In honor of the decade-long run as a Tree Campus USA, a European horse chestnut tree—a species suggested by Dr. Hill Craddock for the occasion—was planted outside Patten Chapel on Friday, March 31.
UTC’s GIS department is mapping the city’s future
Described by insiders as a hidden gem, the UTC Interdisciplinary Geospatial Technology Lab was created in 1995 to provide learning opportunities for students pursuing careers in Geographic Information Systems. In layman’s terms, GIS marries data to maps to help understand the world in new ways.
Home away from home: New residential learning communities create ‘a sense of belonging’
The College of Arts and Sciences launched five new residential learning communities (RLCs) in fall 2022. These are living/learning communities made up of students with similar interests or areas of study. The goal is to speed up the process of forging a community while away at college.
Comforts of home: Students learn what’s truly needed for cozy living
With spring semester 2023 officially starting Monday, Jan. 9, about 500 UTC students were scheduled Friday, Jan. 6, for Operation Move In.
Biology experiment: Research project brings different disciplines together
UTC fourth-year students enrolled in the ant ecology course taught by UC Foundation Assistant Professor DeAnna Beasley, the meiofaunal biodiversity course taught by Assistant Professor Francesca Leasi or the animal physiology course taught by Professor Loren Hayes gathered to present posters of their research.
Owl be back: Birds of prey entertain and educate
Wings to Soar returned to the UTC campus with a Benwood Auditorium appearance on Oct. 28.
Water ways: UTC MPH program raises awareness of preventing children’s exposure to lead poisoning
The overall objective of a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation grant is for UTC MPH students to work with licensed childcare facilities in Hamilton, Bradley and Marion counties to test their drinking water for lead.
The making of ‘Under the C’
As part of Homecoming Week’s “Under the C” theme, Matt Hamilton—the Tennessee Aquarium’s curator of fishes—and fellow UTC alum Danny Alexander recently spent a couple of hours participating in a photo shoot.
Seeking salamanders: Students research the amphibians near Chattanooga
Are humans affecting the local salamander population?
UTC grad student keeping tabs on armadillos on the move
Rising temperatures in Florida and other Southern states are causing armadillos to migrate north.