Palm and face reading were tools used by physicians in the Middle Ages, “a way for physicians to understand on the outside of the body what is happening on the inside of the body,” said Dr. Kira Robison, associate professor of history at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Thompson, Watson named to SoCon honors team
Dr. Michael Thompson and Will Watson from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have been selected to the 2022-2023 All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team.
UTC Mock Trial team has a grand ole time in Nashville
The UTC Mock Trial undergraduate student organization took home top honors in the Grand Ole Tournament hosted by Vanderbilt University at the Davidson County Courthouse in Nashville.
Grain changer: UTC to host discussion on how wheat shifted world power
The premise that American wheat changed the balance of world power is the subject of a panel discussion being hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of History on Friday, Oct. 21. The event, titled “What’s Grain Got To Do With It?” will begin at 7 p.m. in the Guerry Center Reading Room.
Back to school: Pat Ormond, 76, is pursuing a second bachelor’s degree
Pat Ormond plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in history then aim for another one in sociology after that.
Soul food combines all of America’s flavors, experts say
Chef and food expert discuss what “soul food” actually is.
Makin’ Bacon: History class in hog heaven sampling cured meats
Six weeks after curing different sections of a hog’s belly during an interactive “Food and Southern History” class discussion, a guest instructor returned to campus with the finished product.
A cure for bacon? Preserving Southern food and history
Studying the why and the what people eat.
Article by History department head published in prestigious journal
Mike Thompson examines the connections between racial politics and disease in the antebellum South.
Students take a toolmaking trip to the Paleolithic past
Students learn to use and make archaic weaponry and tools to better understand the evolution of human technology around the world.