A steamroller may not sound like something children should be playing with, but for children with autism, this therapeutic device can assist in developing their motor skills and provide a calming effect. In an effort to make the device more cost effective and transportable, several UTC engineering students designed and built one for children at…
Spotlight on CNN Money: UTC College of Business donor
Renee Haugerud began her life on a small Minnesota farm, worked her way to Wall Street, and currently manages a billion dollar hedge fund for Galtere Ltd. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business has benefitted from a generous gift bestowed by Haugerud and her husband, John Murphy. UTC business students are learning…
Chemistry mystery stories reach a wide audience
A series of whodunnit mysteries featured in the inaugural virtual issue of the Journal of Chemical Education (JCE) can be traced back to UTC.
School of Nursing receives outstanding service award
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) School of Nursing was awarded the Chattanooga Community Kitchen (CCK) Group Award for outstanding service in 2010-2011.
Interior design students work to preserve downtown landmark
A partnership between UTC’s interior design department and Cornerstones, Inc., created a unique opportunity for students to plan for the future at the site of an historic Chattanooga hotel.
Students place in Mini Baja competition
UTC students were double trouble for competitors in this year’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mini Baja competitions. For the first year, UTC had two teams build off-road vehicles and place in intercollegiate racing competitions.
Council on Competitiveness engages Alstom, UTC, local business leaders
What will it take to restore and maintain America’s role as the world’s leader in developing modern and efficient infrastructures to fuel economic growth? That’s the question being asked by the Council on Competiveness as the group hosts a dialogue with UTC, Alstom, and various other Chattanooga area businesses on June 20-21.
UHON students solve projector screen problem
Give a professor a projector screen that won’t stay down, and a frustrating academic experience ensues. Dr. Vincent Betro knew the way to solve the problem: he encouraged a group of University Honors students to create a device to effectively secure the flipping screens in the Engineering, Math, and Computer Science Building.
University acquires first edition of ‘Gone with the Wind’
The epic melodrama of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara’s romance in Gone with the Wind is one of literature’s most enduring love stories. The story, originally set in the Old South in the Civil War and Reconstruction era, has come to UTC in the form of a rare first edition book. The book is on…
UTC to host free power transformer workshop June 22 -23
After a string of storms in the Chattanooga area, the importance of trained technicians in electric power has never been greater. In a partnership with TVA, IEEE and Omicron, the UTC Electrical Engineering Department will host a power transformer diagnostics workshop on June 22 -23 in the Benwood Auditorium in the UTC Engineering, Mathematics, and…