The technical name of the novel coronavirus is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The viral pneumonia it causes is known as COVID-19, short for coronavirus disease in 2019. This particular strain of the virus emerged from animals, likely from a seafood market in Wuhan China, and is now spreading throughout the world in humans.…
Chronic autoimmune disease doesn’t block student from master’s degree
Challenges and unexpected situations occur for most college freshmen, but Andrea Fuchs faced something uniquely difficult. As a high school graduate from suburban St. Louis, Fuchs was excited to be leaving her hometown and on her way to study journalism at the University of Missouri. But the month before moving into her residence hall, she…
UTC Herstory: Trailblazing women, fun facts and more
With the help of UTC Library Special Collections, we’ve rounded up these interesting facts you didn’t know about women’s history at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
10th annual Boys Leadership Summit set next month at UTC
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Dealing with drug abuse in Tennessee’s rural communities
They cried as they talked about their drug addictions, tears flowing as they waded through their guilt at the pain and turmoil they had caused their families and friends. They cried as they confronted the waste they’d made of their lives and relived some of the horrific childhood neglect and physical abuse that contributed to…
Fighting leukemia at the cellular level
Maximum effectiveness, minimal side effects, least-possible damage to healthy tissue. Scientists have long pursued cancer treatment offering one or more of these benefits, and a researcher at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is now among them. Michael Danquah is researching a highly precise form of treatment delivery—at the nanoscale, molecular level—to fight leukemia. Danquah…
Brown and Crain pursuing similar goals both in school and after
Brother2Brother When: 5:30 p.m. Every Tuesday Where: University Center’s Ocoee or Hiwassee Room. On John Crain’s right arm is a tattoo of his smiling grandmother—Brenda Woolridge—along with the date of her birthday and a quote: “Mothers don’t fear death. Their only fear is leaving their children in the world knowing that no one will love…
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Lee family is a triple threat with 3 siblings earning UTC degrees
A junior in electrical engineering, Caroline Lee is being fascinated with electrical circuits, electromagnetism and robotics.
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