UTC has entered into a new early assurance agreement with Morehouse School of Medicine, creating a new pathway to medical school for UTC pre-health students that prioritizes affordability and early support. The agreement allows eligible UTC students to apply directly to Morehouse through its Early Commitment Program, an admissions option designed to give students earlier clarity without limiting their ability to participate in the traditional medical school application cycle.
UTC professor explores the myth of the “Innocent Midwest” in new book
Bestselling authors like Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis and Theodore Dreiser portray the American Midwest as what Noe, a professor of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, describes as “full of nice, honest, wholesome people.” Her newest book titled, “The Innocent Midwest: Culture, Region, and Identity, 1793-1930,” however, dissects a history of the region that is much darker.
Developing better study habits as college progresses
University students often discover that some of the study habits they formed years ago in high school or at the beginning of college do not work as well as they used to. Forming good study habits is an essential way students find success.
Behind the research at UTC: Dr. Howard Wall
Since coming to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2024, Dr. Howard Wall—director and chief economist of the UTC Center for Regional Economic Research—has gained insight into the Chattanooga community through his research.
UTC College of Nursing, ENCORE Ministry launch Age-Friendly Congregation Certificate
The College of Nursing is partnering with ENCORE Ministry Foundation to launch a new Age-Friendly Congregation Certificate program designed to help faith communities and individuals better support older adults through intentional, practical action.
UTC reports record spring enrollment
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has recorded an unofficial spring 2026 enrollment of 11,085 students, marking the first time in University history that spring enrollment has exceeded 11,000.
MOCS Innovate! mini-grants help researchers take the next step
Small amounts of early funding are often what determine whether a research idea moves forward or loses momentum. At UTC, that push comes from the MOCS Innovate! The Harris Chair Seed Fund for Innovation award, a mini-grant program that—for the past five years—hasprovided seed funding to UTC researchers working to develop their work into real inventions.
UTC’s Murat Barisik earns third journal cover recognition in recent months
For the third time over the past year, a research paper co-authored by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Murat Barisik has been featured on the cover of an international journal. Barisik is a co-author of the cover article in Nanomaterials, a journal focused on materials science research.
Shared simulation: Communication takes center stage in UTC DNP, Erlanger collaboration
A recent simulation collaboration paired University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Doctor of Nursing Practice students and Erlanger nursing residents at the start of bedside practice, giving both groups space to step into unfamiliar roles and work through clinical decisions in a controlled environment.
Answering the call in mental health
Christine Macias and Douglas Wilson aren’t new to being newcomers. In fall 2025, they entered the first cohort of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program at UTC, a concentration within the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.