Faculty and students in The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Graduate Athletic Training Program joined MomsTEAM Institute, a leading youth sports health and safety think tank and watchdog group, for a pilot test of MomsTEAM’s innovative SmartTeam™ program which installs impact sensors in youth football players’ helmets. “This started as an initiative to improve policies,…
Seventh Annual Asia Conference discusses economics, political issues
Yasuo Saito has learned many things during his recent tour of the southern United States, but none more interesting than the meaning and pronunciation of the word, “y’all.” Saito, Former Ambassador of Japan, and a group of panelists were on campus for the Seventh Annual Introduction to Asia Conference. Sponsored by The Freeman Foundation, the…
UTC community enjoy campus snowfall
After days of anticipation, the Chattanooga area was greeted with its first large snowfall of the year. Campus was blanketed with snow, and students enjoyed themselves with snowball fights, making snow angels, and sledding. Here are some user submitted photos of the day’s fun.
Chattanooga GENI Rack installed at UTC
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, working in partnership with The Enterprise Center and US Ignite, has acquired and activated a GENI rack. The GENI rack (i.e., Global Environment for Network Innovations) is linked with similar racks in 60 other leading universities in smart cities in the U.S. and internationally. The racks act collectively as…
UTC InfoSec Center earns new designation from NSA and Homeland Security
It’s stressful for consumers to learn about technology pickpockets who steal sensitive online information, wreaking havoc for government agencies, insurance companies, and department store chains. We can’t conjure an invisible shield to protect us, but on our own campus is a regional model for promoting excellence in information security education, assisting businesses, government agencies, education…
Five inducted to 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department and the Office of Alumni Affairs announced the Class of 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees.
Students leave UTC for Holocaust study tour, one student blogging about experience
A group of UTC students enrolled in a history course, The Holocaust: Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders, will take a Holocaust study tour in Poland and Germany during UTC’s spring break.
New student geology group established
To better prepare students for work in the professional field, the UTC Department of Geology has established a student chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). The University’s chapter is only one of two in the state of Tennessee and one of 24 nationwide.
$1.1 million gift establishes Finley Chair in American Business
Continuing a legacy of support for UTC, a $1.1 million gift from the Finley family has created the W. Max Finley Chair for Excellence in American Business to honor the entrepreneurial energy and career of the late W. Max Finley, former Chairman of the RockTenn Corporation. The W. Max Finley Chair will employ or retain…
Special Collections and University Archives housed in improved environment
Need to research the cultural heritage resources of the University, the city of Chattanooga, or the state of Tennessee? Special Collections and University Archives are housed in a great location in the new UTC Library. Steven Cox is delighted with the new environment. He is Team Lead, Special Collections and University Archives. He talks about…