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.
Ukraine grad students settling in at UTC
“How is your family in Ukraine doing?” It’s the most-asked question for graduate students Arsen Martyshchuk and Nina Klimenkova, who arrived at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga last month for the start of fall semester.
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.
Final flashback: Spring 2022 commencement in photos and videos
A look back at 2022 spring commencement through the lenses of the UTC photography and video teams.
Caps off to the Class of 2022
More than 1,500 degrees were awarded during commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday.
Holding three master’s degrees, graduate steps onto career path
Oluwakorede Ajumobi has earned master’s degrees in math, data analytics and business administration.
‘Run, Degu, Run!’: Student’s board game mixes art and biology
“Run, Degu, Run!” is an ecology-themed board game designed to inspire middle and high school students to become interested in science.
Graduate student keeps her eyes on hives in Hamilton County
Caitlin Jarvist’ research examines hives in Hamilton County to see which ones have the most bees. The amount of honey being produced in each. The health of the bees themselves.
Back to Basics: Caroline Donsbach’s passion for helping others ‘do’
Donsbach is the first UTC student to receive a scholarship from the American Occupational Therapy Foundation.
Ashwyn Sam: Full-ride Knight-Hennessy scholarship pays for three years at Stanford
Ashwyn Sam admits it: He’s kind of a procrastinator. “I like to think that I like to work slow, but it’s actually procrastination,” he says with a smile in his voice. His drive to “work slow” is why, when he decided to apply to be one of the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholars for 2020—a scholarship worth…