On Monday, Jan. 29, Chancellor’s Blue Ribbon Award recipients for the second half of 2023—Gassim Abazid (UTC Police Department), Stephanie Orr (Undergraduate Admissions), Shari Kappel (Administrative Specialist for Management, Gary W. Rollins College of Business), Brandalyn Shropshire (Undergraduate Admissions), Lili Reynolds (Registered Nurse, University Health Services) and Emma Sampson (MPH Program Manager, Health and Human Performance)—were recognized with a luncheon in the University Center.
UTC athletic training program making waves in the real and virtual worlds
Two years after joining a research partnership with a Boston neurology group, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Professor Gary Wilkerson and company are ready to use their findings to train local high school athletes to improve their reaction times and decrease their susceptibility to injuries.
Brainwaves: Where mental health and marathons intersect
As racers ran the grueling 26.2 miles around scenic downtown Chattanooga during the first weekend in March, researchers were peering into their minds and broadcasting the runners’ mental states live for anyone to see. No, this isn’t the plot of the latest episode of Black Mirror. This all took place at the Erlanger Chattanooga marathon.
Marisa Colston inducted into Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society Hall of Fame
Marisa Colston is one of only 30 inductees into the TATS Hall of Fame, which recognizes and honors members who performed extraordinary service and brought honor to athletic training in Tennessee.
Colston: Professional values identified for athletic training profession
Marisa Colston is part of the team from NATA—a professional membership association for certified athletic trainers—that produced its five shared professional values of athletic training.
Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society selects Marisa Colston for special honor
Out of 754 athletic trainers now in the society, Colston is one of only 30 recipients to receive this award since its inception in 1994.