Brandy Hemmer, a psychology research graduate student, found that jury pools in Hamilton County, Tennessee, do not represent the community when compared to US Census data. Hemmer will present her research in May at the 22nd annual Association of Psychological Science conference in Boston. Hemmer submitted her paper to the American Psychological Society and was…
Professor’s research explores sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is not just a problem in developing countries according to Dr. Obi Ebbe, professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Geography, who has published numerous articles on global trafficking and also a consultant of the United Nations International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council in Transnational Crime, Terrorism, Corruption, and Human Trafficking. Many women and…
Maj. Ben Smith honored
In recognition of his leadership and contribution to the ROTC Military Science and Leadership Program at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a US Army award ceremony was held to honor MAJ Ben Smith, Professor of Military Science. LTC David Leach, PMS of the UTK Military Science Department, presented the Permanent Change of Station (PCS)…
Short Doc Festival screens student documentaries
Documentary film students will showcase their work at the 3rd Annual Short Doc Festival on Wednesday, April 28, at 6 p.m. in the UC Raccoon Mountain Room. The event is free and open to the public The Short Doc Festival provides a way to exhibit the work of students in the Department of Communication’s Documentary…
English faculty makes 14th century poem accessible
Dr. Katharine Rehyansky continues work transcribing a 14th century poem to make it accessible on CD-ROM, a project she started in the mid 90s. “I was actually doing some preliminary work in computing in the humanities (computer-assisted syntactic analysis of medieval poetry) in the 80s that led into this work,” said Rehyansky, professor of English.…
Department of Music offers a variety of performances
The UTC Department of Music is offering jazz, chorale, opera and percussion performances.
Department of Art presents 2010 senior thesis exhibitions
The Cress Gallery of Art and the UTC Department of Art present: The UTC Department of Art 2010 Senior Thesis Exhibitions. Group One’s exhibit will run through Friday, April 9. Group Two’s exhibit will run April 13 – April 23 with artists’ presentations Tuesday, April 13, 4:00 pm, Fine Arts Center room 356 followed by…
UTC Theatre presents The Pajama Game
The Department of Theatre and Speech concludes the 2009-10 season with the classic American musical The Pajama Game. The show will run April 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10—all shows begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre, UTC Fine Arts Center, corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. The Pajama Game won the…
Lecture: the life and work of Emma Bell Miles
The English department presents a lecture on Emma Bell Miles: Cultural Interpreter for Appalachia, on Monday, April 5, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the University Center Raccoon Mountain Room. Miles, a poet, writer, and artist, lived on Signal Mountain, Tennessee, in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This event is free and open to the public.
Students research usage of Tennessee Riverpark
Two departments teamed up to help students collect and analyze data about usage of the Tennessee Riverpark. Students conducted surveys along several points of the Tennessee Riverpark to capture demographic and usage information. The project began in 2008. Students in English 278, scientific writing, received help from Stefanie deOlloqui, adjunct faculty member in Health and…