UTC School of Nursing Dean Dr. Chris Smith joined Jed & JR Mornings on WGOW 102.3 FM to discuss the UT Board of Trustees’ approval to elevate the School of Nursing to the UTC College of Nursing. The program has grown since its founding in 1973—now serving nearly 1,000 students. She emphasized the crucial role…
Dr. Liz Hathaway talks fitness trends on Jed & JR Mornings
Dr. Liz Hathaway, UC Foundation Associate Professor in UTC’s Department of Health and Human Performance, joined WGOW 102.3 FM’s Jed and JR Mornings to discuss the top 20 fitness trends for the coming year. She emphasized proper warmups and setting clear exercise goals, highlighted the growing role of heart-health devices and wearable technology, and noted…
The Team Effort For A Trail Survey In Hamilton County
What are the economic and community impacts of mountain biking here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County? Researchers on our campus – the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – are conducting a study in partnership with SORBA Chattanooga, the local chapter for the nonprofit that supports mountain bike trails here in the Southeast. Ryan Zwart is…
School Psychology Program Director Amanda Hardin joined Jed & JR Mornings to discuss distraction among younger generations
Amanda Hardin, Director of the School Psychology program at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, appeared on Jed & JR Mornings on WGOW 102.3 to discuss rising distraction among younger generations, linking heavy social-media and device use to diminished attention, lowered dependability and waning real-life commitments. They discusses how the constant digital gratification cycle may be…
College Of Nursing To Become UTC’s 5th Academic College
UTC announced that the School of Nursing will be elevated to the College of Nursing, becoming the institution’s fifth academic college, pending final approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. This milestone reflects over 50 years of nursing education at UTC and responds to a growing student body—nearly 1,000 majors—and the opening of a new…