As a young girl, I lived in a middle-class Black community surrounded by people who made me feel that I was incredible and could do anything I set her mind to. It was a recipe for constant conflict with a racist, sexist society and its institutions throughout the rest of my life.
The room was packed at the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) as faculty, students, and graduates gathered to celebrate the life of one of their own and mourn his passing. Dr. Francis Joseph Jones (1951-2016) was a UC Foundation Professor and the Chemical Program Coordinator at CECS at the University of Tennessee at … Continue reading Legacy of a Chemical Engineering Professor: Dr. Frank Jones – by Deborah Levine
Broken on the inside – The War Never Ended by Dutch author and journalist Simon Hammelburg is based on 1200 interviews with Holocaust survivors and their children. The book reads like a novel but is based on facts, some of which have never been revealed before, disclosing insights of the psychological aftermath of survivors as … Continue reading Broken on the Inside: The War Never Ended – by Simon Hammelburg
As we wove our way down Route 15 through rural Virginia on Sunday, I can honestly say that I was unable to “see” past the hundreds of “Trump /Pence” signs posted on well-kept green lawns. I failed to recognize the rural folks and not to be ignored sentiments behind those signs. Those are the voices … Continue reading President Elect Donald Trump! I didn’t see it coming – by Terry Howard
A Study by The Centre for Environmental Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA) The Ghana Environmental Concern Meter (GECM) is a scientific and objective assessment of public concerns on various environmental issues and challenges affecting the lives of the Ghanaian people. It is also a detective and reporting tool for environmental problems in communities in Ghana. Further, … Continue reading GECM: Ghana Environmental Concern Meter Update
He learned to hate at an early age everything green spooned onto his plate. It repelled as if monsters curled on the dish lying in wait to inject their slimy poison.
Expats Chattanooga Style The attendees at the International Business Council (IBC) of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce were a diverse mix of nationalities, professions, expats, and industries. The annual meeting of the IBC, the Chamber’s newest council, attracted students, family members, colleagues, and executives. The diverse crowd illustrated the broad participation in Chattanooga’s national … Continue reading Expats and their Families – by Deborah Levine
Back in 1969, when the University of Chattanooga merged with the University of Tennessee system and became the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the school of engineering became the College of Engineering. The college has consistently reflected the changing nature of STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Absorbing computer science in the late 1980s, … Continue reading Portrait of an Innovator, Engineer, and Educator: Dr. Ed McMahon – by Deborah Levine
for my parents … Saw palmettos sputter under autumn sun, hibiscus burning bright in the landscaped parking lot. Sand, salt cling to flip-flops, cola cans, skin, scatter like a trail of breadcrumbs from car to store.
A week into 2016 and it was David Bowie. Then it was Natalie Cole. And it seems that every year a number of news sources will publish a list consisting of “those we lost last year.” Now like so many others, I got an uneasy reminder of the reality of death in 2015 with the loss of … Continue reading Dealing with Death and Grief in a Diverse World – by Terry Howard
