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Schwarzenberger to Chair New UTHSC Department of Dermatology
Kathryn Schwarzenberger Appointed Chair of New UTHSC Department of Dermatology (More...)

Type 1 Diabetes Network Expands Reach with Online Sign-up
Type 1 Diabetes Network Expands Reach with Online Sign-up for Nationwide Testing (More...)

UTHSC College of Pharmacy Receives $20,000 Scholarship from NACDS
NACDS Foundation Awards $20,000 Scholarship to UTHSC College of Pharmacy (More...)

UTHSC Professor Receives $2.8 Million Grant to Study Nervous System In
Kafait Malik Studies Nervous System Interactions with Cardiovascular, Kidney Function, Hypertension (More...)

UTHSC Professor Lisa Jennings Awarded $27,000 for Student Fellowships
Lisa Jennings, PhD, of UTHSC Awarded $27,000 from American Heart Association (More...)

Boling Center Gets $3,700 Grant from IP for Summer Camp
Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities Gets $3,700 Grant from IP (More...)

UTHSC 2nd Among Non-Black Medical Schools for Black Graduates
UTHSC 2nd Among Non-Historically Black Med Schools for Graduating African-Americans in 2011 (More...)

Cunningham and Jacob Win College of Nursing Alumni Awards
College of Nursing at UTHSC Awards 2013 Outstanding Alumna, Most Supportive Alumna (More...)

Kui Li Receives $1.56 Million in Grants for Hepatitis C Research
UTHSC Associate Professor Kui Li, Phd, Receives $1.56 Million in Grants to Study Hepatitis C (More...)

UTHSC's Geisert Receives $1.5 Million to Study Genetics, Glaucoma Risk
Professor Eldon E. Geisert of UTHSC Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Study Genetics, Risk of Glaucoma (More...)

Nature Publishes Paper Co-Authored by UTHSC Researcher
UTHSC Associate Professor David R. Nelson and Colleagues Find Genes Central to Vertebrate Biology (More...)

Office of Biomedical Informatics Named Computerworld Honors Laureate
UTHSC Office of Biomedical Informatics Chosen as 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate (More...)

UTHSC Adds Pediatric Neonatal Options to DNP Degree Program
UTHSC Adds Pediatric Neonatal Options to Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program (More...)

Lawrence T. Reiter's Research at UTHSC Yields Insights into Autism
Lawrence T. Reiter's Research Yields Insights into Autism (More...)

Rebecca Barton Named 2013 Outstanding Alumni Award Winner
Rebecca A. Barton, DDS, Wins UTHSC 2013 Outstanding Alumni Award (More...)

UTHSC Professor Receives $1.6 Million Grant to Study Gut Infections
Anjaparavanda Naren, PhD Studying How Cellular Function in the Gut Induces Diarrhea (More...)

Ae-Kyung Yi Receives $200,000 Grant for Arthritis Research
UTHSC Associate professor awarded $200,000 Innovative Research Grant from Arthritis Foundation (More...)

Bethany Goolsby Named UTHSC Associate Vice Chancellor for Development
Bethany Goolsby Named UTHSC Associate Vice Chancellor for Development (More...)

UTHSC Professor Receives $650,000 VA Grant to Study Multiple Sclerosis
Michael Levin Receives $650,000 VA Grant to Study Multiple Sclerosis (More...)

UTHSC Researcher Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Study Hormone Oxytocin
William Armstrong of UTHSC Researches Hormone Oxytocin Using $1.5 Million (More...)

Robert Williams Chosen to Participate in Human Brain Project
Dr. Williams one of four scientists in the U.S.A. chosen to participate in massive project. (More...)

Delta Dental Gives $1 Million Gift to College of Dentistry
$1 Million Gift from Delta Dental Gives College of Dentistry a Lot to Smile About (More...)

25 UT Students and Residents Participate in National Day of Solidarity
Medical Students and Residents Enrolled at UT College of Medicine Join National Day of Solidarity (More...)

UTHSC Nursing Student Ansley Stanfill Receives Fellowship Award
Nursing Student Receives $38,699 Fellowship Award for Genetic Differences Research (More...)

Dr. Anand Poses Questions About Pain Management in Infants
Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand of UTHSC writes about postoperative pain management in infants in JAMA. (More...)

Farland Receives 2012 New Educator Award from ACCP
Farland Receives 2012 New Educator Award from American College of Clinical Pharmacy (More...)

UTHSC Joins Le Bonheur Children's Hospital to Fight Childhood Obesity
The UT Health Science Center Joins Le Bonheur Children's Hospital to Fight Childhood Obesity (More...)

George Huang Receives $1.8 Million Grant Root Canal Treatment
George Huang Continues Research for Root Canal Treatment with $1.8 Million Grant Funding (More...)

UTHSC Graduates 36 New Health Care Professionals
UTHSC Graduates 36 New Health Care Professionals (More...)

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January 11, 2013
UTHSC Receives $1.6 Million Grant to Improve Services to Foster Care
Grant to Improve Services to Youth in Foster Care Who Have Experienced Trauma (More...)

December 5, 2012
UTHSC College of Nursing Reactivates Bachelor of Science in Nursing
College of Nursing at UTHSC Reactivates Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Program (More...)

November 9, 2012
Terreia Jones Receives $500,000 Grant for Brain Cancer Research.
Terreia Jones Receives $500,000 Grant for Brain Cancer Research. (More...)

November 9, 2012
Francesca-Fang Liao Receives $412,500 Grant for Alzheimer Research
Associate Professor Francesca-Fang Liao of UTHSC Receives $ 412,500 Grant for Alzheimer Research. (More...)

November 9, 2012
Hartig Named for Assistant Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement.
Hartig Named Assistant Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement, Interprofessional Initiatives (More...)

November 9, 2012
NIH-funded Look AHEAD Study Produced Important Data.
NIH-funded Look AHEAD Study Produced Important Data, Though Not Its Main Focus. (More...)

November 9, 2012
Endowment Student Scholarship Fund Honors Hershel “Pat” Wall
UTHSC, COM Alumni and Families Endow Student Scholarship Fund in Honor of Hershel “Pat” Wall (More...)

November 9, 2012
Klesges Receives $3 Million Grant for Study of Airmen's Obesity.
Robert Klesges, PhD, Professor at UTHSC, Receives $3 Million Grant for Study of Airmen's Obesity. (More...)

October 16, 2012
Postdoctoral Fellow James Fells, Sr., PhD Receives $150,000 Grant
James Fells, Sr., PhD, has received funding from the American Cancer Society. (More...)

October 16, 2012
Associate Professor Patricia A. Cowan of UTHSC Receives $110,000 Grant
11 Master's-Level Nursing Students to Receive $10,000 Scholarships (More...)

October 1, 2012
Women’s Health Forum to be Held During Alumni Weekend
The College of Medicine will hold a Women's Health Forum at The Peabody Hotel Friday, Oct. 12. (More...)

September 28, 2012
UT College of Medicine Honors 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
Four alumni will receive the 2012 College of Medicine Outstanding Alumni Awards. (More...)

September 19, 2012
Memphis Teens, Parents Invited to ‘The 411 on Sex’ Forum
Memphis Teens, Parents Invited to ‘The 411 on Sex’ Forum by UTHSC, Shelby County Health Dept. (More...)

September 19, 2012
The Palladio Group Hosts Works by Late Artist Paul Penczner
The Palladio Group Hosts Works by Late Artist Paul Penczner To Support Endowment at UTHSC (More...)

September 18, 2012
Quarles Receives $1.8 Million Grant to Continue Bone Research
Darryl Quarles, Chair of Nephrology, Receives $1.8 Million Grant to Continue Bone Research (More...)

September 18, 2012
Geisert Receives $1 Million Grant for Blast Injury Treatment Research
Professor Eldon E. Geisert Receives $1 Million Grant for Eye Blast Injury Treatment Research (More...)

September 17, 2012
Shepards Donate $50,000 to UT College of Pharmacy Building Fund
Alumni Martha & David Shepard Donate $50,000 to UT College of Pharmacy Building Fund (More...)

September 11, 2012
Qiuhua Zhang Receives Grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Qiuhua Zhang Receives Receives $60,000 Grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. (More...)

September 11, 2012
Physician Assistant Johnna Tanner's Article Published
Article by Physician Assistant Johnna Tanner Published in PA Professional Magazine. (More...)

September 4, 2012
Chattanooga Area Pharmacists Society Endows Scholarship for UTHSC COP
Chattanooga Area Pharmacists Society Endows Scholarship for College of Pharmacy at UTHSC (More...)

August 24, 2012
Dr. Steinle Receives $1.8 Million Grant to Research Diabetic Blindness
Dr. Jena J. Steinle receives $1.8 Million Grant for Research to Prevent Blindness in Diabetics. (More...)

August 24, 2012
Terrance Cooper Receives $1.4 Million Grant for Biomedical Research
Terrance Cooper received $1.4 million grant from National Institute of General Medical Sciences (More...)

August 24, 2012
UTHSC Receives $110,000 Grant to Research Blindness Disease Prevention
$110,000 to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of blinding diseases. (More...)

August 24, 2012
Johannes J. van der Aa Named UTHSC Vice Chancellor/CIO
Johannes "Jan" J. van der Aa named vice chancellor for IT and chief information officer. (More...)

August 24, 2012
Dr. Iannaccone Receives $100,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness
lessandro Iannaccone, MD, MS, is among a select few honored by the Research to Prevent Blindness. (More...)

August 23, 2012
Candace Brown Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Study of Vulvar Pain
Candace Brown Study to Test Gabapentin as an Effective Treatment for vulvar pain in women. (More...)

August 8, 2012
Gov. Bill Haslam Hosts Leaders from Education, Business at UTHSC
Gov. Bill Haslam Hosts Leaders from Education, Business at UTHSC on Postsecondary Education. (More...)

August 8, 2012
Hershel P. Wall Named Chancellor Emeritus of UTHSC
UT President Joe DiPietro recently named Hershel "Pat" Wall, MD, Chancellor Emeritus of UTHSC. (More...)

August 3, 2012
UTHSC Receives $2.78 Million Grant Renewal for Blues Babies & Beyond
UTHSC and the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation are pleased to announce that their collaboration titled, "Blues Babies & Beyond" has been renewed for two more years with a $2,784,522 grant. (More...)

August 3, 2012
UTHSC Welcomes New Media Relations Professional
Long-time freelance writer and reporter, Suzanne Thompson, has joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Communications and Marketing Department as the media relations and communications specialist. (More...)

August 1, 2012
UTHSC Donates Portrait by Late Paul Penczner to Employee
UTHSC gives painting by the late Paul Penczner to Dentistry employee depicted in portrait. (More...)

July 25, 2012
UTMC in Knoxville in U.S. News & World Report for Best Hospitals
The UT Medical Center in Knoxville in U.S. News & World Report for Best Hospitals in Nation. (More...)

July 12, 2012
Ken Brown Named Fellow in American College of Health Care Executives
Kennard Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been named a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives (FACHE). (More...)

July 10, 2012
UTHSC and Partners Receive Award to Improve Medication Usage
UTHSC and partners are receiving an award to improve medication adherence and effective medication usage among high-risk patients in the northwest and southwest sections of Memphis. (More...)

June 28, 2012
Kui Li Receives $299,917 Grant for Hepatitis C Research
Kui Li, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry at UTHSC, received a grant totaling $299,917 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (More...)

June 27, 2012
UTHSC Receives $902,873 Donation from the Late J.S. Allen
The UTHSC has received a donation of $902,873 to further its efforts in the areas of cancer, multiple sclerosis, and cardiovascular research thanks to the late J.S. Allen, a third-generation store owner of Saltillo, Tenn. (More...)

June 27, 2012
Health Information Exchange Systems Can Eliminate Unnecessary Testing
Researchers at UTHSC and Vanderbilt University Medical Center performed a study on how use of health information exchange systems can eliminate unnecessary testing. (More...)

June 26, 2012
Ronald Pfeiffer Serves on Parkinson's Foundation Online Seminar
Ronald F. Pfeiffer, MD, professor and vice chair of the Department of Neurology UTHSC, will serve as a faculty member for a Parkinson’s Disease Foundation national online seminar known as PD ExpertBriefing. (More...)

June 18, 2012
UTHSC and Trauma Center Begin Study on Blood Transfusions After Trauma
UTHSC and the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center (located in the Regional Medical Center at Memphis) have been selected to participate in a nationwide study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.th. (More...)

June 13, 2012
American Pharmacists Association Names Fellows for 2012
One faculty member and two alumni of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) were among those selected by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to be 2012 APhA Fellows. (More...)

June 13, 2012
Guy R. Voeller Receives 2012 Georgetown Lifetime Achievement Award
Guy R. Voeller, MD, FACS, professor of Surgery in the College of Medicine at UTHSC, is the 2012 recipient of the Georgetown Lifetime Achievement Award in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR). (More...)

June 13, 2012
Students Don White Coats at Determined to be a Doctor Someday Program
On June 2, more than 25 Memphis-area students received their white coats for completing the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Determined to be a Doctor Someday Program. (More...)

June 11, 2012
Core Teaching Hospitals for UTHSC Among Best in Nation
U.S. News & World Report rankings have spotlighted Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Methodist University Hospital, and Erlanger Health System, core teaching hospitals for UTHSC, citing them for being among the best in nation. (More...)

