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…
2008 Society for Conservation Biology opens sessions to the public
International green movement leaders representing more than 50 countries chose Chattanooga for the summer 2008 Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) annual meeting. More than 1,500 biologists, scientists, economists, policy makers, and conservationists will examine the earth “From the mountains to the sea,” the theme created by Dr. David Aborn, associate professor in The University of…
UTC biology department hosts 2008 Society for Conservation Biology meeting
International green movement leaders representing more than 50 countries chose Chattanooga for the summer 2008 Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) annual meeting. More than 1,500 biologists, scientists, economists, policy makers, and conservationists will examine the earth “From the mountains to the sea,” the theme created by Dr. David Aborn, associate professor in The University of…
Environmentalist Bill McKibben to Tour Chattanooga, Speak at UTC
Environmentalist and author, Bill McKibben, will be the second speaker in the George T. Hunter Lecture Series in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, on November 6, 7 p.m. at the UTC Fine Arts Center at Vine and Palmetto Streets. McKibben is the author of the soon to be released, Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook…