Blooms Days, June 28 – 29, 2008, the sixth annual family fun/fundraiser for the UT Gardens, is a two-day event that showcases the beauty of the UT Gardens at their peak of color. Blooms Days offers a variety of activities to entertain and delight the entire family. A select marketplace features unique garden-related arts and … Continued

Audience: faculty and graduate students who use citation data from Thomson/Web of Science/Web of Knowledge Google Scholar, and/or other sources of citation data. From the press release at http://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/PressRelease/2008-06-11-CitationStatistics.pdf Wednesday, 11 June 2008 The International Mathematical Union today released the Citation Statistics report. Citation-based statistics, such as the impact factor, are often used to assess … Continued

On June 2nd President Bush proclaimed June National Oceans Month. “We have a solemn responsibility to care for our seas and show concern for the plant and animal life that inhabit them. Oceans bring enjoyment and prosperity to countless people, from boating and fishing, to transporting goods, to traveling the waterways. By being good stewards … Continued

Professors T. T. Dunagan and D.M. Miller of the U. of Illinois has assembled and is still building a bibliography that currently has 11,000 references on Acanthocephala. The references date back to the 1600’s and are extensively indexed by host, systems/organs affected and geographic location.

“Demonstrating that knowledge-based worldviews are more dangerous than useful, The Virtues of Ignorance looks closely at the relationship between the land and the future generations who will depend on it. The authors argue that we can never improve upon nature but that we can, by putting this new perspective to work in our professional and … Continued

In an effort to bolster native brook trout population in the area, an eight-mile stretch of Lynn Camp Prong and its tributary Marks Creek is open to rainbow trout fishing. Anglers are allowed to keep all the rainbow trout they catch from June 2 through June 14 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m regardless of … Continued

Hours for Pendergrass Library are posted at: http://www.lib.utk.edu/hours/agvet/

Secretary Ed Schafer from the United States Department of Agriculture briefed reporters on May 19th 2008 on the department’s position in the global discussion on the current food versus fuel situation. Sec. Schafer states “we are going to make the case today for food and fuel.” The USDA offers it’s perspective on the marketplace, data … Continued

The United States Department of Interior placed the polar bear on the threatened species list Wednesday May 14th 2008. Read the whole story from the associated press.

National Geographic completed a study measuring and monitoring consumer progress toward environmentally sustainable consumption. Sampling 14 countries with the international polling firm GlobeScan, the survey provides an understanding of international consumer attitudes and the steps taken toward global environmentally sustainable consumption. Follow this link to see how the selected counties rate.