Before B. B. Bell, General, United States Army (Retired) and UTC Distinguished Alumnus, delivered the spring commencement address to approximately 900 graduates on Sunday in McKenzie Arena, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree, only the third bestowed at UTC since 1969. The conferral of honorary doctoral degrees provides a special opportunity for a campus…
New graduate earned national chemistry honors, plans to become orthopedic surgeon
Before he walked across the stage in McKenzie Arena to accept his baccalaureate of science degree in chemistry, Marko Bajic earned national recognition for his undergraduate research. His academic journey in the US began when he arrived in 1997. Bajic was born in Croatia where war drove his family to begin a new life in…
ACE Chattanooga promotes engineering, architecture, and construction careers
Students from seven local high schools recently worked with construction and engineering professionals to learn what it takes to be successful in this challenging and growing industry. UTC’s Construction Management Program hosts the ACE Program in Chattanooga, a member of a national network dedicated to career direction for students in architecture, construction, and engineering. “We…
Graduate research examines jury pools; football injuries
Brandy Hemmer, a psychology research graduate student, found that jury pools in Hamilton County, Tennessee, do not represent the community when compared to US Census data. Hemmer will present her research in May at the 22nd annual Association of Psychological Science conference in Boston. Hemmer submitted her paper to the American Psychological Society and was…
Undergraduate research connects healing to spirituality/religion
Tiffany Ipes, undergraduate social work major, explored the connection between healing and religion in her research poster entitled “The Use of Spirituality/Religion in Coping with Chronic Illness.” “The goal of my research was to lend awareness to health care workers that there should be diverse spiritual resources involved in service delivery and treatment plans, especially…
Undergraduate and Graduate research presented
Research week at the University spotlighted a variety of undergraduate and graduate projects. An undergraduate student is researching the connection between healing and spirituality while graduate students study diversity in Hamilton County jury pools and back injuries in football players. Read more… Undergraduate research connects healing to spirituality/religion Graduate research examines jury pools; football injuries
“Take the Lead” to make Chattanooga more livable
Ideas on how to make Chattanooga more livable will be explored in the “Take the Lead, Creating a Livable Chattanooga Region for All Ages” workshop to be held Thursday, May 6, 8-11:30 a.m. in the University Center Chattanooga Rooms.
UTC engineering wins DOE grant to train electric power workforce
As the nation prepares to meet the needs of the future by updating its electric power system, UTC’s College of Engineering and Computer Science is poised to take a leading role in developing the well-trained, highly skilled workforce necessary to manage and operate our power network. A team of UTC engineering faculty members has been…
Professor’s research explores sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is not just a problem in developing countries according to Dr. Obi Ebbe, professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Geography, who has published numerous articles on global trafficking and also a consultant of the United Nations International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council in Transnational Crime, Terrorism, Corruption, and Human Trafficking. Many women and…
Donors dig deep for WUTC membership drive
Generous donors came forward with more than $140,000 in new funding pledges for WUTC-FM 88.1, allowing the radio station to surpass its goal during the spring membership drive. “These are not the best of economic times for people. Yet they continue to find the money to make a contribution to keep quality public radio alive…