The UTC College of Business (COB) is featured for the 9th consecutive year in its summertime business issue. The newly released 16-page spread reveals COB stories featuring the: • Trading Center • Hall of Fame • Best Business School • Entrepreneurship • International Trade • Business Bulletin Visit CityScope online and read the latest COB…
E. 5th Street gets UTC engineers’ touch
In April 2008, UTC engineering students, under Dr. Fomunung’s guidance, worked with the City of Chattanooga Department of Public Works to pave E. 5th Street with a modified Novachip microsurface. The material is often too expensive for governments to use, but UTC students worked with the city to modify the material using local aggregate sources,…
Taking a new road
Chattanooga gained fame as a transportation hub during the golden age of railroads. Now, UTC students and faculty members are bringing recognition to the campus for their research in alternative transportation and fuels.
UTC leads the way in alternative fuel research
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Center for Energy, Transportation and the Environment (CETE) is leading an international team of researchers who are developing a more efficient way to power electric buses. With maximum efficiency and convenience, the Inductive Power Transfer, (IPT) will revolutionize this process.
Nursing home residents could benefit from seated Tai chi
The UTC professor who has developed a wheelchair form of Tai chi wants to introduce this gentle form of physical exercise to residents of local nursing homes. Tai chi is one of the ancient Chinese martial arts.
Sydney Roberts named Associate Artist at Georgia Shakespeare Theater
When the Georgia Shakespeare Theater opened its 24th season this summer with “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Sydney Roberts was described as Atlanta’s “Willy Wonka of costume design” by Wendell Brock in a story for the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Roberts, a specialist in costume and design and construction in Theatre and Speech at UTC, was recently named…
Freshman engineering project assists child
Four freshmen engineering students designed a new way for a 2 ½-year-old boy of short stature to use his parents’ toilet seat.
Students assist drug court graduates
After hearing four clients and program coordinator Elaine Kelly from Hamilton County Drug Court speak in Gary Behler’s criminal justice class in spring semester, a group of compassionate students decided to take action. Drug Court allows drug addicts to work towards sobriety instead of facing a jail sentence.
UTC Master Chorale to perform June 19
The UTC Master Chorale will be directed by Dr. Kevin Ford, Director of Choral Activities, on Friday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Second Presbyterian Church (700 Pine St., Chattanooga). The accompanist for the concert is David Friberg. This event is open to the public and free of charge.
UTC to engage in State Solar Initiative
A new Volunteer State Solar Initiative is creating excitement on the UTC campus. “Several UTC faculty members are actively conducting research in energy fields, including solar energy,” said Provost Phil Oldham. We are pleased that Governor Bredesen is leading Tennessee to the forefront in alternative energy development, and UTC will be an active research partner…