June 8, 2012
NFL-Endorsed Offense-Defense Camp to Be Held at UTHSC
UTHSC will host an Offense-Defense (O-D) camp which will take place on June 10-13. Endorsed by the National Football League (NFL), the camp is geared towards high school students and youth ages 7 to 14. (More...)

June 8, 2012
UTHSC Breaks Ground for Translational Science Research Building
Steve J. Schwab, MD, chancellor for UTHSC, and UT President Joe DiPietro led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Translational Science Research Building, the newest building to begin construction on the main campus in Memphis. (More...)

June 5, 2012
UTHSC Selling Some 400 Works by Late Memphis Artist Paul Penczner
For the entire month of November, UTHSC will showcase a selection of 40 works by local artist Paul Penczner at the Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. (More...)

June 4, 2012
College of Nursing Honors 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
On May 18, alumni from the College of Nursing at UTHSC honored the recipients of its Outstanding Alumni Award series, which is coordinated through UTHSC’s Office of Alumni and Annual Giving. (More...)

May 25, 2012
2012 Pharmacy Graduates Defy Low Employment Trend
While some newly minted Tennessee pharmacy schools report a serious lack of employment opportunities for their students, the 176 graduates of UTHSC College of Pharmacy are defying that trend. (More...)

May 25, 2012
David R. Nelson Receives $211,212 Grant for Genome Annotation
David R. Nelson, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $211,212 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). (More...)

May 23, 2012
Nursing Student Honored at 2012 Southern Nursing Research Conference
Ansley Stanfill, RN, BSN, College of Nursing student at UTHSC, was awarded a prize for her dissertation research at the 2012 Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, held in New Orleans, La., in February. (More...)

May 23, 2012
Donald B. Thomason, PhD, Named Dean of Graduate Health Sciences
Steve J. Schwab, MD, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has announced the appointment of Donald B. Thomason, PhD, as the next dean for the UTHSC College of Graduate Health Sciences. (More...)

May 22, 2012
Study Conducted Could Lead to Oral Image Viewing on iPad2
According to a study conducted by Werner H. Shintaku, DDS, MS, there were no statistically significant differences between images viewed on an high-end, consumer-grade LCD monitor (Dell 2410 Ultrasharp) and an iPad2. (More...)

May 15, 2012
Gabor Tigyi Receives $1.4 Million Grant to Continue Cancer Research
Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, Harriet S. Van Vleet Chair in Oncology Research, professor and chair in the Department of Physiology at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $1,497,646 from the National Cancer Institute. (More...)

May 15, 2012
John Buolamwini Receives $1.1 Million Grant for Viral Disease Research
John K. Buolamwini, PhD, professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $1,107,890 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. (More...)

May 8, 2012
Support UT-Methodist Transplant Institute New Organ Procurement
Support UT-Methodist Transplant Institute Selection of New Organ Procurement Organization. (More...)

May 7, 2012
UTHSC Graduates 733 Health Care Professionals on May 25
On Friday, May 25, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will graduate 733 health care professionals. (More...)

May 7, 2012
Wei Li Receives $325,000 Grant for Drug Discovery Instrument
Wei Li, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UTHSC, served as the principal investigator of a grant totaling $325,000 from the Office of the Director, a subsidiary of the NIH. (More...)

April 25, 2012
Professor Robert W. Williams Receives $2,142,745 Grant from NIH
Williams receives two grants totaling $2,142,745 from the NIH on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (More...)

April 25, 2012
UTHSC APhA-ASP Chapter Wins National Chapter Achievement Award
The APhA-ASP Chapter at UTHSC received the National Chapter Achievement Award in Patient Care. (More...)

April 24, 2012
UTHSC & More Than 500 Nursing Schools Support Joining Forces Campaign
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden announced a commitment from nurses across the country (More...)

April 23, 2012
UTHSC and Saint Thomas Health Expand Joint Residency Training
UTHSC and Saint Thomas Health are expanding residency training in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. (More...)

April 23, 2012
Randy L. Farmer Appointed Vice Chancellor for Development
Randy L. Farmer, EdD, appointed vice chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs at UTHSC. (More...)

April 19, 2012
Roderick Hori Receives $112,266 Grant for Prostate Cancer Research
Roderick Hori, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry at UTHSC, has received an award of $112,266 from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity. (More...)

April 19, 2012
Vivian Loveless Receives 2012 APhA Distinguished Achievement Award
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announced that Vivian S. Loveless, PharmD, BCNP, FAPhA, associate professor at UTHSC, is the recipient of the 2012 APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management Award. (More...)

April 11, 2012
UTHSC TARGIT Study Reaches Enrollment Milestone
The Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC has announced that the TARGIT Research Study (Treating Adults at Risk for Weight Gain with Interactive Technology) has reached a milestone of enrolling 200 participants. (More...)

April 9, 2012
Tonia Rex Receives $1.8 Million Grant to Continue Glaucoma Research
Tonia Rex, PhD, assistant professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology, and Anatomy and Neurobiology at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $1,874,688 from the National Eye Institute, a subsidiary of the NIH. (More...)

April 4, 2012
Welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson to Memphis Campus
Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, MD, senior-level administrators and students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) recently welcomed Rev. Jesse Jackson to the UTHSC main campus in Memphis. (More...)

March 26, 2012
Mark LeDoux Identifies Mutations Causing Adult-Onset Cervical Dystonia
A team of researchers led by Mark S. LeDoux, MD, PhD, professor in the Department at Neurology at the UTHSC, has made a discovery that may lead to a cure for primary cervical dystonia. (More...)

March 26, 2012
UTHSC To Host TEDMEDLive Simulcast
From April 10 to 13, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will host a TEDMEDLive Simulcast on its Memphis campus, inviting about 250 local health care professionals to participate in each day’s events. (More...)

March 23, 2012
Pharmacist William Edward Evans Receives Remington Honor Medal
UTHSC alumnus William Edward Evans, PharmD, is the recipient of the 2012 Remington Honor Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Pharmacists'Association (APhA). (More...)

March 21, 2012
Russell Chesney Publishes Article to Show Cause of Tiny Tim’s Illness
Russell Chesney, MD, professor of Pediatrics and Physiology at the UTHSC and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, believes he knows what was ailing Tiny Tim, the iconic character from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” (More...)

March 15, 2012
Harry Courtney Wins Grant to Continue Streptococcal Infection Research
Harry S. Courtney, PhD, professor in the Department of Medicine at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $126,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health. (More...)

March 15, 2012
UTHSC and MIFA Launch Health Care Challenge
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has partnered with MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association) to launch the first Health Care Challenge. (More...)

March 9, 2012
Laura A. Talbot, PhD, Named Dean for the UTHSC College of Nursing
Steve J. Schwab, MD, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has announced the appointment of Laura A. Talbot, PhD, EdD, RN, GCNS-BC, as the next dean for the UTHSC College of Nursing. (More...)

March 8, 2012
P. David Rogers Receives $1.8 Million Grant Renewal
P. David Rogers, PharmD, PhD, FCCP, has received a grant totaling $1,836,580 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health. (More...)

March 8, 2012
Robert C. Klesges Contributes to 2012 Surgeon General's Report
The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin held a press conference announcing the release of the 2012 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health. Robert C. Klesges, PhD, was a major contributor to the report. (More...)

March 1, 2012
Lawrence Reiter Receives Grant to Further Autism Research
Lawrence Reiter, PhD, associate professor in the Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Anatomy and Neurobiology, has received a grant totaling $412,344 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (More...)

February 27, 2012
Transplant Institute Sets Records for Volume, Patient Survival Rates
In 2011, the Methodist University Hospital (MUH) Transplant Institute, which is operated by physicians at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), set new records for transplant volumes and patient survival rates. (More...)

February 27, 2012
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Ranked Among Best Children's Hospitals
In spring 2011, for the first time, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital was named to the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list. (More...)

February 23, 2012
Fred C. Heros Selected UTHSC College of Dentistry Outstanding Alumnus
Longtime Memphian Fred C. Heros, DDS, has been selected as the 2012 UTHSC College of Dentistry Outstanding Alumnus. Dr. Heros will receive the award at the Alumni Awards Luncheon on Friday, March 2 at the Hilton Memphis. (More...)

February 22, 2012
UTHSC, Le Bonheur Appoint New Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatric infectious disease researcher Jon McCullers, M.D., has been appointed the sixth chair of the Department of Pediatrics for UTHSC and pediatrician-in-chief for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. (More...)

February 15, 2012
Professor Jonathan Jaggar Named Maury W. Bronstein Chair of Excellence
Jonathan H. Jaggar, PhD, professor of Physiology at UTHSC, has been named to the Maury W. Bronstein Chair of Excellence in Cardiovascular Physiology in the UTHSC College of Medicine. (More...)

February 14, 2012
Carrie Plummer, Doctoral Nursing Student, Receives $100,000
Carrie Plummer, MSN, ANP, a doctoral nursing student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received one of 15 national John A. Hartford Academic Geriatric Nursing pre-doctoral scholarships. (More...)

February 8, 2012
Physiology Professor Gadiparthi Rao Renews Four NIH Grants
Gadiparthi Rao, PhD, professor of Physiology, has successfully renewed four grants from the NIH, bringing his current total to five R01 grants – the highest number held by one individual at UTHSC. (More...)

January 24, 2012
Thomas Currey Receives $873,964 Grant for Bone Repair Device Testing
Thomas W. Currey, MD, associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the UTHSC, Chattanooga campus, has received an award of $873,964 from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity. (More...)

January 23, 2012
Gerald Byrne Named Full-time Director of Regional Biocontainment Lab
David M. Stern, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine and interim vice chancellor of Research at the UTHSC, has appointed Gerald Byrne, PhD, the full-time director of the UTHSC Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL). (More...)

January 20, 2012
Three Finalists Selected in Search for College of Nursing Dean
The search committee charged with finding top candidates to fill the position of dean for the College of Nursing at UTHSC has selected three finalists. During the next few weeks, the finalists will visit the main UTHSC campus. (More...)

January 20, 2012
Annual Innovation Awards at UTHSC Spotlight Discoveries
More than 20 researchers at the UTHSC were recognized today for their work in both developing and commercializing discoveries that have the potential to transform the lives of people in Tennessee and throughout the world. (More...)

January 10, 2012
Child Hearing Services Program Receives $10,000 from Safeco Insurance
Safeco Insurance has donated $10,000 to help the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology Child Hearing Services Program at the UTHSC continue its mission of treating hearing-impaired children. (More...)

December 16, 2011
Bradley Boucher Receives American College of Clinical Pharmacy Award
Bradley A. Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, BCPS, professor of Clinical Pharmacy and associate professor of Neurosurgery at the UTHSC, received the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) 2011 Clinical Practice Award. (More...)

December 6, 2011
UTHSC Hosts Frayser High School Mentoring Day
On Wednesday, November 30, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) hosted a mentoring activity for 50 honors students of Frayser High School in grades nine through twelve. (More...)

November 30, 2011
Memphis Teens, Parents Invited to 'The 411 on Sex'
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) are co-sponsors for candid conversations with teens and parents about sex and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). (More...)

November 28, 2011
UTHSC Seeks Minority Participants for New Aspirin Study
The Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) seeks 200 minority participants for a study on aspirin. (More...)

November 28, 2011
Patricia Cunningham Receives American Psychiatric Nurses Award
Patricia Cunningham, DNSc, associate professor of Nursing, received the 2011 American Psychiatric Nurses Association Award for Excellence in Practice – Advanced Practice Registered Nurse category. (More...)

November 28, 2011
Seventy-one Health Care Professionals Graduate in December from UTHSC
On Friday, December 9, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will graduate 71 health care professionals at its winter commencement. (More...)

November 21, 2011
James Dale Receives Grant for Development of Strep Throat Vaccine
James Dale, MD, Gene H. Stollerman Professor of Medicine and chief, Division of Infectious Diseases at UTHSC, has received a grant for $315,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a subsidiary of NIH. (More...)

November 17, 2011
Two Researchers Receive $437,137 Grant to Study Infant Hearing Loss
Deborah von Hapsburg, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at UTHSC’s Knoxville campus, and Jessica Hay, PhD, from the Department of Psychology at UT Knoxville, have received a grant. (More...)

November 9, 2011
Nursing Earns 'New Careers' Scholarship Funding for Fourth Year
The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is pleased to announce that, for the fourth year in a row, it has received funding to award scholarships. (More...)

November 8, 2011
RxBio, Inc., Receives $15 Million Federal Contract
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is pleased to announce that RxBio, Inc., an early stage biopharmaceutical company that has spun out of UTHSC, has been awarded a $15 million federal contract. (More...)

November 8, 2011
Communications and Marketing Team Earns Awards from MarCom
The Communications and Marketing Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is among the winners of the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals’ 2011 MarCom Awards. (More...)

November 7, 2011
Michael McDonald Receives Grant to Further Gene Therapy Research
Michael McDonald, PhD, associate professor in the Departments of Neurology, and Anatomy and Neurobiology at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $910,200 from the National Institute on Aging, a subsidiary of the NIH. (More...)

November 2, 2011
UTHSC Student Kevin Creamer Receives Grant for Aging Research
Kevin Creamer, a graduate student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program at UTHSC, has received a grant award for $94,812 from the National Institute on Aging, a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health. (More...)

