Nyssa Hunt has seen geckos in Chattanooga and is intrigued by how the warm-weather lizards survive our winters and whether they’re having a significant impact on the local ecosystem.
FAQs for the new SmokeFree UTC policy
Have questions about SmokeFree UTC? Here are the answers.
UTC designated as Tree Campus USA
For the seventh year in a row, UTC has earned the designation as a Tree Campus USA from the Arbor Day Foundation.
Second annual Chattanooga Earth Day Festival set for Sunday
The second Chattanooga Earth Day Festival is set for Sunday in Coolidge Park.
Airing it out: Surreal and musical, Squonk Opera brings “Pneumatica” to UTC
Instruments and props are powered by air, a good detail since the performance is part of the Earth, Wind and Solar Festival, a collaboration between UTC and the City of Chattanooga that celebrates all forms of sustainable energy.
Arbor Day celebrates Professor Collins’s preservation of University’s natural heritage
“When we started all of this, what we wanted was the outside of the Campus to reflect the excellence that goes on inside the classroom and the labs…”
New program offers longer bike rentals to students
UTC strives to be a bike friendly campus, and is now offering semester long bike rentals so that students can take advantage of the campus and surrounding areas.
Savings measured with new technology
Here’s a little math to ponder: in the recent past, 160 UTC classroom projectors had standard projector bulbs that cost between $300 to $400 each, and they had to be replaced every six to nine months.
UTC observes Arbor Day, earns Tree Campus USA recognition
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, UTC observed Arbor Day with the planting of three new trees grown from seeds by a UTC student.
University receives TVA ‘Innovator of the Year’ award
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was recently honored with the ‘Innovator of the Year’ award at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Green Power Switch Leadership Awards. This award recognizes organizations that are dedicated to renewable power and energy efficiency.