{"id":2544,"date":"2026-03-24T12:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/?page_id=2544"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:45:46","slug":"cecs-news-from-the-newsroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/","title":{"rendered":"CECS News from the UTC Newsroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CECS News from the UTC Newsroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Engineering and Computer Science is shaping the future through innovation, problem-solving, and hands-on learning. From groundbreaking research to student achievements and industry partnerships, our community is constantly pushing ideas into real-world impact. These newsroom stories highlights our work\u2014showcasing how faculty, students, and alumni are building solutions that improve lives, strengthen industries, and drive progress forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"netsposts-menu\"><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-screen\"><div class=\"netsposts-block-wrapper current\"><div class=\"netsposts-items\"><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-79233 category-academics category-advancement-and-alumni category-campus category-college-of-arts-sciences category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies category-college-of-nursing category-community category-dual-admission category-faculty-and-staff category-feature-story category-college-of-business category-graduate-school category-news category-students category-transfer-students tag-creating-the-mocs-experience tag-enrollment-management-and-student-affairs tag-goal-1-1-expand-utcs-educational-footprint-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-1-2-enhance-learner-success-strategic-plan-2030 tag-lori-bruce tag-lori-mann-bruce tag-operating-with-excellence\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">UTC sets graduate student record with second-highest overall enrollment<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 9\/11\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-sets-graduate-student-record-with-second-highest-overall-enrollment\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/09\/Oak-Street-Roast-26-920-600-300x300.jpg\" class=\"post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students dancing on Chamberlain Field during the Oak Street Roast.\" \/><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n\nThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga welcomed 11,809 students for fall 2026, the second-highest enrollment in the University\u2019s 140-year history and set an all-time high... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-sets-graduate-student-record-with-second-highest-overall-enrollment\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-sets-graduate-student-record-with-second-highest-overall-enrollment\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-79173 category-academics category-advancement-and-alumni category-campus category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-community category-cuip category-engineering-management-technology category-faculty-and-staff category-feature-story category-graduate-school category-health-and-wellness category-news category-research-academics category-scholarship category-service category-research-institute tag-ahad-nasab tag-bioastlab tag-biomechatronics-and-assistive-technology-lab tag-biomechatronics-in-healthcare-initiative tag-creating-the-mocs-experience tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation tag-erkan-kaplanoglu tag-gazi-akgun tag-goal-3-1-innovative-and-impactful-research-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-5-1-community-engagement-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-5-2-community-impact-strategic-plan-2030 tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university tag-marmara-university tag-mechatronics tag-mina-sartipi tag-national-institute-of-neurological-disorders-and-stroke tag-operating-with-excellence tag-university-of-tennessee-research-foundation\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">UTC researchers earn U.S. patent for wearable essential tremor control device<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 9\/10\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-researchers-earn-u-s-patent-for-wearable-essential-tremor-control-device\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/09\/SETS_2-600-300x300.jpg\" class=\"post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Design rendering shows the modular wearable device developed by UTC and Marmara University researchers to help reduce hand tremors.\" \/><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n\nA collaboration of researchers from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Marmara University in T\u00fcrkiye has received a U.S. design patent for a wearable... