UTC Theatre Co. will present Medea by Euripides (new translation by Diane J. Rayor) from Nov. 18-22 at the Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus. Set in 1920s Depression-era Appalachia, the production fuses Greek tragedy with regional style, featuring student cast and crew under first-year director Drew Davidson. >>>Read…
UT at Chattanooga holds two pitch competitions on the same day
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga hosted two distinct pitch competitions in one afternoon: the Graduate Student “Three Minute Thesis” (3MT) contest and the Undergraduate Research Elevator Pitch event. First-year doctoral student Maheshi Walawwe won the 3MT by purposefully omitting equations to make her computational science work accessible. Meanwhile undergraduates used two minutes and just two…
Helping Adults Finish College Faster
A new report shows more than 43 million Americans have attended college but left without a degree. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga helps adult learners finish by offering credit for prior learning—work experience, military service, previous coursework—via its Prior Learning Assessment program. The university’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Leadership is tailored for adults…
Will scientists ever study the Bering Land Bridge — or will it remain lost to the sea?
Morgan Smith, director of the Geoarchaeology and Submerged Landscapes Lab at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), highlights the formidable challenges of investigating the BLB underwater: extreme weather, strong currents and thick sediment layers make fieldwork “a needle-in-a-haystack problem.” Smith explains that although the potential for preserved artifacts is high thanks to cold‐water conditions, finding…
City Council OKs paying up to $20K for financial analysis
The Chattanooga City Council approved partnering with University of Tennessee at Chattanooga public policy expert Dr. Chris Acuff to develop a comprehensive five-year economic outlook for the city. Acuff is a state-certified finance officer who specializes in public policy research and has worked with the city and the county on past analysis projects. >>>Read More>>>