When Dr. Tim Gaudin arrived at UTC 30 years ago, his sights were set on teaching. Behind the scenes, however, Gaudin found additional value in his research—and it paid off. This spring, that work earned him a huge milestone: co-authorship on a paper about sloths published in Science, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.
Professional development leave gives UTC professor time to ‘do analyses and finish up unfinished projects’
Over professional development leave time in spring semester 2022, Dr. Tim Gaudin took a deep look at two types of sloths—both of which live in Central and South America—to try determining which of the 100 species of extinct sloths belong on the two-toed family tree and which were branches on the three-toed tree.
UTC professor helps ID 2 million-year-old bone
Discovery of the arm bone in Romania has received international attention.
Taking learning from hands-on to online
Setting up laboratory experiments to be shown online can be tough for organic chemistry courses but, in some ways, Dominique Belanger considers herself lucky. “I’m glad that I don’t have to learn how to teach sculpture online,” she said, laughing. Belanger is in charge of the organic chemistry program at the University of Tennessee at…
Armadillos finding a happy home in Tennessee
Armadillos are moving — slowly — northward into Tennessee