Come to Pregame Showcase

Come to Pregame Showcase

This fall marks the 20th season for Pregame Showcase, hosted by the UT Knoxville College of Arts and Sciences at the University Center two hours before kickoff. Each Showcase is free and open to the public and gives fans a chance to enjoy some academic enlightenment before the athletic excitement of home games. The UT Alumni Association helps sponsor Pregame Showcase. Here’s this season’s line-up.

September 5 (Western Kentucky)
Master Class-less: BeaUTy and the Beats
Carroll Freeman, music

September 12 (UCLA)
Computational Ecology: Environmental Problem-solving for the 21st Century
Louis J. Gross, ecology and evolutionary biology, mathematics

September 26 (Ohio)
UT Digs Greece: New Light on the Bronze Age
Aleydis Van De Moortel, classics

October 3 (Auburn)
The Intersection of Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Gregory L. Stuart, psychology

October 10 (Georgia)
Building a Biological Camera: 3D Snapshots of a Protein
Cynthia B. Peterson, biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology

October 31 (South Carolina)
All “Stars”: UT Actors Seek Fame and Fortune on Stage and Screen
Jed Diamond, theatre

November 7 (Memphis)
HOMECOMING
Germs and Geology: Emerging Issues in Waterborne Pathogen Research
Larry D. McKay, earth and planetary sciences

November 21 (Vanderbilt)
James Agee at One Hundred: A Centennial Celebration
Michael A. Lofaro, English