November 1, 2011
Professors Parker and Laizure Receive Grant to Study Drug Interaction
Robert Parker, PharmD, and S. Casey Laizure, PharmD, professors in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, have received a grant award of $299,584 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study drug interaction. (More...)

October 31, 2011
Kenichi Tokita Receives Grant for Taste Processing Research
Kenichi Tokita, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $444,000 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. (More...)

October 25, 2011
Professor A. Naren Receives $1,217,250 for Diarrheal Diseases Research
Anjaparavanda Naren, PhD, professor of Physiology at the UTHSC, has received a research grant totaling $1,217,250 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a subsidiary of the NIH. (More...)

October 21, 2011
Professor Detlef Heck Receives $371,723 Grant to Study Brain Activity
Detlef Heck, PhD, professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at UTHSC, has received a grant for $371,723 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a subsidiary of the NIH. (More...)

October 19, 2011
Marie Chisholm-Burns Earns 2011 Pharmacy Practice Research Award
Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FASHP, the newly appointed dean for the College of Pharmacy at UTHSC, has been named recipient of the 2011 Pharmacy Practice Research Award. (More...)

October 14, 2011
UT Research Foundation Hosts Entrepreneurship Workshop
The UT Research Foundation along with the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) proudly announce “Invention to Venture,” a one-day workshop on Friday, November 11, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (More...)

October 12, 2011
Dick Gourley Steps Down as Pharmacy Dean to Lead UTRF
Chancellor Steve J. Schwab and Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, newly appointed dean for the College of Pharmacy, have announced that Dick Gourley, PharmD, has stepped down as Pharmacy dean to lead the UT Research Foundation (UTRF). (More...)

September 28, 2011
Junling Wang Receives Grant for Medication Management Research
Junling Wang, PhD, associate professor of Health Outcomes and Policy Research in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $886,742 from the National Institute on Aging. (More...)

September 23, 2011
Group A Streptococcus Vaccine on Path for Commercialization
An international collaboration between Vaxent and The Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise Inc. has put a vaccine for group A streptococcus (Strep-A) back on the path for potential commercialization. (More...)

September 23, 2011
Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, Named Dean for the College of Pharmacy
Steve Schwab, MD, chancellor for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has announced the appointment of Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FASHP, as the next dean for the College of Pharmacy at UTHSC. (More...)

September 20, 2011
UTHSC SGAEC Participates in Rape Abuse and Incest National Network Day
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Student Government Association Executive Council (SGAEC) is pleased to announce its participation in RAINN Day 2011 (More...)

September 12, 2011
Ronald Laribee, PhD, Receives $358,377 from National Cancer Institute
Ronald Laribee, PhD, assistant professor of Pathology at UTHSC, has received a $358,377 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The research focuses on a signaling pathway gone awry in many human cancers. (More...)

September 12, 2011
Teresa Waters Receives $793,056 from Health and Human Services
Teresa Waters, PhD, associate professor of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC,has been awarded a grant totaling $793,056 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. (More...)

September 6, 2011
UTHSC Salutes Top Physicians with 2011 Outstanding Alumni Awards
As part of this year’s historic 100-year celebration of UTHSC, the UT College of Medicine (COM) 2011 Outstanding Alumni awards event will celebrate the history and future of medicine. (More...)

September 1, 2011
Blues Babies & Beyond: A Joint Commitment to Reduce Infant Mortality
UTHSC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation (THF) are pleased to announce a new collaboration titled, “Blues Babies & Beyond.” (More...)

August 25, 2011
UTHSC College of Pharmacy Dedicates State-of-the-Art Building
At 10:00 a.m. today, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) dedicated its new 183,857-square-foot College of Pharmacy building on the UT-Baptist Research Park in the Memphis Medical Center. (More...)

August 23, 2011
Nursing Receives Grant from Health Resources & Services Administration
Tommie L. Norris, DNS, RN, associate professor of Nursing and director of the Clinical Nurse Leader Program at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $814,100 from the Health Resources and Services Administration. (More...)

August 17, 2011
Andrzej Slominski Receives $1,662,408 Grant to Further Skin Research
Andrzej Slominski, MD, PhD, professor of Pathology and director of the Dermatopathology Fellowship Program and Skin Cancer Division of the UT Center for Cancer Research at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $1,662,408. (More...)

August 11, 2011
Meiyun Fan Receives Grant Extension for Breast Cancer Research
Meiyun Fan, PhD, assistant professor of Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has received a $707,988 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for an existing study on breast cancer therapy. (More...)

August 8, 2011
Doctoral Nursing Student Receives Fellowship Award
This year, Wafa Khasawneh, a doctoral nursing student at the UTHSC, is one of six individuals nationwide to receive a three- to five-year doctoral fellowship award from the Southern Regional Education Board. (More...)

August 3, 2011
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Awards Grant to Ophthalmology
Jena J. Steinle, PhD, associate professor in the UTHSC Departments of Ophthalmology and Anatomy and Neurobiology, has been awarded a grant for $495,000 by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). (More...)

August 2, 2011
Professor Jaggar Receives $1,850,000 to Further Hypertension Research
Jonathan Jaggar, PhD, professor of Physiology at the UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $1,850,000 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health. (More...)

August 1, 2011
Study Reconfirms Economic Impact of UTHSC More Than $2.3 Billion
A study designed to gauge the economic impact of the UTHSC on the economy of the state of Tennessee for FY2010 concluded that UTHSC’s total economic contribution to the state amounted to more than $2.3 billion. (More...)

July 25, 2011
UTHSC Releases New iPhone App to Help Smokers Quit
The Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has released a new iPhone App to help smokers break the smoking habit permanently. (More...)

July 20, 2011
Anatomy and Neurobiology Expert Named Pew Biomedical Scholar
Max Fletcher, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the UTHSC has been named among the 2011 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts. (More...)

July 11, 2011
Center for Cancer Research Receives Grant to Study Brain Tumors
The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has received a grant for $1,075,000 from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to fund a study on brain tumors. (More...)

July 11, 2011
Christopher Dean Education Foundation Holds Learning Camp at UTHSC
The "Releasing the Butterfly" Summer SuperLearning Camp is an intensive six-week college-preparatory series. UTHSC, located in downtown’s Memphis Medical Center, volunteered to host the camp. (More...)

July 1, 2011
UTHSC Launches Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
In July, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will launch the area’s only Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program certified by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). (More...)

June 17, 2011
NASA Astronaut, Surgeon, UTHSC Alumna to Speak at Centennial Gala
A Memphis-trained physician, turned NASA astronaut returns to her alma mater – UTHSC – this fall. Margaret Rhea Seddon, MD, a 1973 graduate of UT, will deliver the evening address at the UTHSC Centennial Gala on September 17. (More...)

June 17, 2011
UT Health Science Center Begins Hypertension Study
The Department of Preventive Medicine at the UTHSC has joined a national, multicenter clinical study to determine whether lower blood pressure can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. (More...)

June 14, 2011
UT Alliance of Women Philanthropists 2012 Giving Circle
The UT Alliance of Women Philanthropists is accepting grant applications for its Giving Circle grants program. Applications must be submitted electronically to alliance@tennessee.edu by Friday, September 30, 2011. (More...)

June 9, 2011
CHEER at UTHSC Hosts Conference to Advance Minority Health Equity
On June 20 through 22, the Consortium for Health Education, Economic Empowerment and Research (CHEER) will host a regional conference to promote health equity among minority communities. (More...)

June 7, 2011
Stephen Miller, MD, Named Robert S. Pearce Chair in Internal Medicine
Guy Reed, MD, chair of the UTHSC Department of Medicine and Lemuel Diggs Professor of Medicine, has announced that Stephen Thomas Miller, MD, MACP, is the inaugural Robert S. Pearce Chair in Internal Medicine. (More...)

June 6, 2011
Karen C. Johnson Contributes to New Way to Prevent Breast Cancer
Karen C. Johnson, MD, MPH, professor and interim chair of the UTHSC Department of Preventive Medicine, has contributed to the discovery of a new treatment that reduces breast cancer risks in postmenopausal women. (More...)

May 25, 2011
Dr. Stephanie Phelps Receives the Helms Award for Excellence
Stephanie J. Phelps, PharmD, associate dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Pharmacy and professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pediatrics, received the Richard A. Helms Award for Excellence in Pediatric Pharmacy Practice. (More...)

May 23, 2011
NFL-Sponsored Offense-Defense Camp to Take Place at UTHSC
UTHSC will host an Offense-Defense (O-D) camp which will take place on June 12-15. Organized by the National Football League (NFL), the camp is geared towards high school students and youth ages 7 to 14. (More...)

May 20, 2011
Nursing Student Awarded Memorial Scholarship from Army Nurse Corps
Heather Martin, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist student in Nursing and First Lieutenant in the Army Reserve, is being awarded a Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $3,000 by the Army Nurse Corps Association. (More...)

May 19, 2011
Donna Hathaway, PhD, to Step Down as Dean for the College of Nursing
Steve J. Schwab, chancellor for UTHSC, announced that Donna Hathaway, PhD, FAAN, dean for the UTHSC College of Nursing, desires to step down from the dean’s role on August 1 and will return to a faculty position. (More...)

May 18, 2011
Registration Begins for Day Camp to Assist ADHD Children
From June 26 to June 30, children in the Memphis area diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder will be offered a fun and exciting five-day camp filled with activities to help them establish suitable social behaviors. (More...)

May 17, 2011
UTHSC Graduates 615 Health Care Professionals at Commencement
On Friday, May 27, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will graduate 615 health care professionals, marking its centennial commencement. (More...)

May 16, 2011
UTHSC Receives Grants to Prevent Transmission of Lyme Disease
UTHSC has been awarded $620,579 in research grants from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.The award is being used to fund the study of a wildlife vaccine that will ultimately reduce the occurrence of Lyme disease in humans. (More...)

May 16, 2011
UTHSC Department of Psychiatry Offers Free Counseling to Flood Victims
Starting May 26, the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will offer free counseling services to victims of the recent flooding in the Memphis area. (More...)

May 10, 2011
UTHSC Opens Residence Hall to Team Members Displaced by Flooding
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has opened a more than 150-bed housing facility on the Memphis campus to students, faculty, staff, residents, postdocs and fellows displaced by flood waters. (More...)

May 5, 2011
Three UT Researchers Receive Health and Human Services Grants
UTHSC has been awarded $669,750 in grants from the Department of Health and Human Services. Over the life of the grants, the projected awards will total more than $2,053,500. (More...)

May 2, 2011
Memphis Pediatric Specialist Receives Most Prestigious Pediatric Award
Pediatric nephrologist Russell Chesney, M.D., is the recipient of the 2011 John Howland Medal, the highest honor of the American Pediatric Society. (More...)

April 29, 2011
Five Finalists Selected in Search for Vice Chancellor of Research
The search committee charged with finding top candidates for the position as vice chancellor for Research at UTHSC has selected five finalists. Over the next few weeks, each of the finalists will visit the main UTHSC campus. (More...)

April 25, 2011
Pyongsoo D. Yoon Named Surgical Co-Director, Cardiovascular Institute
Pyongsoo David Yoon, MD, has been appointed as co-director, surgical, for the Cardiovascular Institute for Methodist University Hospital and UT Medical Group. (More...)

April 15, 2011
Journal of the American Medical Association Features UTHSC Scientist
The research of Karen C. Johnson, MD, MPH, professor and interim chair of the UTHSC Department of Preventive Medicine, is featured in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). (More...)

April 12, 2011
Specialty Endodontics Training Begins in College of Dentistry
Tim Hottel, DDS, MS, MBA, dentistry dean at UTHSC, has announced an Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics and the addition of Adam Lloyd, BDS, MS, as associate professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics. (More...)

April 5, 2011
UTHSC Joins Largest Earthquake Drill in Central U.S. on April 28
On Thursday, April 28, more than one million participants in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut will practice exactly what to do when they participate in the largest earthquake drill in the Central United States. (More...)

March 30, 2011
Researchers Discover New Way to Reduce Development of Diabetes
The research of two UTHSC scientists is included in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the oldest continuously published medical periodical. (More...)

March 25, 2011
Brain Trauma Symposium Draws Experts on Risks of Sports Concussions
The Memphis community can learn about the hidden risks of sports concussions during a Brain Trauma Symposium presented by the Neuroscience Institute of UTHSC on Thursday, April 28. The symposium is free, open to the public. (More...)

March 23, 2011
Tonia Rex, PhD, Awarded $200,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness
Tonia S. Rex, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been named the recipient of the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Career Development Award, a $200,000 grant. (More...)

March 21, 2011
UTHSC Names David M. Stern, MD, Executive Dean, College of Medicine
Steve J. Schwab, MD, chancellor for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is pleased to announce that David M. Stern, MD, has been named executive dean for the UT College of Medicine (COM) campuses statewide. (More...)

March 14, 2011
Urban Smiles and the Assisi Foundation Launch Project Choppers
The Urban Smiles initiative at UTHSC has launched a new project to teach children to care for their teeth. Project Choppers is a fun coloring book that tells a story encouraging children to practice good habits in oral hygiene. (More...)

March 8, 2011
UTHSC Hosts 2011 NanoDays Celebration
On Tuesday, March 29, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will host a daylong NanoDays celebration. (More...)

