For the past academic year Dr. Gary Liguori, Department Head, Health and Human Performance, had a packed schedule that included a flight to Wuhan, China where he presented at the Global Fitness Summit, and a trip to the White House for a meeting with Michelle Obama as part of her “Let’s Move” initiative.
Arbor Day celebrates Professor Collins’s preservation of University’s natural heritage
“When we started all of this, what we wanted was the outside of the Campus to reflect the excellence that goes on inside the classroom and the labs…”
Professor awarded prestigious Carnegie Fellowship partners with University in Tanzania
Dr. Mbakisya Onyango, Assistant Professor, Civil and Chemical Engineering, is currently working with Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Tanzania after receiving a fellowship through the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
O’Dea receives national award from American College of Physicians
Dr Gregory O’Dea, Associate Dean of the Honors College and UC Foundation Professor of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been awarded The Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award from the American College of Physicians.
Alp honored by Girls Inc. with UnBought and UnBossed Award
Dr. Neslihan Alp, P.E., Department Head of Engineering Management and Technology and the Director of Graduate Programs for the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was one of nine women honored at the 12th annual UnBought and UnBossed Awards ceremony on April 13.
Samuel selected as member of National Advisory Council for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education
Dr. Bryan Samuel, UTC Director of Equity and Diversity, has been selected to serve as a member of the National Advisory Council for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE).
Howard-Baptiste selected as inaugural Provost Executive Administrative Intern
Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste, Assistant Professor in Exercise Science, has been selected as the inaugural 2016-17 Provost Executive Administrative Intern.
Rausch named UTC Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announces the appointment of Dr. David Rausch as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.
Self-assembling Carbon Nanotubes: A Story that Tells Itself
Researchers at UTC, Rice and Texas A&M have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil can guide tiny tubes of carbon to self-assemble into wire-like structures up to 15 cm long.
Understanding pregnancy discrimination
Peggy Young was working part-time as a delivery driver for United Parcel Service in 2006 when she became pregnant. Though her job description required that she be able to lift 70 lbs, she could lift no more than 20 lbs during her pregnancy. She asked UPS for accommodations, either temporary desk work or assistance lifting heavy packages. UPS argued that Young didn’t meet their criteria for light duty and required her to take unpaid leave. In 2008, she filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, which was heard by the Supreme Court in 2014.