Hamilton County Schools has partnered with Volkswagen to fund and operate the new Franklin-Roberts Future Ready Center, launching a Volkswagen Engineering Preparatory Program for high school freshmen. The initiative aims to integrate industry-aligned engineering education into the curriculum. The partnership is meant to create engineering and university pathways from the school system to the University…
Hamilton County Invests in Students Futures
Hamilton County Schools, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), Volkswagen, and county leaders are collaborating to create the Franklin-Roberts Future Ready Center, slated to open in 2026–27. UTC’s involvement includes partnering in planning and implementation of the new Volkswagen Engineering Preparatory Program, which will introduce freshmen to engineering and technical skills. >>>Read More>>>
UTC lecturer sending students on a deep dive for Tennessee’s underwater history
A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga lecturer, Morgan Smith, is leading students in an underwater archaeology project on the Tennessee River, using sonar to search for remnants of steamboats and Civil War–era wrecks. In April 2021, the class located what may be the U.S.S. Chattanooga, a ship that broke a Confederate blockade in 1863. They’re…
A QuantumGrid Innovation Hub is being planned for Chattanooga | Here’s why it matters to you
UTC has secured a $1.33 million NSF planning grant to develop a QuantumGrid Innovation Hub in Chattanooga, aimed at designing a testbed for advanced cybersecurity in power systems. Teknovation. The hub will bring together researchers, utilities, startups, and industry to prototype quantum-resilient technologies using EPB’s state-of-the-art grid and UTC’s quantum infrastructure. >>>Read More>>>
Ray Bassett on Jed & JR Mornings Promoting Alan Broadbent Jazz Concert
WUTC’s Editorial Director and Scenic Roots host Ray Bassett joined WGOW’s Jed & JR Mornings to promote a special benefit jazz concert featuring Grammy-winning pianist Alan Broadbent on Thursday, Sept. 11, in UTC’s Roland Hayes Concert Hall. Supported by a generous gift from Ken and Nancy Dryden, the solo piano performance will benefit WUTC. Bassett…