Funds will focus on African American history, folk music and chemistry.
Class philosophy: ‘Take risks and not just live by the rules’
Delali Gadzekpo’s assignment was to illustrate her family’s history, tracing it back to its roots Ghana, Africa. She couldn’t use words to describe it, though. She had to use rocks. Random rocks. The kind you find outside. Her last name means “iron sharpens wood,” she explained, so she took that and applied it to…
Geology, Early Childhood Ed, Fine Arts earn high rankings
Two programs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have been ranked as the state’s best by a college-focused website. Another has been ranked No. 2 in the state. Geology and Early Childhood Education at UTC are No. 1 in Tennessee, according to Plexuss.com, which offers counseling, tutoring and research for current and future college…
Programs help low-income, first-gen and disabled students prepare for college
This spring, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s five TRIO programs are working together to support local schools in the community. TRIO programs are federal outreach and systems designed to identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The programs are targeted to serve and assist low-income and first-generation college students and those with…
Student team wins statewide competition for fifth time in a row
Members of the SMILE Fund in the Gary W. Rollins College Business are tops in financial analysis contest.
Honoring Women’s History Month at UTC
Women’s History Month Events It started as “Women’s History Week” in 1982. Now expanded to Women’s History Month, it celebrates and honors the achievements and struggles of American women. Below are listings for the virtual and in-person events taking place at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga throughout March. Interested in learning more about local…
Professors at UTC were her life’s mentors, Stephanie Fraley says
Stephanie Fraley is a cancer researcher. Imagine the countless people she will help in her career. Now imagine if she never had the opportunity to launch that career because no one was there to help her when she needed it most. “I almost had to drop out of college for financial and family reasons,” said…
SoCon scores its 100th year
A century ago on Feb. 25, 1921, the Southern Conference was created.
Tech for health: Engineering better solutions for mobility and strength
UTC professor describes how technology is being designed to treat symptoms of cerebral palsy, create smarter prosthetics and more.
Essays examine the economic, social and political elements of ‘superfoods’
Quinoa was hot. It was 2012, and the plant had hit the list of the “superfoods.” A nutritional powerhouse, the grain was gluten-free, chock-full of protein, rich in manganese and phosphorus and low in calories. Bang! It was famous. Then the troubles hit. Quinoa is a product of Peru, and farmers in the country were…