Cicadas are threat to young fruit trees, experts say

May 6, 2021 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The periodical cicadas that emerge every 17 years are due to show up again in Tennessee, and University of Tennessee Extension officials say they could threaten young fruit trees...

Moon rocks to be studied at University of Tennessee

April 25, 2019 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville will help analyze moon rocks collected decades ago and never before opened...

UT ag institute gets $7.5M for potato-based defense study

October 3, 2018 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is receiving up to $7...

Tennessee’s 1998 national champs celebrate anniversary of title

By Steve MegargeeSeptember 22, 2018 GMT

Tennessee’s 1998 national championship team reunited Saturday for the Volunteers’ Southeastern Conference opener against Florida...

Alabama woman unearths Tennessee man’s long-lost class ring

March 7, 2018 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Five decades after it went missing, a south Alabama woman has found a Tennessee surgeon's ring while exploring a neighborhood with her metal detector...

Commission urges Title IX reforms at University of Tennessee

By STEVE MEGARGEEJune 17, 2017 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An independent commission says the University of Tennessee should improve its responses to allegations of sexual harassment and sexual violence on campus...