To gather information for the Hamilton County Health Department, Mary Ferris works from home, checking on people who have come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Reaching out: Assistant to Chancellor providing help to medical community
Since the end of March, Teresa McKinney has been sewing medical masks for healthcare workers at Hearth Hospice of Tennessee.
Hannah Horton heading to South Korea with scholarship in hand
Hannah Horton recently won the prestigious J. William Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar scholarship. She plans to go to South Korea with this scholarship but she doesn’t know when.
Spinning, swirling, sliding and speeding: Student’s machines are a wonder
UTC sophomore Teddy Solomon was nine years old when he first got the urge to build his amazing Rube Goldberg machines.
Taking learning from hands-on to online
Setting up laboratory experiments to be shown online can be tough for organic chemistry courses but, in some ways, Dominique Belanger considers herself lucky. “I’m glad that I don’t have to learn how to teach sculpture online,” she said, laughing. Belanger is in charge of the organic chemistry program at the University of Tennessee at…
UTC part of effort to manufacture face shields for medical personnel
UTC Professor Trevor Elliott is doing a lot to combat Coronavirus. He’s leading the University’s effort on a massively important project — using 3D printers to help make face shields for local health care workers.
UTC Mock Trial team makes it to the national championship
The University Student Mock Trial team is one of 48 teams invited to the American Mock Trial Association championship.
Chancellor Steve Angle praises students, faculty and staff for response efforts
UTC Chancellor Steve Angle praises students, faculty and staff for their combined efforts in response to the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
Taking the class from a room to a computer
Setting up laboratory experiments to be shown online can be tough for organic chemistry courses but, in some ways, Dominique Belanger considers herself lucky. “I’m glad that I don’t have to learn how to teach sculpture online,” she says, laughing. Belanger is in charge of the organic chemistry program at UTC, so it’s her responsibility…
Video finds humor in frustrating circumstances
In “Prayer of a Desperate Mother,” Brandalyn Shropshire tells God that she is not a math teacher nor a cafeteria worker although her child seems to think she is. The viral video has been viewed over 15 million times.