UTC environmental science professor Dr. Sean Richards joined Jed & JR Mornings to discuss climate change and the rising risk of wildfires across the United States. A recent article cited World Health Organization data showing pollution kills 7 million people globally each year and explained how hotter, drier conditions fueled by climate change are making…
Hamilton County Schools Welcomes Seventh Leadership HCS Cohort
Three UTC leaders have been selected for the latest Leadership Hamilton County Schools cohort: Allen Pratt, Director of the Center of Excellence and Innovation in Education; Meredith Perry, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research; and Yvonne Dunham Slobodenko, Director of the ESL Institute. Their inclusion underscores UTC’s commitment to partnering with Hamilton County Schools and contributing…
Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till to Be Presented at UTC Fine Arts Center
The Mike Wiley one-man performance DAR HE: The Story of Emmett Till comes to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Fine Arts Center, spotlighting the harrowing 1955 lynching of Emmett Till and its pivotal role in the civil-rights movement. The powerful dramatization explores the murder, trial and confessions of Till’s killers, inviting audiences to engage…
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens to celebrate UTC’s homecoming with HCS students & employees
Terrell Owens, NFL Hall of Famer and former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Moc, is returning to Chattanooga for the 2025 Homecoming celebrations. In partnership with UTC’s Division of Access and Engagement, he’ll engage with local schools and community events. The initiative includes 500 complimentary game tickets for Hamilton County Schools students, teachers and families,…
Howard Wall on the impacts of ending the grocery tax
Howard Wall is the director and chief economist of the Center for Regional Economic Research and a professor of practice in the Department of Finance and Economics in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. He frequently gives his insight on various topics of note in local, regional and national media. Here he speaks on…