March 4, 2011
Hamilton Eye Institute Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Ridley Award
On March 31 at 7 p.m., the University of Tennessee Hamilton Eye Institute will host the 10th Annual Sir Harold Ridley Distinguished Visiting Professorship for Creativity and Innovation in Medicine and Ophthalmology. (More...)

February 28, 2011
Shelley White-Means Receives American Economic Association Appointment
UTHSC is pleased to announce that Shelley White-Means, PhD, professor of Health Economics, has been appointed to the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP). (More...)

February 21, 2011
Surgery Sooner is Better for Children with Perforated Appendicitis
For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from normal activities and has fewer adverse events as compared to another common option, according to a report. (More...)

February 14, 2011
Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Patient Care Elevated
Patients who have aneurysms, stroke, heart rhythm disorders, cholesterol build up in arteries, and numerous other cardiovascular and neurovascular diseases will benefit from new technology in place at Methodist University Hospital. (More...)

February 9, 2011
Paul Stumpf, MD, Appointed Chair of Ob/Gyn in Chattanooga
David C. Seaberg, MD, dean for the UT College of Medicine, Chattanooga, announced that Paul G. Stumpf, MD, FACOG, has been named professor and chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) in the College of Medicine, Chattanooga. (More...)

February 9, 2011
First African-American Medicine Graduate Returns to Memphis to Inspire
Award-winning physician Alvin H. Crawford will revisit his roots on Friday and Saturday, February 25 and 26, when he returns to Memphis to share his story with the UTHSC campus community. (More...)

February 8, 2011
UTHSC College of Dentistry Announces 2011 Outstanding Alumnus
Nearly 300 guests are expected to attend the Outstanding Alumni Reunion Luncheon at the Hilton Memphis Hotel on Friday, March 4,for the 2011 honoree: Wallace C. Lail, DDS. (More...)

February 7, 2011
Department of Physiology Ranks Third in North America
UTHSC is pleased to announce that its Department of Physiology is now ranked third among 186 departments of physiology in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. (More...)

February 3, 2011
UTHSC Hosts 'Love Your Body Month'
During the month of February, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is hosting community-wide events to observe American Heart Month as designated by President Barack Obama. (More...)

January 26, 2011
UTHSC Celebrates 50 Years of African-American Achievement
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will celebrate 50 Years of African-American Achievement throughout 2011 as a way to recognize the accomplishments of African-American alumni and students. (More...)

January 24, 2011
Five Finalists Selected in Search for Executive Dean, Medicine
The search committee charged with finding top candidates for the position as executive dean for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has selected five finalists. (More...)

January 24, 2011
UTHSC Receives Nearly $3 Million Grant from BlueCross
UTHSC has been awarded a $2,912,751 grant from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation to fund its "Promoting Patient Safety Through Teamwork-Focused Interdisciplinary Simulations Program." (More...)

January 14, 2011
Vickie Baselski Moves Laboratory Practice to Methodist Hospital
Charles Handorf, MD, PhD, chairman of UTHSC's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, is pleased to announce that Vickie Baselski, PhD, DABMM, FAAM, is moving her practice to Methodist University Hospital (MUH). (More...)

January 12, 2011
Free Solar Photovoltaic Technology Training Course Offered in Memphis
Businesses or persons interested in learning the basics of Solar Installation and Photovoltaic Technology can now take advantage of a free six-day training course at the Fogelman Conference Center, 330 Innovation Drive, Memphis. (More...)

January 7, 2011
UTHSC Launches First Colon, Rectal Surgery Fellowship in Tennessee
David Seaberg, MD, dean for the UT College of Medicine, Chattanooga, and Phillip Burns, MD, chair of surgery, are pleased to announce that the ACGME approved accreditation for the first Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship. (More...)

January 6, 2011
UT Faculty Receive Funds to Drive Further Development of Technologies
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has selected four UTHSC researchers or research teams to receive technology development grants for 2011. (More...)

December 20, 2010
Study Launches Offering Promise for Victims of Traumatic Brain Injury
UTHSC and the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center have been selected to participate in a national study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The study will examine treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). (More...)

December 7, 2010
Giancarlo Mari, MD, Named Chairman for Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lacey Smith, MD, interim dean of the College of Medicine for UTHSC, has announced the appointment of Giancarlo Mari, MD, as chairman for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Memphis. (More...)

December 6, 2010
Nursing Awarded Scholarships from RWJF for Third Consecutive Year
The College of Nursing at UTHSC is pleased to announce that, for the third consecutive year, the college has received funds to award academic scholarships. (More...)

November 18, 2010
Professor Lawrence Pfeffer Finds Strategy for Making Anti-Cancer Drugs
Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, Muirhead Professor of Pathology and director of the Center for Cancer Research at UTHSC, has identified a pathway that is proving successful in making several anti-cancer drugs work more effectively. (More...)

November 15, 2010
UTHSC to Celebrate Centennial: 100 Years Advancing Health Care
Founded in 1911 at the heart of what is now the Memphis Medical Center, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is rapidly approaching its centennial anniversary year -- 2011. (More...)

November 11, 2010
UTHSC Earns $4.4 Million to Study Weight Loss Plan, Smoking Cessation
The Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC has received a $4.4 million grant to test a weight loss plan using interactive technology that will occur in conjunction with a smoking cessation program. (More...)

November 8, 2010
Top Honors Awarded to Five UTHSC Surgery Residents
At the recent meeting of the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, five residents from the Department of Surgery at the UTHSC in Memphis competed in surgical research presentations. (More...)

November 5, 2010
UTHSC Hosts Workshop on ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genes
Do you worry about what’s in your genes? On Tuesday, November 9, the UTHSC will host a workshop on the ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers. (More...)

November 2, 2010
UT Alliance of Women Philanthropists Calls for Grant Submissions
The UT Alliance of Women Philanthropists’ Giving Circle Grant Program is accepting grant applications for the 2011 academic year. Students, faculty, staff, and departmental units from all UT campuses are eligible to apply. (More...)

November 2, 2010
UTHSC Communications & Marketing Team Wins Four VOX Awards
On October 27, the UTHSC Communications and Marketing Department earned three VOX Awards (first place) and one Gold Award (second place) for work submitted in the Public Relations Society of America Memphis Chapter Annual VOX Awards. (More...)

October 14, 2010
Australian Nursing Pioneer Kay Edgecombe Visits UTHSC
On October 19 and 20, Kay Edgecombe, RN, an internationally known pioneer in nursing education, practice and research, will meet with UTHSC College of Nursing administrators, faculty and students. (More...)

October 14, 2010
James Morris, MD, Completes Service as COM Alumni Council President
As of today, James W. Morris, MD, FACS, completes his service as president of the UT College of Medicine Alumni Council at UTHSC. (More...)

October 7, 2010
College of Medicine Recognizes Excellence with the Alumni Awards
The 2010 College of Medicine's Outstanding Alumni Awards will be presented to James C. Fleming, Ann McGuire Grooms, Phyllis E. Miller, and Jesse C. Woodall, Jr. (More...)

October 5, 2010
David Seaberg, MD, Named President-Elect for ACEP
David C. Seaberg, MD, CPE, FACEP, dean for the College of Medicine, Chattanooga, UTHSC, has been elected president-elect of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). (More...)

September 21, 2010
UTHSC to Create Two New Faculty Practice Groups
Steve Schwab, MD, chancellor for UTHSC, has announced that UTHSC is creating two new faculty practice groups as joint ventures with partner teaching hospitals in Memphis and Chattanooga. (More...)

August 26, 2010
UTHSC Raises Nearly $7,000 for Pakistan Relief
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has raised nearly $7,000 to support the millions of flood victims in Pakistan. Nearly $3,000 was raised during a six-hour fundraising drive on the main campus. (More...)

August 20, 2010
Elizabeth D. Bowman Earns Health Information Management Fellowship
Noma Bennett Anderson, PhD, dean for the College of Allied Health Sciences, is proud to announce that Elizabeth D. Bowman, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, has been selected as a fellow of the American Health Information Management Association. (More...)

August 19, 2010
Cheryl Scheid, PhD, Named Permanent Dean for Graduate Health Sciences
Today Steve J. Schwab, MD, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), announced that Cheryl Scheid, PhD, has been appointed permanent dean for the College of Graduate Health Sciences at UTHSC. (More...)

August 16, 2010
Russell Chesney, MD, Chair of Pediatrics, to Receive Ira Greifer Award
Russell Chesney, MD, professor and chair of Pediatrics for UTHSC, has been selected to receive the Ira Greifer Award, the top honor bestowed by the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA). (More...)

August 10, 2010
Pharmacy Awarded $3.36 Million for Minority Center of Excellence
In late June, the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the UT College of Pharmacy $3.36 million to fund its Minority Center of Excellence (COE). (More...)

August 10, 2010
Phillips Named Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni and Annual Giving
Keith Carver, PhD, interim vice chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs at UTHSC, announced that Kris Phillips has been named associate vice chancellor for Alumni and Annual Giving. (More...)

July 20, 2010
Mid-South Lions Donates $150,000 to UT Hamilton Eye Institute
On Wednesday, July 21 at 10 a.m., Mid-South Lions Sight & Hearing Service will donate $150,000 to the UT Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) during a check presentation and reception. The event will be held at 930 Madison Avenue. (More...)

July 15, 2010
CHEER Presents 'Health in the City: A Fresh Take on Food'
On Friday, July 30, 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, July 31, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Consortium for Health Education, Economic Empowerment and Research (CHEER) will host a free conference titled Health in the City: A Fresh Take on Food. (More...)

June 25, 2010
UT Board Approves Appointment of Chancellor Steve J. Schwab
The UT Board of Trustees elected Steve J. Schwab, M.D., as chancellor for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. (More...)

June 16, 2010
The CANDLE Research Study at UTHSC Reaches Enrollment Milestone
Organizers of the CANDLE Research Study at UTHSC announce they have enrolled 1,000 pregnant women since recruitment began in December 2006. The goal is to enroll a total of 1,500 participants. (More...)

June 1, 2010
'New Treatments, No Tricks' Seminar to be Held at UTHSC
On Tuesday, June 15, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., UTHSC and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will host a seminar on increasing African-American and Latino participation in clinical trials. (More...)

May 28, 2010
Dr. DeVincenzo Discovers New Drug Concept to Reduce Human Disease
John DeVincenzo, MD, professor and researcher in the Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Sciences at UTHSC, has proven for the first time that a totally new concept in drug design can be used to treat human disease. (More...)

May 20, 2010
Dr. David Seaberg to Discuss Research and Novel Model of Care
David C. Seaberg, MD, dean of the UTHSC College of Medicine, Chattanooga, will present an abstract titled, “Redirecting Low-Acuity Pediatric Emergency Department Patients to a Hospital-Based Federally Qualified Health Center.” (More...)

May 19, 2010
Dr. Martin Croce Awarded $225,000 to Study Pneumonia and Trauma
Martin A. Croce, MD, professor of Surgery at UTHSC is the recipient of a $225,000 research grant from the National Trauma Institute (NTI). Dr. Croce’s study is one of seven awarded grants this month by NTI. (More...)

May 18, 2010
Dr. Armstrong Receives Grant for Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
William E. Armstrong, PhD, professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, and director of the Neuroscience Institute at UTHSC, has been awarded a grant for $466,377 from the National Center for Research Resources. (More...)

May 17, 2010
UT Infuses State with $2.5 Billion in Income, Creates 53,600 Jobs
The University of Tennessee, including all of its campuses statewide, brings at least $2.5 billion annually in income to the state of Tennessee and supports more than 53,600 jobs, according to a study released today. (More...)

May 17, 2010
Dr. Alejandro Dopico Awarded More Than $1.7 Million MERIT Award
Alejandro Dopico, PhD, MD, professor in the Department of Pharmacology at UTHSC, has been awarded $1,779,532 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, one of the National Institutes of Health. (More...)

May 13, 2010
Registration Begins for UTHSC Day Camp Targeting Children with ADHD
From June 27 to July 1, Memphis area children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will have a unique opportunity to participate in a fun and exciting camp which helps them develop appropriate social skills. (More...)

May 11, 2010
UTHSC Graduates 700 Health Care Professionals
On Friday, May 28, UTHSC will graduate 700 health care professionals. The spring graduation ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. at FedEx Forum, 191 Beale Street. (More...)

May 1, 2010
UTHSC Earns a $1.7 Million Grant from BlueCross BlueShield
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation has received a $1.7 million grant from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation to expand the Blues Project (BLUES) in Shelby and Hamilton Counties in Tennessee. (More...)

April 23, 2010
The Cleo Stevenson Family Donates More Than 600 Artifacts to UTHSC
On April 30, more than 50 members of UTHSC campus community are expected to gather at the Health Sciences Library for a reception in honor of Cleo W. Stevenson, MD, a 1943 alumnus of the UTHSC College of Medicine. (More...)

April 14, 2010
CHEER Hosts Events to Recognize National Minority Health Month
The Consortium for Health Education, Economic Empowerment and Research (CHEER), led by the UT Health Science Center, is hosting two special events in April in observance of National Minority Health Month. (More...)

April 9, 2010
Russell Named Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Administration
Effective March 1, Cynthia Russell, a 17-year employee of UTHSC, was appointed assistant vice chancellor for Faculty Administration in the Office of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs. (More...)

