For more than a decade, the Lookout Wild Film Festival here in Chattanooga has celebrated on screen “the beauty of wild places and the people they inspire.” This week, for the first time, the Festival will be held here on our campus – the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – this Thursday through Sunday at…
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga is offering free tax help for those with annual income of 70k or less
Local3News covered the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offering free tax preparation to residents earning $70,000 or less this tax season. UTC students and faculty from the Department of Accounting have partnered with the Urban League’s VITA site, gaining hands-on experience by preparing returns and helping community members navigate…
UTC Earns National Recognition For Community Engagement
The Chattanoogan spotlighted UTC’s national recognition for its deep commitment to community engagement, earning the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation and American Council on Education. This selective designation honors UTC’s sustained, institution-wide partnerships that align academic teaching, research and service with community priorities across health, mobility, economic development and more. It…
Chattanooga lands $1.06 million grant to enhance roadway safety with smart technology
The City of Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute secured a $1.06 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to develop a Roadway Safety Design Technology Platform. The project will use smart technology to analyze crash patterns and risk factors along entire corridors — not just intersections — helping officials identify hazards…
Chattanooga, UTC Research Institute awarded $1.06M for roadway safety technology platform
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute and the City of Chattanooga secured a $1.06 million U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to develop a Roadway Safety Design Technology Platform. Led by UTC’s Center for Urban Informatics and Progress, the project will combine crash data with continuous roadway imagery…