University of Tennessee pioneer in speech and hearing remembered
The Knoxville News-Sentinel 3/16/2021 John Shearer
Attorney Larry Silverstein of West Hills was just like a kid again as he took a mask-covered tour through the halls of the small University of Tennessee Hearing and Speech Center this month.
He pointed out his father’s first office on the left after entering from the north end and a later one down the hall.
“We used to come up here a lot on the weekends because my mother would be typing for my father,” said Silverstein, who is now in his 60s and had not been inside the building in a few years.
Attorney Larry Silverstein of West Hills was just like a kid again as he took a mask-covered tour through the halls of the small University of Tennessee Hearing and Speech Center this month.
He pointed out his father’s first office on the left after entering from the north end and a later one down the hall.
“We used to come up here a lot on the weekends because my mother would be typing for my father,” said Silverstein, who is now in his 60s and had not been inside the building in a few years.
Silverstein is obviously quite proud of his father, Dr. Bernard Silverstein, who was the founding director of the state-operated East Tennessee Hearing and Speech Center that later became part of UT. He was also involved in building the clinical foundation for the school’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in 1962.
University of Tennessee identifies 12th COVID-19 cluster of the spring semester
The University of Tennessee has identified its 12th COVID-19 cluster of the spring semester.
The cluster is located in the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house, and is unrelated to the large cluster that was announced on Tuesday, UT spokesperson Owen Driskill said. It includes one COVID-19 case and 23 close contacts because of the house s living arrangements. Contact tracing has been completed, and the cooperation of the students is greatly appreciated, Driskill said.
Greek housing is more susceptible to clusters because of how the houses are arranged, with common living areas. Sorority houses often include shared kitchens, living spaces and bathrooms, which means a case of COVID-19 can cause the entire house to have to quarantine, UT administrators have said.