Dr. Amir Alakaam, associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance at UTC and director of its Master of Public Health program, recently received a $332,500 grant from the Tennessee Department of Public Health.
Sibling rivalry: Sister and brother have pushed each other to excellence
Sherreda Peggs knew just what she had to do after her brother, Cinque, announced he was the salutatorian at their high school: She had to be valedictorian. Their sibling rivalry continues today at UTC, where Cinque is a senior and Sherreda a junior.
UTC, EPA ink MOU
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase cooperation and promote collaboration in areas of mutual interest.
Water ways: UTC MPH program raises awareness of preventing children’s exposure to lead poisoning
The overall objective of a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation grant is for UTC MPH students to work with licensed childcare facilities in Hamilton, Bradley and Marion counties to test their drinking water for lead.
Skills for thrills: World champion climbers teach at UTC
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: With their expertise and the innate exhilaration that comes with the very idea of rock climbing, it’s no wonder people are drawn to Wills Young and Lisa Rands.
Eye opener: Gary Wilkerson’s sports injury research expands into virtual reality
A collaboration that Gary Wilkerson has been a research partner in for the last year is going next level. Wilkerson and the Boston-based REACT Neuro group are using virtual reality technology to test response efficiency.
Minority Health Fair brings community to UTC campus
On Aug. 6, the 21st annual Hamilton County Minority Health Fair—known as the area’s largest health fair event—took place at the UTC University Center.
Optimizing opportunities: Liz Hathaway motivated to mentor ‘Westies’ of West Campus
Liz Hathaway, a UC Foundation assistant professor of kinesiology who joined UTC in 2016, assumes the West Campus faculty in residence post as the fall semester begins.
Tropical trope: UTC MPH students bring public health conversation to Bahamas island
A travel abroad experience brought students in the Master of Public Health program to tiny San Salvador Island.
Animal house: UTC students conduct research for Chattanooga Zoo
UTC Sport, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism majors Luke Beaty, Tyler Fly, Annaka Hall, Austin Hamblin and Shelby Rector are working on a zoo funded-project entitled “Chattanooga Zoo Impact Analysis.”