3Rs Prize for Low Stress Handling of Mice

Leading UK scientist wins NC3Rs prize for improving lab animal welfare A study to reduce stress and anxiety in laboratory mice was today awarded the 2010 NC3Rs prize for advances in animal welfare (Tuesday 25 January 2011) Prize winner Professor Jane Hurst’s research, published in Nature Methods, has shown that a new way of handling … Continued

Art in the Library: student talent on display

Visit the Libraries’ Student Art in the Library juried exhibition, now on display in 135 Hodges Library. (Two additional works are on display at the Music Library, G62-65 Humanities Bldg.) Artworks include paintings, drawings, photographs, and prints, each the work of a UT student. The winning pieces were selected by a committee of library staff. … Continued

“Love Your Libraries” Fun Run, March 5

Join other library supporters at the 19th annual “Love Your Libraries” Fun Run, sponsored by Comcast and hosted by the University of Tennessee Graduate Student Senate. The 5K race and fun walk will take place Saturday, March 5, 2011. Registration is from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. in Circle Park on the UT campus, and the … Continued

Think Green! Use The New Book Scanner Instead

Use the book scanner to copy articles into pdf format, then email or save to a memory stick. Our original Optic Book is stationed in the computer lab and we have installed a second Optic Book Scanner to the right of the service desk. Instructions are posted at the scanning stations, but don’t hesitate to … Continued

Jesmyn Ward at Writers in the Library, Jan. 25

Jesmyn Ward will read from her work at Writers in the Library, 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 25, in UT’s Hodges Library auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Ward’s debut novel, Where the Line Bleeds, tells the story of twin brothers Joshua and Christophe, who take very different paths as they embark … Continued

Dissertation Workshop CANCELLED

The Libraries’ “Starting Your Dissertation” workshop, originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 11, has been CANCELLED due to inclement weather.