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-researchers-earn-u-s-patent-for-wearable-essential-tremor-control-device\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-researchers-earn-u-s-patent-for-wearable-essential-tremor-control-device\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-79220 category-academics category-advancement-and-alumni category-campus category-center-for-global-education category-center-for-professional-education category-center-for-student-leadership-engagement-and-community category-college-of-arts-sciences category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies category-college-of-nursing category-events-entertainment category-faculty-and-staff category-college-of-business category-graduate-school category-honors-and-awards category-news category-office-of-the-chancellor category-research-academics category-service category-student-servicees category-toh tag-abigail-davis tag-adam-nimmo tag-adelia-french tag-adrian-gustus tag-ahmet-kule tag-albert-salatka tag-alison-allerton tag-allen-pratt tag-amanda-sehic tag-amy-blackburn tag-andrea-neely tag-andrew-najberg tag-aniekan-ebiefung tag-anita-shoemaker tag-anitra-barrett tag-anna-turner tag-anne-swedberg tag-aramis-douglas tag-ashleigh-pipes tag-azad-hossain tag-bailey-payne tag-barbara-thompson tag-benjamin-torok tag-bradley-bond tag-brandalyn-shropshire tag-brett-fuchs tag-brian-oleary tag-brian-townsend tag-brittney-wilson tag-carole-geter tag-casey-croft tag-casey-lee tag-chad-camper tag-charlie-reed tag-chelsie-ewing tag-christi-wann tag-christine-estoye tag-christine-smith tag-christopher-bolenbaugh tag-christopher-frishcosy tag-christopher-hansen tag-christopher-horne tag-christopher-howard tag-christopher-thornton tag-cicely-lardizabal tag-cindy-hornsby tag-corbin-hedges tag-cori-forte tag-cynthia-williamson tag-dana-adams tag-dana-hall tag-david-conner tag-david-locander tag-david-lyon tag-david-seidel tag-deanna-beasley tag-donald-behneman tag-doreen-watt tag-edwin-murillo tag-eisa-mohamed tag-elizabeth-hathaway tag-elizabeth-johnson tag-emma-sampson tag-eun-young-kim tag-founders-week tag-frank-reed tag-gary-haber tag-gassim-abazid tag-gerard-pacitti tag-ginger-dockery tag-goal-2-1-faculty-staff-experience-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-2-2-faculty-staff-success-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-4-1-service-excellence-focus-strategic-plan-2030 tag-haley-solomon tag-hannah-hartman tag-hemant-jain tag-hilary-browder-terry tag-hill-craddock tag-hope-klug tag-human-resources tag-hyeyoon-jung tag-jacob-collum tag-jacqueline-tate tag-james-bradshaw tag-james-newman tag-jana-cox tag-janet-robinson tag-jason-gordon tag-jason-harville tag-jennifer-lynberg tag-jennifer-stewart tag-jeremy-strickler tag-jerry-ball tag-jessica-taylor tag-jill-williams tag-jina-johnson tag-jody-massey tag-john-huber tag-john-zibluk tag-jonathan-yeager tag-joshua-hamblen tag-joshua-hodge tag-kaelin-king tag-kara-hamilton tag-karissa-peyer tag-kathleen-wheatley tag-kathryn-taylor tag-katie-gohn tag-kelli-baker tag-kenneth-hood tag-kenneth-lloyd tag-kim-sapp tag-kristen-singletary tag-lacy-bobo tag-lakmali-weerasena tag-lauren-ingraham tag-lauren-ouwerkerk tag-laurie-kianka tag-leah-gill tag-lisa-keatley tag-lloydia-murillo tag-lorna-durrant tag-luz-zuluaga tag-lynn-purkey tag-marcia-noe tag-mark-buzbee tag-mark-stotts tag-marshall-parrent tag-mary-king tag-marykathleen-branwell tag-matthew-evans tag-maurice-green tag-melissa-tinkham tag-melita-rector tag-meredith-barbee tag-michael-jaynes tag-michael-scruggs tag-michael-twomey tag-michelle-baksh tag-michelle-evans tag-mina-sartipi tag-mocs-learn-mocs-do-mocs-lead tag-monica-garoiu tag-nicholas-boer tag-nicholas-riehle tag-noah-lasley tag-operating-with-excellence tag-oscar-vazquez tag-paula-ortega tag-perry-ward tag-portia-hammonds tag-priscilla-simms-roberson tag-rachel-ellis tag-rafayet-alam tag-randall-coleman tag-rebecca-shortridge tag-rebekah-thompson tag-reuben-snow tag-rhonda-runion tag-robert-boyer tag-robert-dooley tag-robert-mcleod tag-roland-howell tag-ronald-matlock tag-ryan-jones tag-samantha-freeman tag-sandra-cordell tag-sarah-farnsley tag-scarlett-vineyard tag-sean-stewart tag-service-awards tag-stacie-rolax tag-stacy-lightfoot tag-stephan-davenport tag-stephanie-epperson tag-stephen-hebert tag-subin-im tag-sylvana-matthews tag-taylor-winnie tag-teresa-harrison tag-tina-benkiser tag-tonia-martin tag-twyler-boykin tag-tyrus-ward tag-valerie-taylor tag-vinod-changarath tag-virginia-cairns tag-william-weeks tag-willie-hall tag-xiunan-wang tag-yan-to\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Service at every milestone: UTC to celebrate staff and faculty achievements<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 9\/9\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/service-at-every-milestone-utc-to-celebrate-staff-and-faculty-achievements\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/09\/Service-Awards-2026-600-300x300.jpg\" class=\"post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Service Awards 2026 graphic laid out in front of a photo of Chamberlain Pavilion\" \/><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n\nThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga annually celebrates staff and faculty who have reached notable career milestones.\n\nThis year, 183 employees will be honored during the... