The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Library Special Collections has secured a $1,900 state grant to digitize archival materials from the historic United Hosiery Mills in Chattanooga. The company, once among the first to license the Buster Brown character for children’s clothing, had its records and promotional materials transferred to UTC. Student assistants will help…
Chatttanooga’s Mobile Healthcare Units – MobileMOC
Featured in a recent edition of HealthScope magazine, UTC’s School of Nursing is bringing healthcare directly to rural communities through its Mobile Medical Outreach Clinic (MobileMOC). Funded by a $2.6 million grant, MobileMOC provides age-friendly, interprofessional care focusing on “What Matters Most” to each patient—addressing medications, mobility, memory, and more. Led by Dr. Kristina Wick,…
UTC Lands NSF Grant To Strengthen STEM Education
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) secured a $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support a three-year program preparing and retaining middle and high school STEM teachers through hands-on research in microelectronics and artificial intelligence. Led by Dr. Raga Ahmed and supported by UTC faculty, the initiative—tied to local school districts—will connect educators…
UTC receives $2.4 million award to bolster behavioral health workforce in East TN
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been awarded a $2.4 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to strengthen the behavioral health workforce in 11 underserved counties across Southeast Tennessee. This four‑year initiative, called B‑HIP (Behavioral Healthcare through InterProfessional Training), will fund 12 graduate students annually in counseling, psychology, social work, and…
UTC lands $2.4M grant to expand mental, behavioral health workforce in rural Tennessee
UTC has been awarded a $2.4 million competitive grant from HRSA’s Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) program to expand the mental and behavioral health workforce serving rural communities over the next four years. The funding supports stipends for counseling, social work, and psychology students undertaking rural internships, supervisor training, and development of a digital…