UTC’s Vinny Nguyen, a junior double majoring in political science: international/comparative studies and economics: international public policy, with a minor in Asian studies, was selected to receive the Boren Scholarship to study in Vietnam.
Honors College students explore Chattanooga during City as Text
On Aug. 14, approximately 140 incoming UTC Honors College students in the Brock Scholars and Innovations in Honors programs were divided into groups of four to five and tasked with exploring local historic neighborhoods. The students were encouraged to walk through a neighborhood or area to gain a better understanding of their community.
‘Go Mocs! Go Vets!’ UTC earns national honor for supporting military-connected students
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been named a Top Yellow Ribbon School by U.S. Veterans Magazine, earning national recognition for its support of military-connected students. The honor puts UTC in select company nationwide. It also puts something else in focus: the people and programs behind that support.
UTC faculty team up with area high school teachers to spark STEM learning
A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga-led team is bringing real-world science into high school classrooms through support from community partners, hands-on professional development and a problem-based learning unit designed to spark curiosity around the rise of electric vehicles.
From driving simulators to award-winning research, psychology graduate Shyla Khan’s road to internship and opportunity
For the last year, Shyla Khan—who earned a Master of Science in Psychological Science degree from UTC in spring 2025—has been working at the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer, conducting research utilizing a driving simulator.
Officer by day, jammer by night
UTC police officer Ellen Centers has an alter ego. When she’s off duty, Centers becomes “Adrenellen,” a jammer for Chattanooga Roller Derby. Several nights a week, Centers can be found rollerblading around the Orange Grove Center gym during practices.
Engineering for what’s next: Dean Kumar Yelamarthi connecting CECS to Chattanooga’s future
“There is an energy that pulls you to Chattanooga and a connectedness—on campus and off—that makes you feel like this is a place where you can grow something meaningful,” said Dr. Kumar Yelamarthi, the new dean of the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science.
UTC alum David Wade appointed to UT Board of Trustees
David Wade, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduate and the president and CEO of EPB, has been appointed to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees by Lt. Gov. Randy McNally.
For UTC’s Rebecca Shortridge, the numbers have always needed to add up
Dr. Rebecca Shortridge, Gary W. Rollins endowed chair and department head of accounting at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has always been mindful of how she spends her money.
UTC mathematician Xiunan Wang receives prestigious NSF LEAPS-MPS Award
Dr. Xiunan Wang, assistant professor in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Mathematics, has received a $249,993 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) program.