The City of Chattanooga and the UTC Research Institute (UTCRI) secured a $1.06 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to advance roadway safety research and smart city infrastructure. This funding supports UTC’s work with local partners to develop innovative transportation solutions, enhance data-driven roadway improvements and protect all road users. The award reflects UTC’s growing…
UTC Honors College Students Earn National Collegiate Honors Council Awards
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Honors College celebrated exceptional student success as two Honors students earned national recognition at the National Collegiate Honors Council conference. Graduate Vio Midgett, a Brock Scholar with degrees in history and international studies, was named a Portz Scholar, one of only four undergraduate researchers nationwide selected for this prestigious…
UTC Composition Program Receives National Honor
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Composition Program in the Department of English has received the 2025–26 Writing Program Certificate of Excellence from the Conference on College Composition and Communication — the field’s highest honor and the only one awarded nationally this year. The recognition highlights UTC’s commitment to strong, ethical, and forward-looking first-year writing…
UTC Officially Launches College Of Nursing
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has officially launched its College of Nursing, elevating a long-standing and impactful academic program to full college status effective Jan. 1, 2026. With nearly 1,000 students enrolled across undergraduate and doctoral nursing programs, it becomes UTC’s fifth academic college, reflecting its critical role in preparing the region’s health care…
Steve Forbes To Deliver 2026 Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture
The Scott L. Probasco, Jr., Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise (Probasco Chair) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), will host Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, to headline this year’s Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture Series in partnership with the Young America’s Foundation. Forbes will present “How Free Enterprise, Not Government, Made America Great”…