March 31, 2010
National Start! Walking Day Rallies Set at UTHSC
Spring has sprung and it's time for Memphis to get moving! Residents are encouraged to walk for 30 minutes on April 7 as part of National Start! Walking Day. Memphis-area employees will celebrate National Start! (More...)

March 26, 2010
UTHSC Hosts 2010 NanoDays Celebration
On Tuesday, March 30, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will host a daylong NanoDays celebration. (More...)

March 26, 2010
Noma Bennett Anderson Appointed Dean of Allied Health Sciences
Steve J. Schwab, MD, interim chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has appointed Noma Bennett Anderson, PhD, as dean for the College of Allied Health Sciences. (More...)

March 25, 2010
Six Pediatric Subspecialists Appointed to New St. Jude Chairs
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has partnered with UTHSC to appoint six distinguished physicians to St. Jude Chairs in subspecialty areas that have been identified as key to continuing the advancement of treatment and research. (More...)

March 23, 2010
Plough Foundation Awards $4.5 Million Grant to College of Pharmacy
The Plough Foundation has awarded a grant of $4.5 million to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy. (More...)

March 17, 2010
Keith Carver Appointed Interim Vice Chancellor for Development
Steve J. Schwab, MD, interim chancellor of UTHSC, has appointed Keith Carver, PhD, as interim vice chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs. Dr. Carver’s appointment becomes effective on April 1. (More...)

March 4, 2010
Diane Pace Joins Health Information Partnership for Tennessee Board
Diane Todd Pace, PhD, assistant dean for faculty practice in the College of Nursing, has been invited to join the board of the Health Information Partnership for Tennessee (HIP TN). (More...)

March 2, 2010
Research Expert Mona Wicks Named to National Health Disparities Group
Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, RN, professor and associate dean for Research in the College of Nursing, has accepted an invitation to serve on the Health Disparities and Equity Promotion study section of the NIH through December 2012. (More...)

February 25, 2010
Dentistry Honors Excellence with 2010 Outstanding Alumni Awards
Annually, the college honors two alumni recognized by the UT College of Dentistry Alumni Association. The 2010 honorees are Drs. Jimmy E. Albright and Tommy G. Roebuck. (More...)

January 20, 2010
UTHSC Changes Its Web and All E-Mail Addresses to UTHSC.EDU
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has begun the transition to its new domain name – uthsc.edu. (More...)

January 15, 2010
UTHSC Raises Nearly $16,000 for Haiti Relief Efforts
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has raised nearly $16,000 for relief efforts in Haiti. (More...)

January 13, 2010
Franklin Garcia-Godoy Named Sr. Executive Associate Dean of Research
Timothy Hottel, DDS, MS, MBA, dean of the College of Dentistry at UTHSC, has named Franklin Garcia-Godoy, DDS, MS, professor and senior executive associate dean of research. (More...)

January 8, 2010
UT Selects Parker Executive Search to Aid UTHSC Chancellor Search
The University of Tennessee has selected the firm Parker Executive Search to aid in the search for a new chancellor at the UT Health Science Center. (More...)

January 6, 2010
Mid South Eye Bank Relocates to UTHSC
Mid South Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc., has moved its offices to 920 Madison, Suite 800, on the campus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. (More...)

December 24, 2009
Investigators Earn $1.3 Million Grant for Health Disparities Research
UTHSC has been awarded a $1.3 million grant to study health disparities in Memphis and Shelby County by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (More...)

December 11, 2009
Search for New UT Health Science Center Chancellor Begins
A committee to direct the search for the next chancellor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been established and is set to begin work at its first meeting Dec. 18. (More...)

October 26, 2009
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to Donate $500,000 to Dentistry
On October 29 at 2:30 p.m., the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation will donate $500,000 to the UTHSC College of Dentistry. The grant will be used to enhance the college’s dental clinic. (More...)

October 23, 2009
Crisis Center Relocates to the UT Health Science Center
The Crisis Center, a 24-hour telephone hotline for those in distress, has relocated to UTHSC. Located in the heart of the Memphis Medical Center, UTHSC is providing the space to the non-profit organization at no charge. (More...)

October 21, 2009
Introduced Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Act Involves UTHSC
Representative G.K. Butterfield, Jr., a democratic congressman from North Carolina, has introduced the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI) Act of 2009 on Capitol Hill. (More...)

October 20, 2009
Burt M. Sharp, MD, Receives More Than $2.5 Million Grant
Burt Sharp, MD, Van Vleet Chair of Excellence, and colleagues have been awarded $2,546,000 to identify how genes expressed in the brain make adolescents vulnerable to the addictive effects of nicotine. (More...)

October 8, 2009
College of Medicine Recognizes Excellence with the 2009 Alumni Awards
The College of Medicine honors four alumni as having made distinguished contributions: Drs. Henry Cheairs Farrar, James Netterville, T. David Sisk (posthumously) and O. Douglas Wilson. (More...)

October 8, 2009
Gabor J. Tigyi Awarded More Than $2.3 Million for Drug Discovery Study
Gabor J. Tigyi, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Physiology at UTHSC, has been awarded $2,321,862 to study preclinical development of a new drug that protects from radiation injury. (More...)

October 8, 2009
Mitchell Watsky Named Associate Dean for Graduate Health Sciences
Mitchell Watsky, PhD, has been named the associate dean for Graduate Health Sciences in the College of Medicine, Memphis campus. (More...)

October 6, 2009
Memphis BioImaging Symposium Draws Internationally Recognized Experts
World-renowned experts in the major fields of medical imaging will gather at the at the University of Memphis for the Sixth Annual Memphis BioImaging Symposium (MemBIS) on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6. (More...)

September 18, 2009
J. Lacey Smith, MD, Named Interim Dean for the College of Medicine
J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), announced the appointment of J. Lacey Smith, MD, as interim dean for the College of Medicine, Memphis campus. (More...)

September 2, 2009
Dr. Pat Wall Steps Down as Chancellor, Dr. Steve Schwab Named Interim
Hershel P. Wall, MD, chancellor of UTHSC, announced plans today to step down from his position on September 30. Steve J. Schwab, MD, was named UTHSC interim chancellor by UT Interim President Jan Simek. (More...)

September 2, 2009
Maternal Fetal and Gynecologic Specialties Receive Training Programs
UTHSC has received approval to begin a fellowship training program in maternal fetal medicine. Additionally,the division of gynecologic specialties will serve as a fellowship preceptor site for minimally invasive surgery. (More...)

August 26, 2009
Harris L. Cohen, MD, Named Chairman of Radiology at UTHSC
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine UTHSC announced the appointment of Harris L. Cohen, MD, as professor and chairman of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine. (More...)

August 24, 2009
Dr. Mari Assumes Leadership in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for UTHSC has announced a leadership change in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) on the UTHSC Memphis campus. (More...)

August 21, 2009
Methodist Healthcare Foundation Recognizes UTHSC at Living Awards
Each year, the Methodist Healthcare Foundation presents its Living Awards ceremony to recognize leaders whose faith-based initiatives have made a positive impact on health care locally, nationally and globally. (More...)

August 13, 2009
Nursing Awarded Scholarships for Accelerated Students for Second Year
The UTHSC College of Nursing announced that for the second year in a row, it has received funding to award 20 scholarships from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through the RWJF New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program. (More...)

August 4, 2009
UT Health Science Center Hosts Pigment Cell Research Conference
From September 4 to 7, the Hamilton Eye Institute and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UTHSC will host the 15th PanAmerican Society for Pigment Cell Research (PASPCR) conference. (More...)

July 28, 2009
College of Nursing Faculty To Receive Nearly $3.5 Million in Grants
Donna Hathaway, PhD, FAAN, dean and professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), announced that seven faculty members in the college have been awarded a total of $3,481,286 in grant funding. (More...)

July 13, 2009
Commission Approves $49 Million Translational Science Building
On July 9, the State Building Commission approved the request for UTHSC to move forward with its new research building. The commission approved the proposed project cost of $49 million. (More...)

June 24, 2009
James Eason, MD, Confirms Liver Transplant for Steve Jobs
James D. Eason, MD, with the patient’s permission, that Steve Jobs received a liver transplant at the MUH Transplant Institute, which operates in partnership with UT Health Science Center. (More...)

June 24, 2009
UTHSC's New Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Means More Jobs
This week’s grand opening of the new Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) campus means more job opportunities for Memphians skilled in biomedical research and technology. (More...)

June 19, 2009
UTHSC Department of Physiology Ranks Fourth Nationwide
The Physiology Department at UTHSC is ranked fourth in the nation for 2009 by the Association of Chairs of Departments of Physiology, an affiliate of the American Physiological Society. (More...)

June 10, 2009
Donna Hathaway Appointed to Ruth Neil Murry Endowed Chair in Nursing
Hershel P. Wall, MD, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has named Donna Hathaway, PhD, FAAN, dean and professor in the College of Nursing, to the Ruth Neil Murry Endowed Chair in Nursing. (More...)

June 9, 2009
Audiology and Speech Path Department Designated Center of Excellence
The Audiology and Speech Pathology Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has been designated as the State Lead Center of Excellence for Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI). (More...)

June 2, 2009
Three Faculty Members Receive Awards from the UT Alumni Association
Three faculty members from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) recently received special recognition from the University of Tennessee Alumni Association (UTAA). (More...)

June 1, 2009
Researchers at UTHSC Begin New Study on Parkinson's Disease
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) are recruiting participants for a national clinical study of medication that could slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. (More...)

May 13, 2009
UT a Partner in Volunteer State Solar Initiative
The University of Tennessee will join Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority as a partner in Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposed Volunteer State Solar Initiative announced today. (More...)

May 7, 2009
UTHSC Graduates 614 Health Care Professionals
On Friday, May 29, the UTHSC will graduate 614 students. Gary Shorb, president and CEO of Methodist Healthcare since October 2001, will offer the commencement address to the graduates and their families. (More...)

May 6, 2009
Budget, Programs, Organizational Structure Discussed by UT Trustees
Budget, Programs, Organizational Structure Among Issues Discussed by UT Trustees (More...)

May 5, 2009
UTHSC Welcomes Two Nationally Known Maternal Fetal Health Experts
Joaquin Santolaya, MD, and Kolawole Olayinka Oyelese, MD, join the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. They are both nationally known maternal fetal health experts. (More...)

May 4, 2009
Registration Begins for Day Camp Targeting ADHD Children
Organized by UTHSC, "All Days are Happy Days" camp provide Memphis area children diagnosed with ADHD a unique opportunity to participate in fun, focused activities to help them develop appropriate social skills. (More...)

April 29, 2009
Robert W. Williams, PhD, Appointed to Governor's Chair
Steve J. Schwab MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine at the UTHSC, and David Millhorn, PhD, executive vice president for the UT system, announce the appointment of Robert W. Williams, PhD, to the Governor’s Chair in Computational Genomics. (More...)

April 22, 2009
Dagogo-Jack Named A. C. Mullins Chair in Translational Research
Guy L. Reed, MD, Diggs Professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine for UTHSC, has appointed Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, to the A. C. Mullins Chair in Translational Research, an endowed professorship. (More...)

April 20, 2009
College of Nursing Recognizes Excellence with 2009 Alumni Awards
This year UTHSC College of Nursing honors, Suzanne Meeks, MSN, MA, BSN, with the Most Supportive Alumna Award, and Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, with the Outstanding Alumna Award. (More...)

April 16, 2009
Dr. Kitabchi Named Maston K. Callison Professor of Medicine
Guy L. Reed, MD, Diggs Professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine for UTHSC, announced that Abbas E. Kitabchi, MD, PhD, has been appointed the Maston K. Callison Professor of Medicine in Endocrinology. (More...)

April 16, 2009
Research Patents Demonstrate Advances in Nuclear Medicine
Two researchers at the UT Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for medical research that will improve the study of and search for cure for Huntington’s. (More...)

April 16, 2009
UT's Telefund Surpasses $1 Million in Pledges for 2008-09
The University of Tennessee's telephone fundraising campaign is proof that gifts of all sizes can make a difference. (More...)

April 9, 2009
UTHSC, Le Bonheur, St. Jude Name Joint Director of Critical Care
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand, MBBS, D.Phil., will join the medical staff at three Memphis health care institutions in May. (More...)

April 3, 2009
Ties to ‘American Idol’ Right Here in Memphis at UTHSC
Last week, David Coburn, a 27-year employee at UTHSC who had never flown before, took his first trip on an airplane – to Hollywood. He flew west to see Lil Rounds perform on “American Idol.” (More...)

April 1, 2009
Researchers at UTHSC and St. Jude Earn $2.7 Million Grant
Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, director of the Center for Cancer Research at UTHSC, and Andrew M. Davidoff, MD, newly appointed chair of the Department of Surgery at St. Jude, have been awarded a more than $2.7 million grant. (More...)

March 23, 2009
The UT Health Science Center Hosts NanoDays March 28 to April 5
Something very small but incredibly powerful is happening in Memphis. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UTHSC is sponsoring the first local celebration of “NanoDays” from March 28 to April 5. (More...)

March 17, 2009
Researchers at UTHSC Study Urinary Urge Incontinence in Women
The Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC is conducting a research study on urinary urge incontinence in women over the age of 18. Women with frequent urinary urges or an "overactive bladder" are encouraged to participate. (More...)

