New graduate helps chase COVID-19 infections across 10 counties in Southeast Tennessee.
Faculty honored with professorships, grants
Faculty members recognized for excellence.
Annual event brings people close to nature — or nature close to people
The Virtual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage brings experts to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where they lead about 200 nature-related events
Seismometer on campus detects tiny vibrations in Earth, even from Hurricane Dorian
An earthquake-detecting seismometer on the UTC campus picked up vibration, which showed up as a spike on the machine’s readings according to Joe Mies, UC Foundation R.L. Wilson professor in biology, geology and environmental science.
Teachers taught to teach STEM subjects
A partnership between UTC and Chatt State offers bachelor’s degrees with STEM education concentrations in the following:
Rare opportunity: 2 students first from UTC at international conference
Braley Gentry and Thomas Wiegand are the first UTC students to attend WorldCUR.
Saving the Orchids
The environment is facing a biodiversity crises, according to UTC’s Jennifer Boyd, and she’s working on the situation one rare plant species at a time.
Cicadas are good indicators of environmental quality
Cicadas are good indicators of environmental quality, including city life.
Get a taste of UTC on Focus Friday
Curious about what college is like? Want to meet some current UTC professors and students? Join us for Focus Friday.
