Research Dialogues, the event formerly known as Research Day, took place on April 13 – 14, 2016. This year’s event included the traditional poster presentations as a part of the Undergraduate and Graduate and Faculty Research Symposiums, as well as some new events.
Dennis Haskins Donates ‘Saved By The Bell’ Memorabilia to UTC
In an interview with Mike Miller on WUTC, Dennis Haskins talked about donating his scripts and other memorabilia from ‘Saved By the Bell’ to the UTC library, his time at UTC, his time on Saved By The Bell(including the origin of his famous catchphrase “Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?”), his musical collaboration with Shooter Jennings, and more.
School of Nursing hosts End of Life Conversation
The UTC School of Nursing, in partnership with Hospice of Chattanooga, will host “Conversations on the End of Life” on Thursday, April 28, 7–9 pm in the UC Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
Student Success: Casey Edwards, Alumni
He came to UTC with big dreams of composing music for orchestras.
Self-assembling Carbon Nanotubes: A Story that Tells Itself
Researchers at UTC, Rice and Texas A&M have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil can guide tiny tubes of carbon to self-assemble into wire-like structures up to 15 cm long.
Don’t miss Senior BFA Thesis Exhibitions at the Cress Gallery
Each spring the Cress Gallery hosts the Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibitions, the capstone event of the creative research of students enrolled in the professional curriculum of the Department of Art at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.
Freshman Alex Durham steals the show at regional KCACT Festival
UTC’s Theatre department was well represented at this year’s regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in Charleston, South Carolina; but Freshman Alex Durham stole the show when she was named for two distinguished honors: first place in sound design for her work in Our Town and the prestigious Don Childs Stagecraft Institute of…
Monterica Neil: Your Passion Pays Off
She chose UTC because she wanted the experience of something new, but Monterica Neil stuck around because she found a culture of support and knowledge in her English program.
School of Nursing hosts lecture on inequity in health
On April 16, from 9 A.M. – 12 P.M., in the UC Auditorium, the School of Nursing and the COMPASS Grant will host a free lecture examining examine the issue of health equity and how inequality contributes to differences in health.
Understanding pregnancy discrimination
Peggy Young was working part-time as a delivery driver for United Parcel Service in 2006 when she became pregnant. Though her job description required that she be able to lift 70 lbs, she could lift no more than 20 lbs during her pregnancy. She asked UPS for accommodations, either temporary desk work or assistance lifting heavy packages. UPS argued that Young didn’t meet their criteria for light duty and required her to take unpaid leave. In 2008, she filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, which was heard by the Supreme Court in 2014.