The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will sponsor a symposium to discuss research and data pertaining to environmental issues on Thursday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The symposium will be held in the auditorium of the The Sim Center: National Center for Computational Engineering, 701 E. M.L. King Blvd. It is open to the public.
The symposium will feature eight presentations, each 15 minutes in length, on topics such as invasive plant species, human and ecological environmental health, alternative energy research, the American chestnut blight and restoration, and air and water pollution monitoring in Hamilton County.
The purpose of the gathering is to encourage collaboration between researchers, regulators, consultants, administrators, and the public about the research, data and environmental issues in the region.
For more information, call the UTC Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, 425-4341.