When the ETAP/TVA Power Simulation Laboratory opened in 2011, it marked the start of a three-way partnership between the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Operation Technology, Inc. (OTI)—the developers of ETAP electrical power system software.
UTC announces launch of the Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has announced the creation of the Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science (CAGDS), an interdisciplinary research hub housed within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
UTC students lend helping hands during United Way’s Day of Caring
After eating breakfast, changing into their green volunteer shirts and watching a performance by the Sugar Mocs, members of the UTC community loaded into buses to go out into the Chattanooga community.
UTC Theatre Co. presents “Dracula: Mina’s Quest” Sept. 30-Oct. 4
The UTC Theatre Co. will open its 2025-2026 season with “Dracula: Mina’s Quest,” Steven Dietz’s reimagining of Bram Stoker’s novel. Performances will take place nightly at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 30-Oct. 4, with a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Saturday, Oct. 4.
UTC lands NSF grant to strengthen STEM education in Southeast Tennessee, North Georgia
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) award to launch a three-year project that will prepare and retain middle and high school science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers through research experiences in STEM settings (RESS) in microelectronics and artificial intelligence.
A new chapter: Students launch Lambda Theta Alpha, UTC’s newest sorority
UTC’s Eta Kappa Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha didn’t appear overnight. It took more than a year of meetings, fundraising and paperwork for the eight founding members to officially bring the sorority to campus.
The history behind the photos: A look back at UTC’s ever-changing campus
Since its inception, the UTC campus has undergone dramatic transformations in its almost 140-year legacy. After many renovations across the decades, much of its grounds remain unrecognizable from its humble founding.
Scholarships, study abroad and community: Dean Linda Frost has left her mark on UTC Honors
Dr. Linda Frost, the founding dean of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Honors College, will transition to a faculty role after the 2025-26 academic year.
Founder’s Week 2025 celebrates 139 years of history and community
Every September, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga commemorates its beginning with Founder’s Week—a campuswide celebration of the first day in the University’s history.
NSF awards $1.33 million to UTC led effort to protect nation’s power grid
UTC has been awarded a $1.33 million grant from the NSF to develop a blueprint for a QuantumGrid Innovation Hub.









