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Chattanooga Council Representative Demetrus Coonrod.

City Council Member Earns UTC Degree

Ten years and two Chattanooga City Council elections after she enrolled, Demetrus Coonrod graduated from the UT Chattanooga.

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UTC Professor of Psychology Ralph Hood

Religious Right Down to DNA

UTC professor investigates impact of religion.

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Students working on an engineering project.

Getting Hands Dirty

Engineering students find solutions for local rehab facility.

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Cornel West

West Speaks at UTC

Headlining MLK Day 2022 at UT Chattanooga, West, the commentator with opinions on race, social justice and activism, spent 90…

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Samaria Grandberry stands in an outdoor cafe

Prescribing Produce as Medicine

UTC alumna blazes trails as dietician.

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memorial bronze sculpture dedicated to the memory of Ed Johnson

Remembrance, Reconciliation at the Walnut Street Bridge

UT Chattanooga was involved in the dedication of bronze sculptures honoring Ed Johnson, a Black man falsely accused of rape…

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Mark Schorr, UTC professor of biology, geology and environmental science, works to determine stream quality with UTC students Kendra Keller, left, and Jasmin Barton-Holt.

Fishing the Stream

UTC professor Mark Schorr and his students research creek water quality.

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Two gloved hands carefully hande documents from 1919 unsealed from a time capsule

Time Travelers

UT's time capsules celebrate bygone eras.

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Stacy Lightfoot on the UT Chattanooga campus

UTC Hires Diversity and Engagement Vice Chancellor

Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot has been appointed as the first vice chancellor for diversity and engagement at UTC.

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A blonde UTC nursing student gives the Covid vaccine to a patient

Part of the Solution

Sometimes as many as 400 people came in a four-hour shift for a COVID-19 vaccine. UTC nursing students kept the…

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Five students and their professor pose in Downtown Chattanooga

Team Wins Statewide Competition for Fifth Time

For the fifth consecutive year, a team of UTC students has won the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Greater Tennessee Research…

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A Black woman seated in front of a microscope smiles confidently in her research lab

Making Space

A UTC professor buzzes with ways of expanding diversity in the field of ecology.

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A Black man in a suit and glasses stands in front of the Nashville City Hall with his arms crossed

Diversity: A Good Start, Not the Finish Line

Robert Fisher considers an Alexander Hamilton quote as a reminder of a specific duty institutions owe to the people they…

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A man in an archival room holds up a stray full of indexed insect specimens

Beetle-Mania: Project IDs New Species in Tennessee Valley

A UTC professor uncovered 53 species of beetles never before found in the Tennessee Valley.

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Billy Weeks and Marielle Echavez

Chattanooga’s Rising Rock

Even before she came to college, Marielle Echavez enjoyed making videos. One class at UTC changed her career plans.

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Assisting in a Crisis

Alumni and donors give to help students impacted by COVID-19.

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A student in an outdoor classroom seated on blankets in the shade raises her hand

Back to School

In this historical moment, education continues, albeit a little differently.

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Welcome to the UT Family

How UT's campuses and academic program prepared five Class of 2020 graduates.

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Lyn Miles and Chantek

Inducted into International Hall of Fame

UTC professor Lyn Miles has been selected as part of the inaugural group of 10 inductees into the international Interspecies…

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photos of a young orangutan with a tricycle and wearing a diaper on a jungle gym

Escape Artist

In the 1980s an orangutan named Chantek charmed the UTC campus.

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A group of four women give a presentation in Knoxville

Alliance of Women Philanthropists Funds Grants Across the UT System

The 2020 grant recipients represent innovations in learning and community partnerships that support the health of Tennesseans young, old and…

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Kaylin Underwood

Allergy App Wins Competition

Senior Kaylin Underwood is developing an app that automatically scans grocery items and tells shoppers whether the item contains an…

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Keith Carver unveils an oversize Skyhawk logo on the UT Martin basketball court

Snapshots: Spring 2020

University of Tennessee alumni and students around the state.

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