Tech Robotics Teams Win Multiple Awards At World Championship
Tennessee Tech’s robotics teams earned two global awards during their third consecutive appearance at the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championship. Autonomous Robotics Club President Coby Smith said the organization sent two qualifying teams to the three-day international competition to compete in an engineering-based game. Smith said the club expanded to three teams this year to […]
Tech’s Male-Female Ratio Positive Considering STEM Focus
Some Tennessee Tech Trustees expressed concern about the mix of male and female students accepted to Tennessee Tech, but officials believe the University is performing well. Media and Communications Director Jonathan Frank said Tech is a STEM-infused institution. Although more men accepted to Tech actually enroll than women, Frank said the College of Engineering is […]
Tech Program Creates Technology For Disabled Kids
A Tennessee Tech program is showing the human side of engineering by creating assistive technology for disabled children. Dr. Stephen Canfield said the Tech Engineering for Kids (TEK) program teams engineering students up with parents of special needs children to create assistive technology for each child’s disability. “As a university professor, my primary goal is […]
Monterey Hires Engineer To Begin Multi-Use Field Preliminary Work
Monterey Board of Aldermen has hired an engineer to explore the process of turning Black Bottom Field into a multi-use field. Mayor Nathan Walker said that architect Jerry Warren will work to get preliminary site drawings done, including doing formal measurements, and putting together a plan so the town might get better cost estimates. “The […]
Jackson Seeking Professional Services For Airport Development
Jackson County issued a request for professional services to help in the development of the Jackson County Airport. Mayor Randy Heady said that this process is one that occurs about every five years. He said that engineering services like these help get airport funding, maintain upkeep, and assist in new projects and upgrades. “There are […]
Tennessee Tech Board Of Trustees Passes Naming Of New Engineering Building
The Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees approved a name for its new engineering building. Chair Trudy Harper said the building will be called the Ashraf Islam Engineering Building in honor of the 1968 Tech graduate. Tech President Phil Oldham said that they wanted to honor the Houston-based engineer for both his monetary and physical contributions […]
Move To Commercial Space Travel Could Be The Future For Recreational Activities
The move to commercial space travel has been in the works some time, according to a Tennessee Tech professor. Several billionaires have joined a new generation of the space race, the next being former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ flight on Tuesday. Dean of the College of Engineering Dr. Joseph Slater said he thinks there has […]
HRS Battling Water Loss And Considering Line Replacements
Water loss continues to be a problem for Highlands Residential Services with multiple new leaks over the past month. Executive Director Dow Harris recommended to the housing authority board Thursday to consider replacing lines in the most serious areas of Baxter. “These Baxter water leaks are killing us,” Harris said. “They are not coming to […]
TTU Student Initiative Promoting Engineering Diversity
A group of Tennessee Tech students are doing their part to increase diversity in the engineering world. Students of three engineering organizations, the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers and Women in Cybersecurity, are promoting the profession to high schools across the state. President of the Society of Women Engineers Alexis […]
TTU Nursing Professor Awarded for Health Care Innovation
Tennessee Tech Nursing professor Melissa Geist has received the Alumni Award for Innovation in Health Care by Vanderbilt. Geist said she’s proud of creating a course that brings the medical and engineering worlds together. She said this course has taken students to Cuba where they’ve come back with real ideas to improve the lives of […]
