Maximum effectiveness, minimal side effects, least-possible damage to healthy tissue. Scientists have long pursued cancer treatment offering one or more of these benefits, and a researcher at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is now among them. Michael Danquah is researching a highly precise form of treatment delivery—at the nanoscale, molecular level—to fight leukemia. Danquah…
Music, spoken word and video details the legacy of the 14th Amendment
If You Go What: The 14th Amendment: All a Cryin’ When: 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 Where: Barking Legs Theatre, 1307 Dodds Ave. Admission: Free Information: https://barkinglegs.org/event/details/all-a-cryin-the-14th-amendment/ The people are smiling—including a young girl—obviously having a good time. An enormous crowd gathers on and around the Walnut Street Bridge in downtown Chattanooga. The objects of…
Research Dialogues set for April 14-15
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1980 shooting of black women the focus of Feb. 20 event
If You Go What: —“Black Heroines for Justice: 1980s Terrorism of the Ku Klux Klan in Chattanooga and the Women Who Stood Against Them” When: 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 Where: Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. Admission: Free Information: Tiffany Herron at yxm968@mocs.utc.du The history Viola Ellison, Lela Evans, Opal…
Work by UTC students makes things easier for hospital patients
Anna Tenpenny admits she was “geeking.” Walking through the brand-new Kennedy Outpatient Center for the Children’s Hospital at Erlanger, not only was she dazzled with the building itself, she also gazed with wonder upon the electronic kiosks that register patients at the center. It’s a system she and two other students pitched to Erlanger officials,…
Researching the hows and whys of brain changes through life
For further information about Jill Shelton’s CALM Lab, visit www.sheltoncalmlab.com. Consider this scenario: Your spouse asked you to pick up an item at the grocery store on your way home from work, and the supermarket was indeed on your route home. Once you noticed the store’s sign, your brain reminds you of the task at…
Chattanooga named in Top 50 Smart City projects for ethical data use
Read more about Chattanooga’s ethical data practices As many urban areas adopt “smart city” initiatives, Chattanooga is doing so with a slightly different approach—and now, the city is being recognized for its ethical practices. The Smart 50 Awards, created by US Ignite, Smart Cities Connect and Smart Cities Connect Foundation listed Chattanooga’s data analytics practices…
Kaylin Underwood wins HatchIt competition with food allergy app
Kaylin Underwood creates app AllerX to help people with food allergies.
Mina Sartipi: Woman of Influence
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Professor Mina Sartipi has been named among the most influential business leaders in Chattanooga for 2019 by Edge magazine. Read more below about her work in and out of the classroom. A lot of people and partners are betting on Mina Sartipi and the Center for Urban…
Speaker series: ‘Building a Community of Freshwater Advocates’
Tennessee Aquarium’s Anna George discusses ways to keep local freshwaters clean