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/service-at-every-milestone-utc-to-celebrate-staff-and-faculty-achievements\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/service-at-every-milestone-utc-to-celebrate-staff-and-faculty-achievements\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-79112 category-academics category-brock-scholars-honors-college category-civil-engineering category-college-of-arts-sciences category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-education category-experiential-learning category-faculty-and-staff category-honors-college-2 category-political-science category-students tag-chris-frishcosy tag-goal-1-2-enhance-learner-success-strategic-plan-2030 tag-kate-rutherford tag-michelle-deardorff tag-riley-rutherford tag-the-second-power tag-wise-program\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">The Second Power: UTC twins\u00a0take on D.C. internships\u00a0<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 9\/9\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/the-second-power-utc-twins-take-on-d-c-internships\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n\nOriginally from the two-stoplight town of Erin, Tennessee, twin sisters and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students Kate and Riley Rutherford spent the summer in... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/the-second-power-utc-twins-take-on-d-c-internships\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/the-second-power-utc-twins-take-on-d-c-internships\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-78548 category-advancement-and-alumni category-center-for-professional-education category-college-of-arts-sciences category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-communication category-community category-computer-science category-faculty-and-staff category-history category-news category-philosophy-religion category-students tag-caroline-jacobs tag-creating-the-mocs-experience tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation tag-dixie-edmondson tag-ethan-carver tag-goal-1-4-alumni-development-and-engagement-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-2-1-faculty-staff-experience-strategic-plan-2030 tag-internships tag-it-help-desk tag-kailey-agoo tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university tag-mocs-learn-mocs-do-mocs-lead tag-mocs-one-center tag-nagwan-zahry tag-operating-with-excellence tag-ryan-geyer tag-utc-aquatic-and-recreation-center\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Student jobs can open doors to full-time careers<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 9\/3\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/student-jobs-can-open-doors-to-full-time-careers\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/Caroline-Jacobs-26FEAT-300x300.jpg\" class=\"post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">For some University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students, an on-campus job is more than a way to gain experience while earning a degree\u2014it is the... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/student-jobs-can-open-doors-to-full-time-careers\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/student-jobs-can-open-doors-to-full-time-careers\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-79041 category-academics category-accounting category-advancement-and-alumni category-applied-science category-art category-biology-geology-and-environmental-science category-business-finance category-campus category-chemical-engineering category-chemistry-physics category-civil-engineering category-college-of-arts-sciences category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies category-college-of-nursing category-communication category-computational-engineering category-computer-science category-construction-management category-criminal-justice-college-of-arts-sciences category-criminal-justice category-economics category-electrical-engineering category-engineering-management-technology category-english category-entrepreneurship category-faculty-and-staff category-faculty-success category-finance category-college-of-business category-graduate-school category-health-and-human-performance category-history category-honors-and-awards category-interior-architecture category-library category-management category-marketing category-masters-in-business-administration category-mathematics category-mechanical-engineering category-military-science category-modern-and-classical-languages-and-literatures category-music-college-of-arts-sciences category-news category-occupational-therapy category-philosophy-religion category-physical-education category-physical-therapy category-political-science category-psychology category-research-academics category-scholarship category-school-of-education category-service category-social-work category-sociology-anthropology-and-geography category-theatre-speech tag-alexander-and-charlotte-guerry-professorships tag-amanda-clark tag-april-summers tag-ashley-howell tag-ashley-schilling tag-bart-pushaw tag-billy-weeks tag-brooke-epperson tag-carmen-jimenez tag-cathy-scott tag-chantelle-swaren tag-christopher-acuff tag-cristin-williams tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation tag-emily-thompson tag-emma-mcdonell tag-ethan-mills