At this month’s annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), part of the National Academies of Sciences, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was a sponsor of a research data challenge drawing competitors from across the country.
Difference maker: Dylan Rivera’s path to public service brought him through UTC
Dylan Rivera, a 2020 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is the director of policy planning and implementation for the city of Chattanooga. His work directly influences Chattanooga’s minority neighborhoods by bridging the disparities in generational health, safety and prosperity.
IGTLab at UTC is part of $6 million project to improve Chattanooga’s urban forests
A map developed by the Interdisciplinary Geospatial Technology (IGT) Lab at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was key in the city’s landing of a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to grow and maintain urban forests, greenspaces and waterways in Chattanooga’s disadvantaged communities.
MLK Day of Service 2021 is a virtual event
Go to: https://www.facebook.com/multicultuCHA The 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service will take place in a virtual format from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18. Due to COVID-19 precautionary measures, the event will be held on Facebook Live. The celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.…
UTC shares in City of Chattanooga water abatement award
When the City of Chattanooga received the Outstanding Overflow Abatement Award by the Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association, the University was also recognized. Before the Chattanooga City Council, Vice Chancellor Richard Brown received a plaque for the University’s role in the Warner Park/Engel Stadium Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project.