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.”
Marisa Colston inducted into Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society Hall of Fame
Marisa Colston is one of only 30 inductees into the TATS Hall of Fame, which recognizes and honors members who performed extraordinary service and brought honor to athletic training in Tennessee.
Tai chi class part of UTC Employee Wellness program
Stress relief, body flexibility and improved overall health
Colston: Professional values identified for athletic training profession
Marisa Colston is part of the team from NATA—a professional membership association for certified athletic trainers—that produced its five shared professional values of athletic training.