Violent storms and tornadoes overnight in Middle Tennessee caused widespread destruction and fatalities. In Cookeville, home of Tennessee Tech University, four people are confirmed dead and 52 injured. Across Tennessee, at least 19 people died. The 52 injured in Cookeville are being treated by the local hospital, Cookeville Regional Medical Center, and its blood supply…
Spring Family Day set for Saturday, March 28
Spring Family Day 2020 Registration is required. To register and to see Spring Family Day’s full list of activities, head to: https://www.utc.edu/parent-family-association/spring-family-day.php If you have questions, email [email protected] or call 423-425-2321. Interested in cooking, painting or chemistry experiments? Want to watch some softball? Want to hang out with other UTC students and parents in a…
One-woman show on Fannie Lou Hamer scheduled in the University Center Auditorium
Tribute to black activist Fannie Lou Hamer performed Tuesday by the playwright.
Traveling exhibition of African American art comes to UTC
The Sankofa Museum is filled with art, collectibles and memorabilia from many countries.
Coronavirus FAQs
The technical name of the novel coronavirus is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The viral pneumonia it causes is known as COVID-19, short for coronavirus disease in 2019. This particular strain of the virus emerged from animals, likely from a seafood market in Wuhan China, and is now spreading throughout the world in humans.…
Chronic autoimmune disease doesn’t block student from master’s degree
Challenges and unexpected situations occur for most college freshmen, but Andrea Fuchs faced something uniquely difficult. As a high school graduate from suburban St. Louis, Fuchs was excited to be leaving her hometown and on her way to study journalism at the University of Missouri. But the month before moving into her residence hall, she…
UTC Herstory: Trailblazing women, fun facts and more
With the help of UTC Library Special Collections, we’ve rounded up these interesting facts you didn’t know about women’s history at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
10th annual Boys Leadership Summit set next month at UTC
Pre-register for the Boys Leadership Summit at: www.boysleadershipsummit.org
Dealing with drug abuse in Tennessee’s rural communities
They cried as they talked about their drug addictions, tears flowing as they waded through their guilt at the pain and turmoil they had caused their families and friends. They cried as they confronted the waste they’d made of their lives and relived some of the horrific childhood neglect and physical abuse that contributed to…
Fighting leukemia at the cellular level
Maximum effectiveness, minimal side effects, least-possible damage to healthy tissue. Scientists have long pursued cancer treatment offering one or more of these benefits, and a researcher at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is now among them. Michael Danquah is researching a highly precise form of treatment delivery—at the nanoscale, molecular level—to fight leukemia. Danquah…