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.
Love of the outdoors leads UTC alum to top job at outdoor nonprofit
Eliot Berz, executive director of the Tennessee River Gorge Trust, earned his master’s in environmental science at UTC in 2021. Founded in 1981, the Trust works to protect more than 17,000 acres in the River Gorge, which was carved through the Cumberland Mountains by the Tennessee River.
Alum’s company and UTC joint research project receive grant from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
To say that injection molding is common in the world of manufacturing is underselling it. Injection molding is everywhere in manufacturing. Research now taking place at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is intended to reduce cost by 90% and reduce the time to finish the molds to about two weeks, enhancing U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.
Go Mocs: Liz Hathaway and Theresa Blackman named to SoCon Faculty and Staff team
Two members of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga family—UC Foundation Associate Professor Liz Hathaway and Theresa Blackman, assistant director of pre-health student services and an advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences—have been selected to the 2023-2024 All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team.
A Mocs mock crime scene: McCallie School students unravel a mystery at UTC
UC Foundation Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Rick Dierenfeldt, a former police officer and criminal investigator, helped facilitate a crime scene investigator (CSI) forensic experience for a group of McCallie School students.
Creating a pathway to decarbonization: UTC civil engineering professor working on efficient, economical ways to reduce greenhouse gases
Dr. Ignatius Fomunung has been working with a group of industry experts to inform and advise on ways to improve the Tennessee Valley. Think of tech innovation, smart cars and lower emissions, energy delivery and environmental stewardship.
Mocs Recovery Program earns national accreditation
The Mocs Recovery Program, a collaboration between the Center for Wellbeing and the Counselor Education Program, has been fully accredited through the Association of Recovery in Higher Education’s Standardized Review for Collegiate Recovery Advancement. As a result of the ARHE review, the Mocs Recovery Program received the designation of a “fully reviewed program” with an overall score of 92%.
Searching through about 850 stories finds 15 personal favorites
Shawn Ryan, who is retiring at the end of the year after spending seven years with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division of Communications and Marketing and around 40 years in journalism, searched through 850 stories to share his 15 personal favorites.
Crossing the finish line: UTC celebrates Class of 2023
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga hosted its 262nd commencement with three separate ceremonies Dec. 15-16.