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UT researchers crack code to harmful brown tides

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A team involving University of Tennessee, Knoxville, researchers has conducted the first-ever genetic sequencing of a harmful algal bloom (HAB) species, cracking the genome of the micro-organism responsible for the Eastern Seaboard’s notorious brown…

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UT researchers link algae to harmful estrogen-like compound in water

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville, researchers have found that blue-green algae may be responsible for producing an estrogen-like compound in the environment which could disrupt the normal activity of reproductive hormones and adversely affect fish…

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UT Study: Charismatic leadership can be measured, learned

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KNOXVILLE — How do you measure charisma? That’s the question UT professor Kenneth Levine seeks to answer.
Much has been written in business management textbooks and self-help guides about the role that personal charisma plays in leadership. But a…

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Florida State, UT researchers: Swear words less offensive on cable than broadcast TV

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KNOXVILLE — Four letter words may offend you more depending on which television channel you watch, according to a recent study out of Florida State University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
This study, published in the January issue …

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UT study finds business school research raises students’ salaries

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The value of academic research performed at business schools has been questioned for the past two decades, some even calling it irrelevant to the real business world.
But a study by Russell Crook, assistant professor of management in the College…

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Mathematical model explains how complex societies emerge, collapse

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The instability of large, complex societies is a predictable phenomenon, according to a new mathematical model that explores the emergence of early human societies via warfare. Capturing hundreds of years of human history, the model reveals the …

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UT professor helps develop DinEX scale to measure restaurant appeal

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What is it that makes you want to return to a restaurant again and again?
The food? The service? Atmosphere?
Sure.
But according to research spearheaded by John Antun, associate professor in the Department of Retail, Hospitality and Tourism …

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UT researcher discovers water on moon originated from comets

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Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, continue to chip away at the mysterious existence of water on the moon — this time by discovering the origin of lunar water.
Larry Taylor, a distinguished professor in the Department of Eart…

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UT researcher finds power and corruption may be good for society

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They are familiar scenes: politicians bemoaning the death of family values only for extramarital affairs to be unveiled or politicians preaching financial sacrifice while their expense accounts fatten up.
Moral corruption and power asymmetries ar…

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ORNL scientists crack materials mystery in vanadium dioxide

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OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 23, 2010 — A systematic study of phase changes in vanadium dioxide has solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades, according to researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Scientis…

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UT professors find mixing business with politics pays off

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Now that the 2010 election is over, here is something to consider for the 2012 race: If you want to fatten your company’s profits, contribute to a political campaign.
A study by two College of Business Administration professors at the University o…

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UT professor finds economic inequality is self-reinforcing

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When the gap between the haves and have-nots gets larger, one would think the have-nots would want more help, most likely in the form of government programs, to fight rising inequities.
Not so, says Nate Kelly, assistant professor of political sci…

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