Dr. Amir Alakaam, associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance at UTC and director of its Master of Public Health program, recently received a $332,500 grant from the Tennessee Department of Public Health.
UTC, EPA ink MOU
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase cooperation and promote collaboration in areas of mutual interest.
Total Worker Health: UTC professor paving the way to rethink how work is designed
Dr. Chris Cunningham, a Guerry Professor and UC Foundation Professor of Psychology at UTC, was a steering committee member for a recently initiated professional association—the Society for Total Worker Health—which prioritizes providing all employees with a safe working environment.
Goblins and goats: Scenes from Halloween Goat Yoga
Halloween Goat Yoga, presented by the Center for Wellbeing, returned to Chamberlain Field on Oct. 26—complete with goats dressed getting in the Halloween spirit by dressing up in costumes.
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.
Aim of UTC initiative is for everyone to ‘Be Well’
Katherine Hewitt, assistant director of health education and wellness promotion in the Center for Wellbeing, is chairperson for Be Well—a coalition working to support the UTC community’s personal, academic and social wellbeing.
For new UTC student, ‘This scholarship will allow me to pursue the rest of my undergraduate degree’
Zennia Nesmith, an adult learner whose educational journey has brought her to UTC this fall, was 1 of 6 Tennessee students selected as recipients of the 2022 BlueCross Power of We Scholarship, funded by the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation.
UTC events to raise awareness of suicide prevention education
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and Lucy White, assistant director for education and suicide prevention, has been busy coordinating programming geared toward mental health and suicide awareness, along with educating people about resources, professionals and different organizations that can help them if there’s a mental health emergency.
Eye opener: Gary Wilkerson’s sports injury research expands into virtual reality
A collaboration that Gary Wilkerson has been a research partner in for the last year is going next level. Wilkerson and the Boston-based REACT Neuro group are using virtual reality technology to test response efficiency.
Welcome to Welcome Week 2022
More than 80 events are on the UTC Welcome Week calendar. Most can be found in MocSync—the University’s student engagement platform.