In recognition of his leadership and contribution to the ROTC Military Science and Leadership Program at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a US Army award ceremony was held to honor MAJ Ben Smith, Professor of Military Science. LTC David Leach, PMS of the UTK Military Science Department, presented the Permanent Change of Station (PCS)…
Open mic night at Lupton Library
Lupton Library is hosting an open mic night to celebrate National Poetry Month on Tuesday, April 13, in Room 208 of Lupton Library, from 6 p.m.-8 pm. Coffee will be served. Everyone is invited to come read their poetry, their favorite poems, or just listen to a variety of poems. There will also be a…
English faculty makes 14th century poem accessible
Dr. Katharine Rehyansky continues work transcribing a 14th century poem to make it accessible on CD-ROM, a project she started in the mid 90s. “I was actually doing some preliminary work in computing in the humanities (computer-assisted syntactic analysis of medieval poetry) in the 80s that led into this work,” said Rehyansky, professor of English.…
Students celebrate as truckload of supplies heads to Haiti
Students from UTC and Chattanooga State came together to “Embrace Haiti” by loading a truck with supplies to help earthquake victims. “After the earthquake struck Haiti, students wanted to help in any way they could,” said UTC SGA President Tyler Forrest. The effort culminated with a sendoff celebration at Chattanooga State. Student drivers from the…
UTC faculty members help heal Haiti earthquake survivors
Dr. June Hanks recently spent her 48th birthday in Haiti, sharing her skills as a physical therapist and wound specialist as she responded to the needs of earthquake victims. According to Hanks, it is estimated 8-10 per cent of Haitians had some form of disability before the earthquake. No one knows the number of amputations…
Germ quiz explores H1N1 virus
The H1N1 virus is the star of the third installment of Dr. Henry Spratt’s germ quiz, which aired Tuesday, February 16, on WDEF News 12 at 6 p.m. Spratt is a professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Nursing faculty to present research at international conference
School of Nursing Assistant Professor Lisa Muirhead, DNP, APRN-BC, ANP was selected to present her research on best practices for vulnerable populations at the 11th Annual National/International Evidence-Based Practice Conference to be held in Phoenix, Arizona in June.
Introduction to Asia Conference open to public
A group of faculty experts will present the Second Annual Introduction to Asia Conference on Wednesday, February 17, from 12:15-3:30 p.m. in the UTC University Center, Raccoon Mountain Room. This event is free and open to the public. The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography is sponsoring the conference.
National Endowment for the Humanities renews professor’s funding
Dr. Irven M. Resnick has been awarded $199,756 in renewed funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This funding will support a third summer institute entitled “Representations of the ‘Other’: Jews in Medieval Christendom” for university and college faculty and full-time graduate students. The five-week institute was also conducted in 2003 and 2006.
Dr. Henry McDonald honored with international award
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) (UK) presented its 2009 Gold Medal Award to Dr. Henry McDonald, UTC Distinguished Professor and Chair of Excellence in Engineering. The award was presented by RAeS President Dr. M.F. Steeden at the 98th Wilber & Orville Wright Lecture on December 10, 2009, in London, England.