Community-centric approach pairs UTC with Hixson youth football teams to reduce children’s risk of brain and sports injuries.
UTC alumna Dr. Stephanie Fraley researches drivers of cancer metastasis and sepsis
Dr. Stephanie Fraley topped her Chemical Engineering class. She uses the skills she learned at UTC as a professor of Bioengineering at UC San Diego.
Lab dedicated, supports concrete research
More than 10,000 bridges need to be replaced in the United States. They’re mostly made from concrete, a popular building material that has a reputation for freezing, thawing, and cracking. A researcher at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is examining the sustainability, durability, repair, and life cycle of concrete. He is testing ways to…
UTC department head elected to Council of the American Political Science Association
Dr. Michelle Deardorff has been elected to the Council of the American Political Science Association (APSA). It is the leading professional organization for the study of political science; more than 15,000 APSA members reside in excess of 80 countries. Deardorff, professor and head of the Department of Political Science, Public Administration, and Nonprofit Management at…
Presentation: Mammalian communal care of offspring
Major goal of this research is to determine the ecological and evolutionary conditions favoring plural breeding with communal care.
Symposium on Healthcare and Analytics in Research and Practice
The UTC College of Business presents the Symposium on Healthcare and Analytics in Research and Practice (SHARP) on Thursday and Friday, October 16-17, at the Chattanooga Marriot Downtown. SHARP 2014 will bring together academic professionals and industry representatives who share a common passion for application, research and educational innovation in the field of analytics. In…
UTC team to present research on big data analytics
A group of UTC students and faculty will attend the inaugural Teradata Conference & Expo in Nashville. The research they will present on cigarette usage was compiled from social media data. The theme of the conference is “Solving Business Issues with Big Data and Analytics.”
Social media: marketing professor researches “friending” employees, students
Should a supervisor ask to friend an employee? How does a student feel about receiving a Facebook friend request from a professor?
More students to be engaged in undergraduate research and creative activity
If a chemistry student has always had a passion for social work, wouldn’t it be great for her to find a faculty member in social work and team up on research? The new Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity at UTC is crackling with the excitement of pairing faculty with students to conduct independent…
UTC team studying how Appalachian plants respond to climate change
As the seasons change, we’re used to seeing large numbers of geese migrate and fly to a warmer or cooler climate. But what about plants? Even though they’re rooted in the ground, could they migrate as well? That’s the question Dr. Jennifer Boyd, UTC Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences, and a team of…