On UTC’s first day of classes, WGOW 102.3’s Jed & JR hosted a live “Mornings” broadcast outside the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library. During the second hour, UTC’s new leadership and academic deans took the hot seat. Dr. Kumar Yelamarthi, Dean of the College of Engineering & Computer Science, emphasized a “students-first” approach, the…
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: UTC engineering student designs 3D-printed helmet for headstrong pup
A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga mechanical engineering student, Connor Mackey, designed a custom 3D‑printed helmet to protect Niblet, a rescue Chihuahua born with a soft spot in his skull (hydrocephalus). Assisted by Prof. Trevor Elliott and a Volkswagen volunteer who scanned the pup’s head, Mackey iterated more than a dozen prototypes until the final design…