When Baroness Erlanger Hospital acquired one of the first heart-lung machines designed to keep patients alive during open-heart surgery in 1960, it was not long before it was used to successfully correct a defective heart valve in a male teen born with a congenital heart condition. It was the region’s first open-heart surgery.
National SimCenter research advances alternative energy
The SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering provided the academic research for a new source of alternative energy unveiled by Bloom Energy Corporation in Sunnyvale, California.
Principal Leadership Academy cohort meets on campus
The first class of the Principal Leadership Academy met on the UTC campus recently to explore financial leadership. The Principal Leadership Academy, a joint effort to shepherd aspiring Hamilton County Schools’ principals, was created by a board representing UTC, Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, the Public Education Foundation and the Hamilton County School system. The…
USA TODAY Readership program continues in spring semester
USA TODAY Readership program on the UTC campus concluded its pilot program in early December with students reading 10,124 newspapers over 20 days for an average of 506 newspapers read daily. The Chattanooga Times Free Press is also included in the program. In spring semester 2011, students will again have access to newspapers located in…
Chattanooga Chapter of EWI contributes to scholarship fund
The Chattanooga Chapter of Executive Women International (EWI) recently presented a check for $11,293 to Chancellor Roger Brown in support of the Jean Bradford Memorial Scholarship at UTC. Established in 1996 by the Chattanooga Chapter of Executive Women International in memory of former EWI member Jean (Mrs. James) Bradford, the Jean Bradford Memorial Scholarship assists…
Philanthropists honored for University support
One native Chattanoogan and two former UTC faculty members were honored recently for their philanthropy.
Consider a contribution to UTC
The University community is appreciative of the yearlong financial support provided to UTC. We welcome your tax-deductible gifts during the holiday season for your college, scholarships, professorships, or favorite academic or athletic programs. Support from UTC alumni and friends provide student scholarships, faculty awards, new equipment for classrooms, support for the UTC Library, and countless…
Campus donations assist Chattanooga Area Food Bank
Faculty, staff and students generously contributed enough food items to pack three electric trucks for WRCB’s Share Your Christmas, held annually to benefit the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Facilities “elves” packed up the food and delivered it with assistance from athletics personnel to the First Tennessee Pavilion.
Nobel Laureate explores self-governance
Nobel Laureate Elinor (Lin) Ostrom told a UTC audience in the challenge of self- governance in complex contemporary environments, one of the broad lessons is that the complexity of markets is not automatically a sign of inefficiency.