UTIA News

Abandoned pigs rescued on Tennessee’s Looney Islands
Yahoo! News; Popular Science; WDC TV
A team from the Young-Williams Animal Center in Knoxville recently rescued two pigs stranded on a group of islands in the Tennessee River. After some searching, the two pigs were found together and rescued thanks to a bit of patience and the team’s “pig whisperer,” Mary Nussbaum, a former employee of UTCVM.

University of Tennessee shows viral impact on ocean oxygen
EurekAlert!; The Microbiologist; Mirage News
Newly published interdisciplinary research shows viral infection of blue-green algae in the ocean stimulates productivity in the ecosystem and contributes to a rich band of oxygen in the water. Jennifer DeBruyn, professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, coauthored the publication with UT and University of Maryland researchers.