February 20, 2009
ORNL, UT Project Could Save Vision of Millions
In the blink of an eye, people at risk of becoming blind can now be screened for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. (More...)

February 18, 2009
Dentistry Recognizes Excellence with 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards
On Friday, March 6, Dentistry's 2009 Outstanding Alumni -- John H. Sullivan, DDS, and James B. Summitt, DDS, MS -- will receive their awards during a noon luncheon at the Hilton Memphis Hotel, 939 Ridge Lake Boulevard. (More...)

February 13, 2009
Researchers Study Diuretics and Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
Researchers at UTHSC are helping to lead a national study examining the connection between loop diuretic use and osteoporosis-related fractures in postmenopausal women. (More...)

February 10, 2009
CET and UT Research Foundation Sign License Agreement
Nashville-based Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc. (CET) and the UT Research Foundation (UTRF) today announced they have entered into a license agreement for a promising new asthma treatment discovered at UTHSC. (More...)

February 10, 2009
UTHSC Restructures College of Graduate Health Sciences
Today, Chancellor Hershel P. Wall, MD, announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has restructured its College of Graduate Health Sciences (CGHS). (More...)

February 5, 2009
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Awarded Accreditation
Hospice of Chattanooga, Inc., and the UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, take great pride in announcing that the jointly developed Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program was granted "accredited" status. (More...)

January 30, 2009
College of Pharmacy Offers Free CPR Awareness Class
On Saturday, February 21, the UTHSC College of Pharmacy will offer a free, updated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) awareness class during the annual UTHSC Health and Wellness Fair. (More...)

December 15, 2008
Larry Faulkner Appointed Interim Chair for Occupational Therapy
William R. Frey, PhD, dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences at UTHSC announced the appointment of Larry Faulkner, PhD, as interim chair of the college’s Department of Occupational Therapy (OT). (More...)

December 3, 2008
UTHSC Donates More Than a Ton of Food to the Mid-South Food Bank
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, staff members from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) delivered 2,631 pounds of food and household supplies to Mid-South Food Bank. (More...)

November 26, 2008
Barbara Connolly Named Interim Dean of Allied Health Sciences
Today, Hershel P. Wall, MD, chancellor for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), announced the appointment of Barbara H. Connolly, EdD, DPT, as interim dean for the UT College of Allied Health Sciences. (More...)

November 25, 2008
UT Audit Committee to Meet Dec. 2; Efficiency Committee to Meet Dec. 3
The audit committee of the UT Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet at noon Dec. 2 in Memphis. The Committee on Effectiveness and Efficiency for the Future is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. Dec. 3 in Nashville. (More...)

November 21, 2008
Trauma Center Researchers Chosen to Participate in National Study
The Elvis Presley Memorial Level 1 Trauma Center at The MED is one of a select number of Level 1 trauma centers in the United States chosen to participate in a groundbreaking national clinical trial sponsored by the NIH. (More...)

November 17, 2008
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Graduates 155
On Friday, December 5, the UTHSC will graduate 155 health care professionals. The fall graduation ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in the Cook Convention Center, 255 North Main. (More...)

November 6, 2008
P. David Rogers, College of Pharmacy Expert, Named Associate Dean
P. David Rogers, PharmD, PhD, FCCP, was recently appointed as the new associate dean for Translational Research in the College of Pharmacy. (More...)

October 30, 2008
Pharmacology Experts Receive Scholar Grants for Translational Research
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UTHSC is pleased to announce recipients of its first K12 Scholars grant program. (More...)

September 23, 2008
UTHSC's CTSI Hosts Live National Telecast on Health Care Disparities
The purpose of the live telecast is to expand interest, procedural approaches and submission of quality research grant applications that examine racial/ethnic discrimination in health care disparities. (More...)

September 23, 2008
Cost Project Committee to Meet Sept. 29 in Knoxville
The Cost Project Committee, a special committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, is scheduled to meet September 29 in Knoxville. (More...)

September 22, 2008
Timothy L. Hottel Appointed Dean for College of Dentistry
Today, Chancellor Hershel P. Wall, MD, announced the appointment of Timothy L. Hottel, DDS, MS, MBA, as dean for the UT College of Dentistry. Dr. Hottel is expected to arrive in Memphis to assume his new responsibilities by January 1. (More...)

September 16, 2008
College of Medicine Recognizes Excellence with Alumni Awards
Annually, the College of Medicine honors four alumni as having made distinguished contributions to the health care industry. 2008 honorees include: Drs. Robert Demos, Richard Grossman, Robert Kerlan and Randal Weber. (More...)

September 12, 2008
Executive and Compensation Committee to Meet Sept. 18
The executive and compensation committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet in Nashville on Thursday, September 18. (More...)

September 9, 2008
Memphis BioImaging Symposium Draws Internationally Recognized Experts
World-renowned experts in the major fields of medical imaging will gather at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center at the University of Memphis for the Fifth Annual Memphis BioImaging Symposium (MemBIS) on Thursday, Nov. 6, and Friday, Nov. 7. (More...)

August 25, 2008
Clinical and Translational Science Institute Awards More Than $280,000
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UTHSC awarded four grants to experienced researchers. The first-time awards were made through the CTSI Pilot Projects Program. (More...)

August 18, 2008
Raza Dilawari, MD, Assumes New Roles at UTHSC, UTMG, and MUH
Raza Dilawari, MD, FACS, has been named associate chief medical officer for UTMG, as well as professor and chairman of the UTHSC Department of Surgery and vice chairman for Methodist University Hospital in the Department of Surgery. (More...)

August 13, 2008
Christopher Knott-Craig Named Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Christopher J. Knott-Craig, MD, has been appointed chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at UTHSC and co-director of the Pediatric Cardiovascular Institute at Le Bonheur. (More...)

August 13, 2008
Master of Health Informatics and Information Management Earns Approval
The Master of Health Informatics and Information Management program in the College of Allied Health Sciences at the UTHSC received designation as an "Approved Program." (More...)

July 23, 2008
DuPont Danisco, UT Partner to Build Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Facility
DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (DDCE) and the UT Research Foundation, through its Genera Energy LLC, have partnered to construct an innovative pilot-scale biorefinery and research facility for cellulosic ethanol in Vonore, Tenn. (More...)

July 1, 2008
Dennis D. Black, MD, Appointed Buckman Chair at UTHSC
The UTHSC College of Medicine has appointed Dennis D. Black, MD, to the John Dustin Buckman Endowed Professorship in Pediatrics. (More...)

June 27, 2008
Dean William R. Frey, PhD, to Retire from UTHSC
Today UTHSC Chancellor Hershel P. Wall, MD, announced that William R. Frey, PhD, dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences, will retire from his position in December. (More...)

June 27, 2008
UTRF Revenue Sharing Policy Change
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has adopted changes to its revenue sharing policy. (More...)

June 24, 2008
Mona Wicks Named a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow
A national fellowship focused on leading the country's health care system into the 21st century has been awarded to Mona N. Wicks, PhD, RN, associate dean for Research at the UTHSC College of Nursing. (More...)

June 12, 2008
UT Board of Trustees and Five Committees to Meet June 19-20
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees and five of its committees will meet June 19-20 in Knoxville. (More...)

June 5, 2008
Matthew Ennis, PhD, Named Chairman of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for UTHSC, has announced the appointment of Matthew Ennis, PhD, as the Simon R. Bruesch Endowed Professor and chairman for the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. (More...)

June 4, 2008
UT Identifies Budget Cuts to Make Strategic Reductions
The University of Tennessee has identified proposed budget cuts across its statewide system to address the $21.1 million less in revenue from the state's reduced budget appropriations. (More...)

June 4, 2008
Budget Update
The $21.2 million funding reduction for the statewide University of Tennessee System has required our campus and institute leadership to make some difficult decisions about resource allocation. (More...)

June 3, 2008
Guy L. Reed, MS, MD, Named Chairman, Department of Medicine
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for UTHSC, has announced the appointment of Guy L. Reed, MD, as the Diggs Professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine in the College of Medicine. (More...)

May 29, 2008
Harris Cohen, MD, Named Executive Vice Chair of Radiology
Harris L. Cohen, MD, has been appointed medical director of the Pediatric Radiology Department at Le Bonheur and executive vice chair in the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine at UTHSC. (More...)

May 23, 2008
William Hickerson, MD, Named Chief, Burn Surgery
Robert Wallace, MD, chair of Plastic Surgery and Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for UTHSC, have appointed William Hickerson, MD, chief of burn surgery for the College of Medicine. (More...)

May 20, 2008
Budget Update from President Petersen
In the past two weeks, our campuses and institutes individually have been taking a strategic approach to planning their budgets so as to best deal with the funding circumstances dictated by the state's well-documented revenue shortfalls. (More...)

May 15, 2008
Edward Stanford, MD, Named Division Head of Gynecologic Services
Veronica T. Mallett, MD, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has announced the appointment of Edward Stanford, MD, MS, FACOG, FACS, as Division Head of Gynecologic Services and Female Pelvic Medicine in OB/GYN. (More...)

May 7, 2008
Ferry Named Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Russell Chesney, MD, professor and chairman, Department of Pediatrics, has announced the appointment of Robert Ferry, Jr., MD, as chief for the combined UTHSC and St. Jude Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes in the College of Medicine. (More...)

May 7, 2008
Budget Developments
This is a difficult time for the state, and funding challenges are real. (More...)

May 6, 2008
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Graduates 535
On Friday, May 30, the UT Health Science Center (UTHSC) will graduate 535 students. The spring graduation ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. at FedEx Forum, 191 Beale Street. (More...)

May 2, 2008
Giancarlo Mari, MD, Named Division Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Giancarlo Mari, MD, has been appointed chief of the division of Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) and director of the Maternal Fetal Institute in the UTHSC College of Medicine and the UT Medical Group, Inc. (UTMG). (More...)

May 2, 2008
UT Executive and Compensation Committee to Meet May 8 in Nashville
The executive and compensation committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet in Nashville on Thursday, May 8. (More...)

May 2, 2008
UT Trusteeship Committee to Meet May 8 in Nashville
The trusteeship committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet in Nashville Thursday, May 8. (More...)

May 2, 2008
Mathew Ninan, MD, Named Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Timothy C. Fabian, MD, Harwell Wilson Alumni Professor and chairman of the department of surgery for UTHSC, announces the formation of a new division of surgical oncology and the newly appointed division chief, Mathew Ninan, MD. (More...)

April 25, 2008
Assessing Health of Shelby County Babies
Researchers at the UTHSC Department of Preventive Medicine are looking for pregnant women to participate in a research study of development and learning in babies from birth to three years of age. (More...)

April 18, 2008
Registration Begins for Day Camp Targeting ADHD Children
Professionals at the UT Boling Center for Developmental Disabilitie have organized a unique camp from June 1 to 4 for Memphis area children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). (More...)

April 17, 2008
UT Announces $1 Billion Campaign; Now 70 Percent to Goal
The University of Tennessee today officially launched its $1 billion fundraising campaign to enhance programs of excellence at all of the university's campuses and institutes. (More...)

April 15, 2008
Study Suggests GAMMAGARD LIQUID May Target Pathway in Alzheimer's
UTHSC and Baxter International Inc. announce data from a laboratory study shows naturally occurring antibodies contained in GAMMAGARD LIQUID may bind to the primary culprit for Alzheimer’s disease. (More...)

April 11, 2008
Audit Committee to Meet April 17 in Knoxville
The audit committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet April 17 in Knoxville. The meeting is set for 1 p.m. EDT in the eighth-floor boardroom of Andy Holt Tower. (More...)

April 4, 2008
Five UTHSC Programs Rank on the U.S. News & World Report 2008 List
Five graduate programs within three University of Tennessee Health Science Center colleges ranked in the top 100 in the U.S. News & World Report 2008 listing of America's Best Graduate Schools. (More...)

April 3, 2008
UT Radiology Residency Program Chosen as Test Site for Portfolio
The UT Graduate School of Medicine Department of Radiology Residency Program recently earned approval as a beta test site for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Learning Portfolio. (More...)

March 28, 2008
UTHSC Research Success Featured in 2008 Better World Report
A product based on research conducted at UTHSC has been selected by the 2008 Better World Project as one of the top 100 examples from across the globe of how innovation from academic research makes its way to the market. (More...)

March 26, 2008
Hematology and Physiology Experts Speak at Annual Dean’s Symposium
Marion Dugdale, MD, professor of Hematology, and Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, professor of Physiology, will be featured at the 7th Annual Dean’s Symposium, which will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4 at the Central Library. (More...)

March 26, 2008
Two Associate Deans Named in the College of Medicine
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine, has appointed Polly Hofmann, PhD, as associate dean for faculty affairs and J. Timothy Mashburn, MBA, as associate dean for finance and administration for the COM. (More...)

March 24, 2008
College of Nursing Names Patterson Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Ron K. Patterson, was named assistant dean for student affairs, effective February 18, 2008. In this position, he will be responsible for student services, admissions and recruitment. (More...)

March 4, 2008
UT Board of Trustees and Three Committees to Meet March 11-12
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees and three of its committees will meet March 11-12 in Chattanooga. (More...)

