 2016, By Jessica Smith

Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001) and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, visited the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs on April 5 to deliver the Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility. While…