Brock Scholar and elementary education major Rebekah Cahill, who will be graduating from UTC in December, placed second in the 2023 Sloane Prize for Undergraduate Research poster competition at the 58th annual National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) conference in Chicago. NCHC’s annual meeting is the second-largest all-discipline undergraduate research conference and the largest national gathering of honors educators, administrators and staff members.
Trip to North Carolina conference lands award for sophomore researcher
In late October, Zayda Dominick and 13 other UTC undergraduates, accompanied by faculty from the Department of Chemistry and Physics, had the opportunity to present the results of their research at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society—known as SERMACS—in Durham, North Carolina. Dominick, who presented research she began during her freshman year titled “Understanding how NtrZ affects NtrY in Caulobacter crescentus,” received an undergraduate poster award.
Research opportunity leads to recognition for UTC senior
A research study by UTC senior Breanna Evans titled “Environmental Factors that Contribute to College Students Concerning Sleep and Physical Activity,” earned honorable mention recognition at the annual Black Doctoral Network (BDN) conference in Atlanta.
Students live, work and learn on study abroad trip to Vietnam
A study abroad trip to Vietnam is planned for summer 2024 and is open to any UTC student, regardless of major. The trip is organized by the Gary W. Rollins College of Business, the Center for Global Education Study Abroad program and the Office for Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor.
Opening inner doors: Bliss Murphy came out of her shell during a busy freshman year
Bliss Murphy’s freshman year, along with the usual load of classes, was filled to the brim. During the academic year, she was a member or involved with 18 different on-campus groups or organizations, including the Center for Women and Gender Equity, the Wildlife and Zoology Club, the Ecological Decisions for a Global Environment (EDGE), Healing Through Harmony music therapy group and Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor (URaCE).
Three UTC undergraduate researchers selected for inaugural Harbaugh awards
The Dr. Jane Harbaugh Research Experience Award was established in 2021 to commemorate the career of Harbaugh, whose 43-year career made her one of the longest-serving faculty members and administrators at UTC.
Student projects tackle ideas, innovations in multiple academic disciplines
ReSEARCH Dialogues schedule and information: https://blog.utc.edu/news/2021/04/research-dialogues-schedule/ URACE Research Programs https://bit.ly/3mJXRbF Korede Ajumobi has some advice for students conducting research: Embrace failure because you probably are, at least, at first. “Failure is very good. Failure is your best friend, actually,” he said. If one hypothesis doesn’t pan out, you can dump it and move on to…
Wide range of research, job-training skills and networking are available
URTOPS Virtual International Research Internship Summer Virtual Learning Institute It all fit together so snugly. Chelsey Paige was already working in Special Collections in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library when she was chosen to do the same thing for the URTOPS program. Launched in fall semester of academic year 2020-21 by the Undergraduate…
COVID-19 forces ReSEARCH Dialogues online
Access the 2020 Research Dialogues online collection at: scholar.utc.edu/research-dialogues/2020/ Every April, ReSEARCH Dialogues— the largest academic conference on campus—brings together university and Chattanooga community members to showcase scholarship and creative works of faculty, staff and students from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and beyond, But like many other events, the two-day ReSEARCH Dialogues completely…
Students present summer research projects at URaCE symposium
URaCE Symposium When: 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28; poster session 4-5:30 p.m. followed by a mix-and-mingle session 5:30-6 p.m. Where: UTC University Center Chattanooga Room Admission: Free Information: Students that participated in the URaCE Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and the Cadiz International Research program will be presenting the results of their research. To learn more…