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Bill Stanhope is the head of the Special Projects Section of the Institute for Biosecurity at the St. Louis University School for Public Health in St. Louis, Missouri. That means he's responsible for the development of simulations and exercises that concern emerging infectious disease and bioterrorism.
Professor Stanhope was recently on the University of Tennessee campus to address the School of Veterinary Medicine. He tells WUOT's Chrissy Keuper there are some very important reasons that veterinarians and animal care specialists are vital to our nation's security...
This evening, the Tennessee Clean Water Network will present the Bill Russell River Hero Award. The annual award is named for Bill Russell, a geneticist who was also the founder of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning. Award recipients are honored for their efforts to protect and restore the state's watersheds. And this year, the Network will present the award to author Wilma Dykeman. Ms. Dykeman passed away in December, but she lived her entire life near the French Broad River and also once taught at the University of Tennessee. For this story, WUOT's Chrissy Keuper spoke with Shiela Wood-Navarro, a family friend to Ms. Dykeman...
On November 1st and 2nd, Knoxville's Joy to the World Collectibles will host a benefit for the Morris Animal Foundation. The Foundation was begun in 1948 and is the world's largest nonprofit foundation dedicated to funding research studies that protect, treat and cure companion animals and wildlife. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper recently spoke to two members of the Morris Animal Foundation's boards. First up is Dr. Joe Bartges. Joe Bartges is a professor of medicine and nutrition at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Bartges also serves on the Morris Animal Foundation's scientific advisory board...
Tonight the fifth Annual "Show What You Know Festival" kicks off in Knoxville. It's sponsored by Carpetbag Theater. Managing Director Marquez Rhyne tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd it's a diverse four-day "movable feast", serving up a smorgasbord of performance, music and dialogue...
Tonight the play "Major Barbara" opens at the University of Tennessee's Carousel Theater. It was written by Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw nearly a century ago. Guest Director Paul Barnes tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd "Major Barbara" still offers an important take on money, love and war...
Thursday evening is the 4th Annual East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame awards dinner, sponsored by the Knox County Friends of Literacy. The event raises funds for Friends of Literacy, a nonprofit organization established in 1991 to provide support to the more than 10 thousand Knox County residents who cannot read. Tonight, four local writers will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but the evening's keynote speaker is New York Times best-selling women's fiction author Debbie Macomber. Macomber is dyslexic and she tells WUOT's Chrissy Keuper her disability has a lot to do with the way she approaches her work...
The Peace Corps was founded by President John Kennedy in 1961. It sends American volunteers to third-world countries to help locals improve their education, agriculture and infrastructure. Back in the day, the Peace Corps was a popular option for college-age Baby Boomers. Now it's actively seeking volunteers from that same generation. Recruiter Kyle Jessup is in Knoxville promoting the 50-plus Initiative. He tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd many people are surprised to find the Peace Corps is still around...
In December of 2004, Johnia Berry was murdered in her Knoxville apartment. Like many murder investigations, there was a flurry of activity early on. But as time passed, an unsettling fear began to emerge among some of Johnia's family and friends--- that the trail was growing cold, that Johnia's murder may never be solved. But last week, that investigation took a dramatic turn. That's when Knox County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 22 year-old Taylor Lee Olson. Olson has yet to be convicted of the crime. But the arrest has injected a sense of hope into an investigation that was beginning to feel hopeless. On this episode of Dialogue, host Matt Shafer Powell speaks with Joan Berry---Johnia's mother about what it means to hear those two words--- "cold case". And we'll discuss cold case investigations with Eddie Biggs, a retired cold case investigator with the Knoxville Police Department. So join us for the discussion. Join us for Dialogue...
The "Sunshine Law" trial against the Knox County Commission is over. Jurors found commissioners violated state open meeting laws. Knoxville News Sentinel newspaper reporter Jamie Satterfield covered the entire three-week trial. She tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd it was no surprise when the jury took only four hours to reach a verdict...
Knoxville's Volunteer Ministry Center is 20 years old. The faith-based program helps the homeless with shelter and meals. The head of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness Philip Mangano is in Knoxville to attend the celebration. He tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd the homeless problem is affecting a more diverse population than ever before...