February 26, 2008
UTHSC College of Medicine Gains Emergency Medicine Residency
David Seaberg, MD, dean of the College of Medicine, Chattanooga campus at UTHSC, announced the approval of an Emergency Medicine Residency program. This is the first Emergency Medicine Residency program on any of the three UTHSC campuses. (More...)

February 25, 2008
UTHSC College of Dentistry Presents Outstanding Alumni Awards
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Dentistry announces its 2008 Outstanding Alumni Awards to William D. Powell III, DDS (1967) of Knoxville and James L. Vaden, DDS (1969 ), MS (1972) of Cookeville. (More...)

February 15, 2008
UT Academic Affairs and Student Success Committee to Meet Feb. 23
The academic affairs and student success committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet on Saturday, Feb. 23, in Memphis. (More...)

February 12, 2008
Tennessee Governor's Academy to Recruit Students on Statewide Tour
As part of a statewide tour, students and faculty from the Tennessee Governor's Academy for Mathematics and Science will recruit rising high school juniors to apply for admission. (More...)

February 8, 2008
UT Trusteeship Committee to Meet Feb. 15 in Nashville
The trusteeship committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet in Nashville Friday, Feb. 15. (More...)

February 6, 2008
UTHSC Receives Funds from UT Research Foundation
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has selected six UTHSC researchers or research teams to receive technology development grants for 2008. (More...)

January 24, 2008
UT Executive and Compensation Committee to Meet Jan. 31 in Nashville
The executive and compensation committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet in Nashville on Thursday, Jan. 31. (More...)

January 17, 2008
UTHSC Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor Named
On January 17, UT President John Petersen announced plans to immediately remove the interim title designation for both Hershel "Pat" Wall, MD, and Ken Brown, MPA, JD, PhD. (More...)

January 11, 2008
Leadership Named for Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for UTHSC, has announced the appointment of James Greene, MD, professor, as chair and Kenneth Sakauye, MD, professor, as co-chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the COM. (More...)

January 8, 2008
William R. Frey, PhD, Appointed College of Allied Health Sciences Dean
On January 7, 2008, Hershel P. Wall, MD, interim chancellor at UTHSC, appointed William R. Frey, PhD, dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences at UTHSC, effective immediately. (More...)

December 20, 2007
James A. Greene, MD, Named Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for the UTHSC, has announced the appointment of James A. Greene, MD, professor, as chair for the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine, Memphis. (More...)

December 20, 2007
James A. Greene, MD, Named Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the UTHSC College of Medicine announced the appointment of James A. Greene, MD, professor, as chair for the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine, Memphis. (More...)

December 20, 2007
Dr. Sakauye Appointed Co-Chair of Psychiatry
James A. Greene, MD, chair designee in the Department of Psychiatry, has announced that on January 1 Kenneth M. Sakauye, MD, professor of psychiatry, has been appointed co-chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine. (More...)

December 5, 2007
New College of Pharmacy Building for UTHSC
Groundbreaking for New College of Pharmacy Building on the UT-Baptist Research Park Campus (More...)

November 29, 2007
Education Deans Named at the UT Health Science Center
Robert Shreve, EdD, and Owen Phillips, MD, have been appointed to associate dean positions within the College of Medicine. Dr. Shreve has been named associate dean for medical education, and Dr. Phillips associate dean for student affairs. (More...)

November 28, 2007
Hamilton Eye Institute Uses Telemedicine to Reach Panamanian Patients
The UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute will present its first live teleconference meeting from Panama City, Panama, as part of the inauguration of the new Retinoblastoma Center at the Panama City Children's Hospital on November 29. (More...)

November 20, 2007
College of Pharmacy Partners with Lincoln Memorial University
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy announced today that it has established a new educational partnership with Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM). (More...)

November 17, 2007
UTHSC Graduates 191 Health Care Professionals
On Friday, December 7, UTHSC will graduate 191 students. The fall graduation ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in the Cook Convention Center, 255 North Main. (More...)

November 13, 2007
Cohen's Support Helps UTHSC Fund Fight Against Infectious Diseases
Today President George W. Bush signed H.R. 3222, the Department of Defense Appropriations conference report for FY2008, which includes funding for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). (More...)

November 12, 2007
Four Cardiothoracic Surgeons Join UTHSC Faculty
Timothy C. Fabian, MD, chair of the Department of Surgery for the UTHSC College of Medicine, announced the addition of four highly recognized cardiothoracic surgeons as full-time UTHSC faculty and to the UT Medical Group, Inc. (More...)

November 5, 2007
Three New Executives Announced at UT Health Science Center
Cheryl R. Scheid, PhD, vice chancellor of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) announced three new executive appointments. (More...)

November 5, 2007
Two Chaired Professors Named at UT Health Science Center
The UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology announced today the investiture of James C. Fleming, MD, FACS, as the Philip M. Lewis Professor of Ophthalmology and Natalie C. Kerr, MD, FACS, as the Roger L. Hiatt Professor of Ophthalmology. (More...)

November 2, 2007
Search for Chief Human Resources Officer for the UT System begins.
Search for Chief Human Resources Officer for the University of Tennessee begins. (More...)

November 1, 2007
UT Board of Trustees and Four Committees to Meet Nov. 8-9
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees and four of its committees will meet Nov. 8-9 in Knoxville. (More...)

October 24, 2007
UTHSC College of Pharmacy Honors Alumni Farr and Black
Glen E. Farr, PharmD, and Baeteena M. Black, PharmD, will receive top honors from UTHSC College of Pharmacy Alumni Association at its 2007 Alumni Awards and Reunion Luncheon. The luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on October 26. (More...)

October 11, 2007
UTHSC Presents College of Medicine 2007 Outstanding Alumni Awards
Four UTHSC alumni will receive the 2007 College of Medicine Outstanding Alumni Award at the award luncheon at noon on Friday, October 12 at the Peabody Hotel. (More...)

October 10, 2007
Memphis BioImaging Symposium
Medical imaging experts will gather at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center for the Fourth Annual Memphis BioImaging Symposium on November 1 and 2. (More...)

September 25, 2007
UT Health Science Center Officially Opens Cancer Research Building
The UTHSC Cancer Research Building ribbon cutting will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 27, on the corner of Union Avenue and Manassas Street. (More...)

September 20, 2007
UT Audit Committee to Meet September 27 in Nashville
The audit committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet September 27 in Nashville. (More...)

September 13, 2007
UT Executive and Compensation Committee Meets September 19
The executive and compensation committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet in Nashville on Wednesday, September 19. (More...)

September 6, 2007
UTHSC Names Kenneth M. Peterson Director of Purchasing
Effective on August 20, Kenneth M. Peterson was appointed director of Purchasing for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). (More...)

September 4, 2007
UT Health Science Center Implements Emergency Alert System
Faculty, staff and students at UTHSC are now signing up for a free emergency alert text messaging service: e2Campus. The secure system will be used only to deliver critical messages in the event of an emergency. (More...)

August 30, 2007
Mona N. Wicks, PhD, Appointed Associate Dean for Research
Donna Hathaway, PhD, dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Nursing, announced the appointment of Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, as associate dean of Research for the College of Nursing. (More...)

August 27, 2007
UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology Awarded Grant
Research to Prevent Blindness has awarded a grant of $110,000 to the Department of Ophthalmology at UTHSC. The funds will support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of blinding diseases. (More...)

August 23, 2007
UT Health Science Center Offers Low Cost Lab Services for Uninsured
Memphians without health insurance now have another alternative for lab tests. The Endocrinology and Lipoprotein Laboratory at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is offering a wide variety of lab tests at research prices. (More...)

August 20, 2007
UTHSC Professor Rao Lands Fourth Grant
Gadiparthi N. Rao, PhD, professor of Physiology at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was recently awarded his fourth National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. (More...)

August 10, 2007
Lions Support Low-Vision Service at UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute
The Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service, the Memphis Downtown Lions Club, and the Lions Club International Foundation have donated $150,000 to fund a Low-Vision Center at the UT Health Science Center Hamilton Eye Institute. (More...)

August 8, 2007
UTHSC Chancellor Search Committee to Meet
The search committee for the position of chancellor of The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will meet today, Wednesday, August 8 at 3 p.m. in room 216 of the Hyman Administration Building, 62 South Dunlap. (More...)

July 25, 2007
UTHSC Collaborates with BlueCross on Blues Project
UTHSC and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have extended their collaboration on The Blues Project, a clinic- and home-based social intervention program, to positively affect health outcomes for at-risk mothers and their babies. (More...)

July 18, 2007
UTHSC Scientists Collaborate to Discover Key to Flesh-Eating Disease
An international team of researchers have discovered an explanation for how a deadly strain of "flesh-eating" bacteria has evolved to produce serious human infections worldwide. (More...)

July 12, 2007
Interim Deans Named for Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences Colleges
Hershel P. Wall, MD, interim chancellor for UTHSC, announced the appointment of interim deans Mark Patters, DDS, PhD, and Edward Schneider, PhD, for the colleges of Dentistry and Graduate Health Sciences, respectively. (More...)

July 9, 2007
Gabor Tigyi MD, PhD, Named Chairman of the Department of Physiology
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for UTHSC, has announced the appointment of Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, as chairman for the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine, Memphis. (More...)

June 26, 2007
Maness Named Chairman, Department of Family Medicine
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has announced the appointment of David L. Maness, DO, MSS, FAAFP, as chairman for the Department of Family Medicine. (More...)

June 20, 2007
Mid-South Women Part of Women's Health Initiative Study
Results from a substudy of the WHI Estrogen-Alone Trial show that younger postmenopausal women taking estrogen-alone hormone therapy have less calcium plaque build-up in their arteries compared to their peers with no hormone therapy. (More...)

June 14, 2007
Seaberg Named Dean for the College of Medicine, Chattanooga
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for the UT Health Science Center (UTHSC), has announced the appointment of David C. Seaberg, MD, CPE, FACEP, as dean for the College of Medicine, Chattanooga. (More...)

June 13, 2007
UT Board of Trustees and Six Committees to Meet June 20-21
The UT Board of Trustees will hold its annual meeting at 1:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 21, in the Hollingsworth Auditorium of the Ellington Plant Science Building on the Agricultural campus. (More...)

June 12, 2007
2007-08 Budget Includes Raises and Funding for Important Projects
The appropriations budget approved by the Tennessee General Assembly represents an important endorsement by the Governor and by the legislature of the importance and value of higher education. (More...)

June 8, 2007
Dean Gilpatrick and Dean Peppler Depart UT Health Science Center
UTHSC Interim Chancellor Hershel Wall, MD, announced that Russell Gilpatrick, DDS, dean of the College of Dentistry, and Richard Peppler, PhD, dean of the College of Graduate Health Sciences, are leaving their positions to pursue new opportunities. (More...)

May 29, 2007
UT Board Finance & Administration Committee to Meet June 5
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee will meet at 11:45 a.m. EDT on June 5 in the eighth-floor board room in Andy Holt Tower on the UT campus. (More...)

May 25, 2007
UTHSC Professor Howe Awarded National Microbiology Honor
Martha M. Howe, PhD, Van Vleet Professor of Virology, UT Health Science Center, was honored recently with the Alice C. Evans Award for her contributions to the advancement and full participation of women in microbiology. (More...)

May 15, 2007
UTHSC to Confer Its First Honorary Degree on Howard Baker
The Honorable Howard H. Baker, Jr., former U.S. senator, received the first honorary degree ever conferred by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at the UTHSC graduation Friday, May 25 at the FedEx Forum. (More...)

May 14, 2007
UTHSC Alumni Honor Three
The UT National Alumni Association has named three UT Health Science Center (UTHSC) faculty members as its 2007 Outstanding Public Service and Teacher Award recipients. (More...)

May 10, 2007
UTHSC Pharmacy Students Recognized Nationally for Community Service
The UT Health Science Center International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Student Chapter was selected as the Outstanding ISPOR Student Chapter of the Year for 2006-2007. (More...)

May 10, 2007
Thomason New Associate Dean for College of Graduate Health Sciences
Donald B. Thomason, PhD, professor in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Department of Physiology, has been appointed associate dean of students for the College of Graduate Health Sciences. (More...)

May 8, 2007
UT Executive and Compensation Committee Meets May 14
The executive and compensation committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet in Knoxville on Monday, May 14. (More...)

May 7, 2007
UT Health Science Center Forms Search Committee for New Chancellor
UT President John Petersen visited Memphis to support the Health Science Center in the search for its next chancellor. President Petersen charged the 18-member committee to conduct a national search to identify candidates. (More...)

April 27, 2007
UTHSC College of Nursing Lauds Outstanding Alumnus and Preceptors
Four University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) faculty will be honored at the College of Nursing Alumni Awards Banquet on Friday, April 27 at the Memphis Hilton. (More...)

April 19, 2007
Hamilton Eye Institute Selected as Macular Degeneration Trial Site
Following a nationwide competition, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Hamilton Eye Institute has been selected as one of the sites for conducting the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2). (More...)

April 19, 2007
Reed Chosen President-Elect of National Student Pharmacists
Brent Reed, a second-year student at UTHSC College of Pharmacy, has been chosen national president-elect of the Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP), the student branch of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). (More...)

April 16, 2007
UTHSC Professor Baselski Receives Leadership Award
Vickie S. Baselski, PhD, professor in the Department of Pathology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received the bio-Merieux Sonnenwirth Award for Leadership in Clinical Microbiology. (More...)

