http://quest.utk.edu Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:39:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://quest.utk.edu/2009/carl-wagner/ http://quest.utk.edu/2009/carl-wagner/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:39:21 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=2779 Carl Wagner, professor in the Department of Mathematics, recently presented the inaugural series of Masterclasses at the London School of Economics on his book, Rational Consensus in Science and Society, co-authored with the philosopher Keith Lehrer. Masterclasses, supported by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom, feature lectures by authors of books of notable interest.]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2009/carl-wagner/feed/ 0 http://quest.utk.edu/2009/aleydis-van-de-moortel/ http://quest.utk.edu/2009/aleydis-van-de-moortel/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:37:38 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=2777 Aleydis Van de Moortel, associate professor of Classics, recently travelled to Turkey to deliver an invited lecture on “The Middle Bronze Age Boat of Mitrou, Central Greece” at an international conference on ship archaeology sponsored by Istanbul University. She was also invited to Bremerhaven, Germany, to present an invited talk on “Medieval River Boats of Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium: Archaeological Evidence for Trade, Transport, and Communication” at an international conference on rivers, commerce and trade.]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2009/aleydis-van-de-moortel/feed/ 0 http://quest.utk.edu/2009/stefanie-ohnesorg/ http://quest.utk.edu/2009/stefanie-ohnesorg/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:36:25 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=2775 Stefanie Ohnesorg, associate professor of German, received the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association’s Jacqueline Elliott Award for Teaching and Service in Higher Education. The award recognized Ohnesorg’s outstanding contributions to her institution, to her colleagues, and to foreign language organizations.]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2009/stefanie-ohnesorg/feed/ 0 http://quest.utk.edu/2009/maura-lafferty/ http://quest.utk.edu/2009/maura-lafferty/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:35:08 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=2773 Maura Lafferty, associate professor of Classics and core medieval Latinist for the Marco Institute, was in the UK recently to serve as a featured speaker at a conference on Early Roman Liturgy at Oxford University. She spoke on “Liturgical Practices at the Cult Sites of Roman Martyrs.”]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2009/maura-lafferty/feed/ 0 http://quest.utk.edu/2009/barbara-kaye/ http://quest.utk.edu/2009/barbara-kaye/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:32:11 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=2771 Barbara Kaye, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, was recently quoted in a New York Times article titled “More Than Ever You Can Say That on Television.” The story refers to research which indicates that not only has language become more raw on broadcast television but that the language formerly restricted to the 10 p.m. hour has migrated to earlier time slots.]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2009/barbara-kaye/feed/ 0