UTC students, faculty, and Chattanooga clinicians recently visited the Tennessee State Capitol for Physical Therapy Day on the Hill, where they met with state legislators and sat in on a session of the House Health Committee. The event was hosted by the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association (TPTA).
Lecture: “Between Race and Nation: Shirley Chisholm and National Politics.”
The Department of History will host the lecture, “Between Race and Nation: Shirley Chisholm and National Politics” by Dr. Anastasia Curwood (Ph.D., Princeton University, 2003) of Emory University. Chisolm was the first African American woman to be elected to the United States Congress.
Women’s History Month Presentations
The Women’s Studies program will be hosting be several presentations this week and next as part of UTC’s observance of Women’s History Month. All events are free and open to the public.
Disability Awareness Walk raises community consciousness of pedestrian hazards
For people with disabilities, navigating city streets can be difficult and even dangerous. UTC Social Work students Ryan Galloway and Demetria West held the first Disability Awareness Walk in downtown Chattanooga on Wednesday, March 5 to raise awareness of this issue.
UTC music professor honored in international and national composition contests
Dr. Kenyon Wilson, former Fulbright Scholar and Associate Professor of Low Brass and Music Theory, has won first place in one international and two national composer composition contests. Wilson has been with the UTC Department of Music faculty for more than a decade.
UTC Mock Trial team advances to Nationals for first time
The UTC Mock Trial team is on fire after winning five and tying one of their eight cases at American Mock Trial Association’s (AMTA) Regional Tournament this February. For the first time in their fifteen year history, the team has won a bid to nationals.
University to host sports injury prevention conference
As youth sports related injuries continue to rise and receive national attention, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will explore and highlight issues related to prevention and management of injuries by hosting a two-day conference.
Special Collections introduces Shakespeare exhibit
In honor of William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, the UTC Special Collections and University Archives will be displaying some of its items related to the playwright.
A real find: UTC scientist names beetle in honor of Darwin
Charles Darwin is not only known as the father of evolution, he also has a reputation as an excellent field biologist. On his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle from 1831-1836, he stopped along the coast of Argentina at Bahía Blanca, approximately 400 miles south of Buenos Aires. Among the many specimens he collected was a beetle that’s been lost for a long time, but was recently found by UTC Associate Professor Dr. Stylianos Chatzimanolis, who works in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Dean of UTC College of Business receives honorary doctorate in Kenya
Nearly thirty years to the day after he received his first degree from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, UTC College of Business Dean Robert Dooley received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya.