It Takes a Swarm: Help Rebuild a Bear-ravaged Beehive After a hive was ransacked by bears, the staff at the Âé¶¹Ô´´ Arboretum are looking to help bees thrive again on campus.
Graduating Âé¶¹Ô´´ Film Student Completes Environmental Documentary The day after Vince Marcucci graduates, the documentary he’s developed throughout his studies at Âé¶¹Ô´´ will be privately screened at the Enzian Theater.
Campus to Get New Community Garden, Cellphone Tower The Arboretum’s relocated and expanded garden will allow room for more food, flowers and new fruit trees. The cell tower will enhance service for the public and first responders.
Stressed? Anxious? Gardening Might be Just What the Doctor Ordered Students can benefit from a wellness initiative offered through CAPS and Student Health Services that prescribes volunteer shifts at the Arboretum.
Âé¶¹Ô´´ Gets an A+ for its Bee Campus USA Designation The university is the first in the state to receive the certification for its activities that help support pollinators.
Biological Clock Found in Fungal Parasite Sheds More Light on ‘Zombie Ants’ Phenomenon Charissa de Bekker came to Âé¶¹Ô´´ earlier this year to continue her research on a fungal parasite that infects ants, hijacks their brains and controls…
Âé¶¹Ô´´ Arboretum to Launch Medicinal-Herb Workshop Series Amanda Lindsay was shocked when a homemade disinfecting ointment cured her severely cut knuckle. After the Âé¶¹Ô´´ Landscape & Natural Resources employee…
Snakes, Knightro and Yoga Snakes, Knightro and yoga — just a few of the  animals, mascots and activities one can enjoy during Faculty and Family Fun Sundays, a monthly…
Âé¶¹Ô´´’s Creative School Recognized for Taking the Classroom Outside Young students at Âé¶¹Ô´´â€™s Creative School for Children do more outside than just run and play and sometimes get a little dirty – They learn!…
High Schoolers to Plant Trees in Arboretum for Arbor Day Thirty students from Oak Ridge High School – a Title I school that serves an economically disadvantaged population – will visit Âé¶¹Ô´´ on Friday to…