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As state laws bump up against campus protests at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, one protest expert says the demonstrations here are unique because they are not always confined to campus, and because they tend to be more sustained.
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Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon talks with Morning Edition host Jon Knowles about this fiscal year's budget, public/private affordable housing initiatives, the city's goals for reducing emissions through transport planning, and the outlook for the Knoxville College property.
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Roadway litter pickup costs Tennesseans millions of dollars in taxpayer money, with local roadways accounting for 80% of the problem.
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In 2021, Tennessee surpassed 1,000 sepsis-related deaths, the highest in the state's history. Medical experts say chronic health conditions are contributing to the problem.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is paying one VP nearly a quarter-million dollars a year, according to new records obtained through a Freedom of Information lawsuit. (Tennessee Lookout))
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Author Stacy Sivinski talks with WUOT's Jacqui Sieber about Sivinski's book, "Fairy Tales of Appalachia", the role of women and gender balance in Appalachian folklore, and how their stories have been adapted through history.
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Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the leading cancer among women in the United States. Breast cancer accounts for 30% of all female cancers. Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, talks with Dr. John Bell, the director of the University of Tennessee Medical Center of Cancer Institute, to profile breast cancer in women in the United States and to help with better understanding trends in the occurrence of the disease and treatment.
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The Tennessee Department of Children's Services called foster care a "pain point" in last week's annual budget hearing, where it requested an additional $180 million in state funding. The DCS currently has 250 job openings for case managers.
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WUOT's Jon Knowles talks with Knoxville's three chief television meteorologists about the intricacies of weather patterns and climate change in East Tennessee. The interview explores how these phenomena are reported to the public, highlighting the critical role of media in conveying complex meteorological information. The conversation provides perspective on the intersection of weather forecasting, climate science and media responsibility.
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This week on HealthConnections discusses World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, held from November 18 through 24, with this year’s focus on preventing antimicrobial drug resistance, or AMR. Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, talks with Dean David White, the interim dean for the University of Tennessee Herbert College of Agriculture.
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The EF2 tornado that hit Knoxville on Aug. 7, 2023, was accompanied by thunderstorms and straight-line winds that meteorologists warn can be just as dangerous as the tornado itself. Geographer Kelsey Ellis, local broadcast meteorologists and Logan Korn, a student who rode his motorbike through the storm, talk about that day's events, and the challenges of communicating tornado risk to the public.
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The federal education funding working group had its first series of meetings this week to look into the potential consequences of rejecting more than $1 billion in federal education funds. Many experts and educators stressed the likely impacts on lower-income and rural districts. The U.S. Department of Education refused to testify.