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(Oak Ridger) The University of Tennessee produced more graduates and more undergraduates than any other in the state, said UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek...What isn't visible is the University's partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex. The ORNL-UT Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education attracted 19 new grad students, he said...12/29
(HydroWorld) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting information from hydropower owners, operators, equipment manufacturers, consultants, and project and technology developers concerning the improvement of America's existing hydroelectric facilities. This Request For Information (RFI) was prompted by the National Hydropower Asset Assessment Project (NHAAP) being conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which was initiated in 2010...12/29
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(PhysOrg) ORNL biomedical engineers Boyd Evans and John Mueller are perfecting a portable, wearable system to measure walking patterns that can be applied to real-world activities in a variety of settings....12/29
(NewsRx) Provision Healthcare has signed an agreement with IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) for the purchase, installation and maintenance of a new proton therapy system at Tennessee's first proton beam cancer center, located on a comprehensive medical campus in Knoxville. In addition to advanced cancer treatment, the Center will also include training and research in conjunction with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee...1/2/12
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DOE
(Knoxville News Sentinel) As I reported earlier this week, contractor B&W Y-12 earned a fee of $51.2 million for managing the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Fiscal Year 2011. The performance rating was "excellent."...12/28
State & Regional
(WATE) Tennessee traffic fatalities declined sharply this year, reaching their lowest figure since 1962. So far in 2011, 926 people have died in state wrecks. There were 1,030 in 2010. The figure in 1962 was 811. State safety officials credit drunken driving enforcement, increased seat belt use, educational safety programs in schools and other factors...12/30
(Tennessean) A year that began with Gov. Bill Haslam’s inauguration on War Memorial Plaza ended with protesters occupying the exact same spot...12/30
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National
(Investor's Business Daily) The U.S. economy has built up momentum in recent months, but stagnant income, political stale mate and a European recession may keep 2012's growth modest...12/29
(Los Angeles Times) Egyptian security forces on Thursday raided the offices of 17 nongovernmental organizations, including three U.S.-based agencies, as part of a crackdown on foreign assistance that has drawn criticism from the West and threatened human rights groups and pro-democracy movements...12/29
(U.S. News and World Report) The Obama administration has finalized the sale of $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, boosting the military strength of a key U.S. ally in the Middle East to help counter Iran.
Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. will send Saudi Arabia 84 new fighter jets and upgrades for 70 more...12/29 |
ORNL technology could mean improved prosthesis fitting, design
State Year in Review: Economy, protests occupied Capitol
Egypt raids foreign organizations' offices in crackdown
Report: Apple to unveil next iPad in January