The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Master of Social Work program has been ranked No. 3 in Tennessee by MastersinSocialWorkOnline.org, which cited the program’s in-person instruction, evening schedule, hybrid learning opportunities and preparation of social work professionals for the region.
Designing MOCS2K: Senior Caleb Connery brings UTC Homecoming to life
Homecoming 2026 at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga started with a blank canvas—and Caleb Connery behind it. As a senior graphic design major, Connery was charged with designing the visual aspects for UTC Homecoming 2026. He crafted the “Mocs Y2K” theme into illustrations and graphics, bringing a student touch to one of the University’s biggest traditions.
Family, friends and UTC community honor Chancellor Emeritus Fred Obear
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus community joined the family of Chancellor Emeritus Fred Obear on Friday, Oct. 9, for a celebration of life reception in the Wolford Family Athletic Center. Obear, who served as UTC chancellor from 1981-97 and interim chancellor from 2004-05, died July 24 at age 91.
UTC faculty and staff members selected for 2027 UT System Leadership Institute
Eleven faculty and staff members from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have been selected to participate in the UT System’s 2027 Leadership Institute, a prestigious professional development program designed to strengthen leadership skills and foster collaboration across the UT System.
UTC study links virtual reality performance measure to history of multiple concussions
A UTC researcher has found that virtual reality-based measures of movement and decision-making may help identify subtle, lasting effects associated with multiple concussions. Dr. Gary Wilkerson, a professor in UTC’s Graduate Athletic Training Program in the Department of Health and Human Performance, is the lead author of “Virtual reality, machine learning, and statistical modeling reveal an association between multiple concussion history and impaired perceptual decision-making,” published in PLOS One—a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the Public Library of Science.
UTC honors newest Moc’s Golden Feather Award recipients
Deborah Barr from the Department of Mathematics and Ted Ross from the Department of Art are the newest recipients of the Moc’s Golden Feather Award.
Transferring home: How Chase and Izzy Barajas found their community at UTC
When Chase and Izzy Barajas transferred to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, they didn’t just find a school; they found their community.
The people of UTC: Get to know Center for Wellbeing Director Lucy White
Lucy White is back at the UTC with a new role and the same goal of helping students take care of themselves. White, the new director of the Center for Wellbeing, previously worked at UTC in 2022 as assistant director for education and suicide prevention. After the grant-funded position ended, she spent three and a half years at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center counseling medical students and residents.
UTC environmental engineering program prepares students to address water, waste and infrastructure challenges
Standing along the Tennessee River, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students in Introduction to Environmental Engineering recently collected water samples with an overarching question in mind: What is happening upstream, downstream and in the places where people live, work and build? The field exercise was part of a larger lesson. Students sampled near Chickamauga Reservoir, Coolidge Park and points in between, learning how to select locations, collect data and examine conditions in a waterway central to the Chattanooga region.
UTC students design tartan inspired by University, Chattanooga history
Four UTC students have designed a new piece of University history. Kaila Bui, Sierra Brown, Ryleigh Simmons and Emma Tuttle won the Chancellor’s Tartan Challenge, an interdisciplinary competition that asked students to create a tartan inspired by UTC’s history and future.