A child slave ring between Haiti and New York became the focus of a recent episode of “Law and Order” on NBC, and soon this topic will be discussed on campus. On Thursday, January 22, Dr. Obi N. I. Ebbe will present “Global Trafficking in Women and Children” from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in the Raccoon Mountain…
Doris Kearns Goodwin to launch Hunter Lecture Series
The Benwood Foundation, in conjunction with The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies and CreateHere, announced Pulitzer-prize winning author and historian, Doris Kearns Goodwin, will be the debut speaker in the 2009 George T. Hunter Lecture Series on January 13. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Roland…
Music Department welcomes guest pianist on Jan. 20
The UTC Department of Music welcomes guest artist and pianist Dr. Catherine Godes on Tuesday, January 20, to the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center at the corner of Palmetto and Vine Streets. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public free of charge.
Green Initiative allows development of eco-friendly campus
With the creation of the Green Initiative, the University is saving energy and becoming more environmentally conscious. The Green Initiative is funded by the Student Green Fee, approved by a student vote.
UTC partners with VW
The spectacular announcement that Volkswagen will build its North American assembly plant in Chattanooga continues to elicit palpable excitement in the Chattanooga community. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was there at the beginning, involved in the recruitment effort to bring the automaker here, said Chancellor Roger Brown. “UTC is proud to have been involved…
UTC represented at Volkswagen expo
UTC was among the partners represented at the Volkswagen career and supplier expo, where the line of applicants waiting to be considered spilled into the hallway and wrapped around the Chattanooga Convention Center Thursday, November 20.
SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering signs new agreement
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announces the signing of a research and development partnership agreement between UTC’s SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering and Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12 (B&W Y-12).
New online mapping service announced
The Southeast Watershed Forum and The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are launching a new and valuable resource for land and water protection. The Community Resource Mapper provides a free, user-friendly, online mapping service that will help communities integrate natural resource protection into land-use planning efforts.
Hydrogen Road Tour 2008 draws a crowd
Hundreds of interested consumers attended the Hydrogen Road Tour 2008 at First Tennessee Pavilion to test drive one of eight vehicles that are travelling across the U.S. from Portland, Maine to Santa Monica, California. The Chattanooga event also provided additional information about the UT Chattanooga Center for Energy, Transportation, and the Environment.
Test drive the car of the future
Take an opportunity to drive the car of the future as the UT Chattanooga Center for Energy, Transportation, and the Environment presents the Hydrogen Road Tour 2008 on Monday, August 18, from 10 a.m.-12 noon at the First Tennessee Pavilion. Congressman Zach Wamp and U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Administrator Cheryl L. McQueary will be…