Dr. Rick Dierenfeldt, U.C. Foundation Professor and Head of UTC’s Department of Criminal Justice, joined WGOW 102.3 FM’s Jed and JR Mornings to discuss the FBI’s decision to lower employment requirements and training time. He explained current standards and noted that the change aims to address potential staffing gaps caused by expected retirements and severance…
Laurie Allen talks about UTC’s production of “Dracula: Mina’s Quest”
UTC’s Laurie Allen, Lyndhurst Chair of Excellence in Arts Education and Professor of Practice in Theatre Education, joined WGOW 102.3 FM’s Jed and JR Mornings to promote the UTC Theatre Company’s production of “Dracula: Mina’s Quest.” Performances run Sept. 30–Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 4 in the UTC…
Kennedy: Camping trip inspires book by UTC professor
UTC professor Karen Babine explores ancestry, independence, and storytelling in her new memoir, “The Allure of Elsewhere: A Memoir of Going Solo.” Traveling alone in her camper to Nova Scotia, Babine retraced her Acadian family’s roots and reflected on how geography and heritage shape identity. Through genealogy and travel, she discovered that stories—both inherited and…
UTC names advisory committees for its Quantum Center
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has established new internal and external advisory committees for its Quantum Center to advance research, education, and partnerships in quantum information science and engineering. The internal group includes UTC leaders Pamela Riggs-Gelasco, Reinhold Mann, Mina Sartipi, and Kumar Yelamarthi. The external committee brings global expertise from Oak Ridge National…
UTC lecturer sending students on a deep dive for Tennessee’s underwater history
A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga lecturer, Morgan Smith, is leading students in an underwater archaeology project on the Tennessee River, using sonar to search for remnants of steamboats and Civil War–era wrecks. In April 2021, the class located what may be the U.S.S. Chattanooga, a ship that broke a Confederate blockade in 1863. They’re…