tag-goal-2-1-faculty-staff-experience-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-2-2-faculty-staff-success-strategic-plan-2030 tag-heather-palmer tag-holly-berkowitz tag-jaclyn-michael tag-james-tanner tag-jannatul-ferdoush tag-jejal-reddy-bathi tag-jessica-hackathorne tag-jessica-taylor tag-jorge-correa-londono tag-joseph-owino tag-joshua-hamblen tag-june-hanks tag-junrong-shi tag-justin-wymer tag-kaitlyn-hancock tag-karissa-rein tag-katherine-ludwig tag-kathryn-taylor tag-kristen-jennings-black tag-leanora-brown tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university tag-linda-frost tag-liz-hathaway tag-loren-hayes tag-marisa-colston tag-matt-matthews tag-matthew-greenwell tag-michelle-deardorff tag-murat-barisik tag-natalie-haber tag-nishani-vincent tag-nora-ketron tag-operating-with-excellence tag-prashant-srivastava tag-professional-development-leave tag-rafayet-alam tag-raga-ahmed tag-rahul-bhosale tag-rebecca-nasadowski tag-ruth-s-holmberg-grants-for-faculty-excellence tag-sabbatical-spotlight tag-seong-dae-kim tag-serkan-varol tag-shane-ward tag-shaogang-ren tag-sheena-murray tag-tahmina-shirmeen tag-tessa-mullinax-baker tag-thomas-wilson tag-todd-dockery tag-tony-cepak tag-trevor-elliott tag-uc-foundation-professorships tag-will-kuby tag-xiunan-wang tag-yingfeng-wang tag-ziwei-ma\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">UTC recognizes faculty earning professorships, grants, tenure, promotions and professional development leave<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 9\/2\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-recognizes-faculty-earning-professorships-grants-tenure-promotions-and-professional-development-leave\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/Chamberlain-Pavilion-25-246-600-300x300.jpg\" class=\"post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chamberlain Pavilion on UTC\u2019s campus, a brick open-air structure with tall columns, arches, and broad steps framed by trees and lawn.\" \/><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">A message from Interim Provost Matt Matthews:\n\nAs we begin the fall semester, I am pleased to recognize several faculty members who have been honored with... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-recognizes-faculty-earning-professorships-grants-tenure-promotions-and-professional-development-leave\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/utc-recognizes-faculty-earning-professorships-grants-tenure-promotions-and-professional-development-leave\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-79105 category-academics category-advancement-and-alumni category-campus category-chemistry-physics category-college-of-arts-sciences category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-community category-cuip category-engagement category-events-entertainment category-faculty-and-staff category-graduate-school category-lectures-and-speakers category-news category-research-academics category-urace category-research-institute tag-chattanooga-area-chamber-of-commerce tag-chattanooga-connect tag-chattanooga-connect-2026 tag-city-of-chattanooga tag-commsignia tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation tag-denso tag-dr-mina-sartipi tag-epb tag-goal-2-2-faculty-staff-success-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-3-1-innovative-and-impactful-research-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-5-1-community-engagement-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-5-2-community-impact-strategic-plan-2030 tag-its-america tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university tag-lori-bruce tag-lori-mann-bruce tag-michael-halem tag-miovision tag-operating-with-excellence tag-smart-city tag-stan-caldwell tag-united-states-department-of-transportation tag-usdot\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">USDOT\u2019s Michael Halem to keynote UTC\u2019s Chattanooga Connect 2026<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 9\/2\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/usdots-michael-halem-to-keynote-utcs-chattanooga-connect-2026\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/Chattanooga-Connect-600-72-300x300.jpg\" class=\"post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Logo for Chattanooga Connect\" \/><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">USDOT SMART Grants Director Stan Caldwell will also join the conference focused on moving emerging transportation technologies from pilot projects to scale\n\n\nMichael Halem, principal deputy... