The College of Law’s Pro Bono Animal Law project was replaced by a Student Animal Defense Fund Chapter in fall 2008. The chapter’s focus is on training students for careers in animal law and public policy and on conducting legal research that advances the animal law field. The Animal Law Project works with the College … Continued

The 1907 Volunteer was dedicated to the 55th Tennessee General Assembly for appropriating $100,000 to UT. At that time there was no guarantee of an annual appropriation from the legislature.

The General Education Bill of 1909 established annual appropriations for UT. The bill provided that 25 percent of the gross revenue of the state would go for education, with 7 percent earmarked for the university. The appropriation was in addition to the interest on the bonds purchased by the state with money received from land-grant … Continued

Ant and roach hotels and other devices designed to kill such household pests owe a debt to UT’s entomology faculty member, Brooks D. Drain. In 1935 Dr. Drain developed an inexpensive way to obtain chemical pyrethrum, which he extracted from chrysanthemum blossoms. The Gulf Refining Company cooperated with Drain in extending the research.

When the UT radio station went on the air in 1949, the station’s antenna was mounted on the top of Ayres Tower. In keeping with the Civil Aeronautics Authority and International Signal Code regulations, the antenna was painted in bold, broad stripes of orange and white. Erection of the antenna brought protests from faculty and … Continued

UT Mail Services was evacuated October 16, 2001, for several hours after a white powdery substance was found in a hamper, as outbreaks of anthrax scares and actual contaminated letters spread across the country. The material in the hamper was found to be safe.

Established by anthropology professor William M. Bass in 1972, the Anthropological Research Facility provides a setting to document postmortem change scientifically. It provides the opportunity to conduct decomposition research under controlled conditions, and it also provides the opportunity to skeletonize remains and add them to the research collection maintained by the Anthropology Department. This outdoor … Continued

Hiring foreign faculty, researchers, and medical residents required payment of a $500 antifraud fee to petition for the H-1B visa, effective March 8, 2005. Institutions were also required to compensate foreign professionals at 100 percent of the prevailing wage. Previously, 95 percent of the prevailing wage had been required.

Dr. John Antun joined the faculty of the Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management as an assistant professor in 2004. He came from the University of South Carolina where he had earned the master’s degree in hotel, restaurant, and tourism management. In 1999 he earned the PhD at the age of 57. He was … Continued

When the university built its first apartment building for unmarried students, the hall was hailed as a new approach for single-student housing. Fifteen stories high, the building was commonly referred to as the Rose Avenue Apartments. When the name of Rose Avenue was changed to Andy Holt Avenue, the building became commonly known as the … Continued