Courses set for Spring Semester take on female heretics, backpacking, cleaning the environment and ecofeminism
Rules of the Road: Alumna leads local bicycle safety initiative
Molly Boyd’s first memory riding a bike wasn’t exactly a happy one. “Growing up, there were stone stairs outside of our house that went down to the back yard. I had a friend over and she was getting in her car with her mom to leave when I decided to hop on my Little Mermaid…
UTC moving ahead on new Health Science Center, Maclellan renovations
UTC has been granted approval to move ahead with the new Health Science Center as well as renovations to MacLellan Gymnasium.
Helping in Houston during Hurricane Harvey
Meghan Duggan’s voice wavers and she turns her head away, composing herself. Normally talkative and engaging, Duggan, a UTC graduate ’16 with a master’s of science in nursing, tries to describe her feelings as she watches Hurricane Irma bear down on South Florida. A certified registered nurse anesthetist at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, she’s suffering…
Inside the mind of a marathoner: Professor researches emotional states of long distance runners
For many runners, completing a marathon is a life-changing accomplishment. But what happens during the race that makes finishing it so monumental? Can managing mental as well as physical energy during an endurance race make it easier to finish such a physical feat?
Dr. Drew Bailey decided to find out.
Running the show: Teens host UTC radio program on public health
High school students are producing and hosting a public-health show on The Perch. UTC’s online radio station.
UTC professors give presentations at national symposium
Three professors from UTC took part recently in a national conference by the U.S. Public Health Service.
UTC students build ropes course for Georgia elementary school
Students at Gilbert Elementary School in LaFayette, Ga., have a new way to have fun outside while building their problem-solving skills. This past spring, UTC students in the Outdoor Leadership Skills class, led by Dr. Drew Bailey, constructed a ropes course in a wooded area next to the school.
UTC one of first universities in Healthier Tennessee Communities effort
UTC is one of the first colleges in the state accepted into the Healthier Tennessee Communities effort. The goal of the program is to improve the overall health of Tennesseans by encouraging participants to be physically active for at least 30 minutes each week, eat a healthy diet and stop tobacco use.
UTC Named Gold Level Campus for Exercise is Medicine
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been designated as a Gold Level Campus for Exercise is Medicine (EIM), in recognition of dedication to health and wellbeing of the campus community.