Cigarette Butts: A Significant Pollution Problem?Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press
A study at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is seeking to determine the potential harmful effects of chemicals released into the environment as cigarette butts deteriorate.
Professor Needs More Land for Bodies on Corpse FarmSource: Wired News
For more than four decades, Bill Bass has been one of the top death experts in the United States. He's best known for developing the Body Farm, a 2.5-acre plot of land in Tennessee filled with some 150 corpses in various states of decay.
Lean Dreams: Eating Disorders on NCAA TeamsSource: thefinalsprint.com
The prominence of professional sports in America places athletes on the highest pedestal of celebrity, praise and respect. This cultural phenomenon gets replicated in college athletics in the form of big time Division I athletic programs.
NASA Awards Tennessee Science GrantsSource: Yahoo! Finance
"The maximum grant value for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is $210,000 and for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, $120,880."

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