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/usdots-michael-halem-to-keynote-utcs-chattanooga-connect-2026\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/usdots-michael-halem-to-keynote-utcs-chattanooga-connect-2026\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-78915 category-academics category-brock-scholars-honors-college category-campus category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies category-community category-education category-experiential-learning category-faculty-and-staff category-honors-college-2 category-mechanical-engineering category-news category-school-of-education category-students tag-bengt-carlson tag-city-as-text tag-goal-1-2-enhance-learner-success-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-5-1-community-engagement-strategic-plan-2030 tag-innovations-in-honors tag-jordan-king tag-krue-brock tag-peter-simon tag-xavier-ware\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Incoming\u00a0UTC\u00a0Honors College students explore their new home\u00a0<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 8\/26\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/incoming-utc-honors-college-students-explore-their-new-home\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/City-as-Text-26-3641-300x300.jpg\" class=\"post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n\nBefore classes officially began, more than 100 new students in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Honors Collegeexplored the streets and neighborhoods of their new... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/incoming-utc-honors-college-students-explore-their-new-home\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/incoming-utc-honors-college-students-explore-their-new-home\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-78866 category-academics category-advancement-and-alumni category-campus category-college-of-arts-sciences category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies category-college-of-nursing category-faculty-and-staff category-college-of-business category-graduate-school category-news category-students tag-brent-goldberg tag-creating-the-mocs-experience tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation tag-first-day-of-class tag-goal-5-1-community-engagement-strategic-plan-2030 tag-jed-mescon tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university tag-lori-bruce tag-mocs-learn-mocs-do-mocs-lead tag-operating-with-excellence\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Welcome back: UTC students\u2019 first day of fall semester<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 8\/24\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/welcome-back-utc-students-first-day-of-fall-semester\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/fdcfeature-300x300.jpg\" class=\"post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two girls walking together. One looks at her phone the other is wearing a Sigma Kappa jersey.\" \/><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">On Monday, Aug. 24, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students returned to campus for the first day of the fall 2026 semester. Campus was abuzz... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/welcome-back-utc-students-first-day-of-fall-semester\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/welcome-back-utc-students-first-day-of-fall-semester\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"netsposts-content blog-9 post-78815 category-academics category-college-of-arts-sciences category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies category-college-of-nursing category-education category-events-entertainment category-faculty-and-staff category-college-of-business category-graduate-school category-honors-college-2 category-news category-office-of-the-chancellor category-students category-transfer-students tag-a-mocs-first-class tag-chancellor-bruce tag-chancellor-lori-bruce tag-chancellors-challenge-coins tag-convocation tag-convocation-2026 tag-goal-1-1-expand-utcs-educational-footprint-strategic-plan-2030 tag-goal-1-2-enhance-learner-success-strategic-plan-2030 tag-matt-holzmacher\" style=\"\"><span class=\"netsposts-posttitle\" style=\"color: #000000;\">UTC Convocation 2026\u00a0welcomes new\u00a0Mocs<\/span><div class=\"netsposts-source\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;width: 100%;\"><span>Published<\/span><span> 8\/21\/2026<\/span> <span>in<\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\"  class=\"netsposts-source-link\">UTC News<\/a><\/span><br\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/utc-convocation-2026-welcomes-new-mocs\/\"  class=\"link-img-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/Convocation-26-4910-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students smile while they hold cellphone flashlights in the stands at Convocation\" \/><\/a><div class=\"netsposts-excerpt\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n\nOn Friday, Aug. 21, hundreds of first-time University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students were loudly welcomed and celebrated at McKenzie Arena.\u00a0\n\nThe annual Convocation brought together... <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/utc-convocation-2026-welcomes-new-mocs\/\">   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/utc-convocation-2026-welcomes-new-mocs\/\"  class=\"netsposts-read-more-link\">read more&nbsp;&#10095;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"end-netsposts-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/category\/academics\/college-of-engineering-and-computer-science\/\">Get all the CECS News from the UTC NewsRoom<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CECS News from the UTC Newsroom The College of Engineering and Computer Science is shaping the future through innovation, problem-solving, and hands-on learning. 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