April 12, 2007
James J. Neutens, PhD, Named Dean for the Graduate School of Medicine
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for UTHSC, has announced the appointment of James J. Neutens, PhD, as dean for the Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville. (More...)

April 11, 2007
Hershel P. Wall, MD, Appointed Interim Chancellor of UTHSC
UT President John Petersen appointed Hershel P. Wall, MD, as interim chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). (More...)

March 29, 2007
UTHSC's DiBianca Wins Marconi Science Award
Frank DiBianca, PhD, was presented the Marconi Science Award on March 17 in St. Louis by UNICO National, the largest Italian-American service organization in the country. (More...)

March 23, 2007
UTHSC Leading Edge Nursing Program Launches Website
The UT Health Science Center College of Nursing is proud to announce the launch of a new Website for individuals interested in obtaining a Doctor of Nursing (DNP) degree. (More...)

February 27, 2007
UTHSC Names Linda Garceau-Luis Vice Chancellor for Development
William F. Owen, Jr., MD, chancellor of UTHSC and vice president for Health Affairs at UT, has announced the appointment of Linda Garceau-Luis as vice chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs. (More...)

February 16, 2007
Open House Provides Opportunity to Explore Educational Programs
The College of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is hosting an open house for prospective students from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, February 23. (More...)

February 9, 2007
UTHSC Appoints Steve Rowland Assistant Vice Chancellor for Business
Effective on February 1, Steve Rowland, a 31-year veteran of the UTHSC staff, was appointed assistant vice chancellor for Business. Rowland reports to Anthony A. Ferrara, vice chancellor for Finance and Operations. (More...)

January 25, 2007
Delta Dental of Tennessee Challenges UTHSC Dental Alumni with Pledge
Delta Dental of Tennessee recently announced a challenge pledge of $1.25 million toward the renovation of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Dunn Dental Building. (More...)

January 18, 2007
UTHSC's Outreach Effort Gets Boost from NIH to Help Underserved Youth
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center(UTHSC) is receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding of $1.3 million over five years to stimulate the public's interest in science. (More...)

January 18, 2007
Free Glaucoma Screening at UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute
The Friends of Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation (FCGCF), the UTHSC Community Affairs Department and the UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute are collaborating to offer free glaucoma screenings on Friday, January 19. (More...)

December 5, 2006
Dale Named To Endowed Professorship
James B. Dale, MD, has been named the Gene H. Stollerman, MD, Endowed Professor in Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). (More...)

December 1, 2006
Researcher Awarded Grant to Discover How to Prevent Respirator Injury
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded a five-year $328,500 grant to Scott. E. Sinclair, MD, assistant professor at UTHSC, to investigate the internal human mechanisms responsible for respirator lung injury. (More...)

November 28, 2006
UTHSC Graduates to Meet Statewide Health Care Needs
On Friday, December 1, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) graduated 163 students, approximately 60 percent of whom will fill much-needed health care positions across the state. (More...)

November 20, 2006
Intervention for Dementia Caregivers Cuts Through Racial Barriers
According to a UTHSC-led study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, individualized interventions can significantly ease the burden, improve quality of life and reduce the likelihood of clinical depression in the caregiver. (More...)

November 17, 2006
Cashion Inducted as Fellow into American Academy of Nursing
Ann Cashion, PhD, associate professor and chair of the Acute and Chronic Care Department at the UTHSC College of Nursing, was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing as one of the 2006 new Fellows. (More...)

November 14, 2006
Connolly Named as One of 25 Most Influential Therapists
Therapy Times announced its 25 Most Influential in the therapy field. Barbara Connolly, EdD, PT, professor of physical therapy and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health Sciences, UTHSC, was named to the list. (More...)

November 13, 2006
American Pharmacists Association Taps UTHSC Talent
UTHSC College of Pharmacy Dean Dick Gourley, PharmD, and Timothy L. Tucker, PharmD, a 1988 graduate of the college, were both elected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). (More...)

November 9, 2006
Foster Selected to Chair Statewide Cancer Control Subcommittee
Stephan L. Foster, PharmD, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy at UTHSC, has been appointed chair of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Subcommittee of the Tennessee Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition. (More...)

November 2, 2006
New Assistant Dean Will Boost UTHSC Statewide Expansion Efforts
In a move to bolster University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) statewide expansion efforts, Debbie Byrd, PharmD, was recently appointed assistant dean of the College of Pharmacy, Knoxville campus. (More...)

October 25, 2006
UTHSC Launches New Master's Degree in Information Management
Beginning January 2007, the College of Allied Health Sciences' Department of Health Informatics and Information Management will launch a new online curriculum designed to help professionals thrive in a technology-supported healthcare environment. (More...)

October 20, 2006
Memphis BioImaging Symposium Highlights Latest Medical Technology
World-renowned experts in the major fields of medical imaging gathered at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center for the Third Annual Memphis BioImaging Symposium on October 26. (More...)

October 10, 2006
UTHSC Alumnus Chosen President-Elect of AAFP
James King, MD, currently a volunteer faculty member and a 1982 graduate of UTHSC, has been chosen president-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The AAFP represents more than 94,000 physicians and medical students nationwide. (More...)

October 2, 2006
UTHSC Receives NIH Funding for Clinical & Translational Science Center
Effective September 23, 2006, UTHSC officials were notified by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) they have been awarded a nearly $185,000, one-year planning process for the development of a new Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC). (More...)

September 28, 2006
UTHSC College of Pharmacy Honors Alumni Shepard and Manley
David A. Shepard, PharmD, and Emmett Manley, Jr., PhD, will receive top honors from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy Alumni Association at its 2006 Alumni Awards and Reunion Luncheon. (More...)

September 28, 2006
UTHSC Presents College of Medicine 2006 Outstanding Alumni Awards
Four UTHSC alumni will receive the 2006 College of Medicine Outstanding Alumni Award. S. Terrence Canale, MD, Edwin W. Cocke, Jr., MD, Alan S. Gubin, MD, and George W. Hansberry, MD, will be feted at the Alumni Awards Luncheon. (More...)

September 19, 2006
UT Unveils Future Campaign, Gathers for Statewide Celebration
The University of Tennessee marked a momentous day in its history today by gathering nearly 3,200 employees for a first-time ever, six-way simulcast and university-wide celebration. (More...)

September 8, 2006
Five UTHSC Professors Win Health Care Heroes Awards
Demonstrating the breadth of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's strength in health care, five UTHSC professors emerged as winners of the Memphis Business Journal's Annual Health Care Heroes Awards. (More...)

August 30, 2006
Be Part of UT History
Make plans to attend the first-ever State of the University Celebration at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Freeman Auditorium at UTHSC. Employees on every campus will gather via a two-way simulcast to hear more about UT's new strategic plan. (More...)

August 29, 2006
Weight Gain Prevention and Blood Pressure Control
Researchers at the UTHSC Department of Preventive Medicine want to enroll 600 participants, male and female, between the ages 18 to 75, in a research study to help prevent weight gain and control blood pressure in hypertensive smokers. (More...)

August 18, 2006
UT Graduate School of Medicine in Research Forefront
A partnership between the UTHSC Graduate School of Medicine and nanotechnology firm NanoTek, LLC place the collaboration at the forefront of research in the detection of cancer and chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer's and heart disease. (More...)

August 4, 2006
UTHSC Professor Focuses on Early Predictors of Diabetes
What are the factors that cause certain people to develop diabetes and others, with the same background, to remain healthy? Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, UTHSC professor of medicine, intends to answer that question thanks to a $2.9 million grant. (More...)

August 2, 2006
Free Glaucoma Screenings at Forrest Park and Civil Rights Museum
This Thursday, August 3, free glaucoma screenings will be conducted at Forrest Park (Madison and Dunlap, across from the UTHSC Student Alumni Center) and on Friday, August 4, at the Mulberry entrance to the National Civil Rights Museum. (More...)

July 31, 2006
UT President Petersen Introduces Strategic Plan
More students who finish their degrees, research that sparks economic development, and programs that reach around the world are the targets of a strategic plan being introduced this week by UT President John Petersen. (More...)

July 21, 2006
Ruffner Appointed Interim Dean of the College of Medicine, Chattanooga
B. Winfred Ruffner, Jr., MD, an accomplished leader in medical oncology, will assume the interim dean position of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine, Chattanooga, on August 1 for a one-year period. (More...)

July 20, 2006
Smoking Cessation Research Study Moves from Mayo Clinic to Memphis
An innovative smoking cessation research study moves from the Mayo Clinic to the UTHSC Department of Preventive Medicine, where researchers are looking for 275 smokers to participate in a new approach called Step. (More...)

July 14, 2006
Two UTHSC Executive Appointments Focus on Academic Excellence
William F. Owen, Jr., MD, chancellor of the UT Health Science Center, announced today the appointment of two senior executives to his leadership team. (More...)

July 10, 2006
Researcher's Discovery Lays Groundwork for Future Asthma Therapies
The discovery of a unique intracellular organization of proteins in smooth muscle cells could have a significant impact on the treatment of asthma. (More...)

June 20, 2006
UTHSC College of Pharmacy Students Establish Garrett Scholarship
Students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy have established a scholarship endowment in the name of Melinda Garrett. (More...)

June 16, 2006
UTHSC Telehealth Network to be featured on "Weekend Today"
UTHSC's innovative telehealth network will be featured on this Saturday's broadcast of the "Weekend Today" show. (More...)

June 13, 2006
Dean Frank A. DiBianca Steps Down from Administrative Role
Effective June 30, Frank A. DiBianca, PhD, will step down from his position as dean of the College of Health Science Engineering at UTHSC to focus on his research and teaching. (More...)

June 12, 2006
UT Health Science Center Researchers Make Burn Treatment Discovery
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) researchers have found a new way to treat insulin resistance, one of the major impediments to recovery for burn victims. (More...)

June 9, 2006
UTMG Physicians Named Among America
A national survey of physicians and medical leadership of leading hospitals has recognized 18 physicians from UTMG as Top Doctors in their fields. Forty percent of the doctors on the 2006 list for the Memphis area are from UTMG. (More...)

June 5, 2006
Chancellor Owen to Take Steps to Restore Public Confidence
University of Tennessee President John Petersen has announced that following a frank discussion about accountability and public service, UT Health Science Center Chancellor Bill Owen will be taking steps to restore public trust. (More...)

June 2, 2006
UTHSC Welcomes Devon Gosnell, Associate General Counsel
Devon L. Gosnell, an associate general counsel for the University of Tennessee, will be assigned to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in July and relocate to the UTHSC main campus in Memphis. (More...)

May 30, 2006
Message From President Petersen Re: Budget
The Tennessee General Assembly has approved the state budget for the coming fiscal year, and President John Petersen shares how this directly affects University of Tennessee faculty and staff pay. (More...)

May 24, 2006
World-Renowned Leader to Speak at UTHSC Commencement
On Friday, May 26, 478 students will graduate from the UT Health Science Center. Graduates will represent six colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. (More...)

May 24, 2006
Mays Appointed First Vice Chancellor-Public Relations for UTHSC
In a move that underscores the importance of communication to the future of UTHSC, Chancellor William F. Owen, Jr., MD, announced today the appointment of Sandra Hall Mays as vice chancellor for public relations. (More...)

May 23, 2006
First Executive Dean to Lead UTHSC Medical Colleges Across State
A nationwide search culminated in the appointment of Steve J. Schwab, MD, as the first executive dean of the UTHSC College of Medicine campuses. Reporting directly to the chancellor, Dr. Schwab will assume his role in late July. (More...)

May 10, 2006
UTHSC'S Byrne Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Vaccines
Gerald Byrne, PhD, professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine, has been awarded a nearly $2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant. (More...)

May 3, 2006
UTHSC Welcomes New Communications Director
The UT Health Science Center welcomes Sheila T. T. Champlin as its new communications and marketing director. (More...)

April 28, 2006
UTHSC Researcher Wins Grant to Discover Roadmap to Type 1 Diabetes
Ivan C. Gerling, PhD, associate professor at UTHSC and research biologist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Memphis (VAMC), has been awarded a nearly $1.3 million 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (More...)

April 25, 2006
UTHSC Neurosurgeon Named President-Elect of AANS
Jon H. Robertson, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, was named president-elect of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) at the AANS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, April 24-27, 2006. (More...)

April 24, 2006
UTHSC Cancer Researcher Tigyi Named Van Vleet Chair
Gabor J. Tigyi, MD, PhD, professor of physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been named the Harriet S. Van Vleet Professor in Oncology Research. (More...)

April 20, 2006
Philantropist Coleman Contributes to UT Hamilton Eye Institute
The UT Hamilton Eye Institute is the most recent beneficiary of philanthropist David D. "Mickey" Coleman. His $1.1 million gift is in the form of a charitable remainder annuity trust establishing the David D. Coleman Endowment. (More...)

April 20, 2006
Alumnae, Young and Moss Honored by UTHSC College of Nursing
Two College of Nursing graduates will be honored at the Alumni Awards Banquet on April 21. Jan Young, DNSc (1985), will receive the Outstanding Alumna Award, and Nancy Moss, MSN, (BSN, 1964) will be named Most Supportive Alumna. (More...)

April 17, 2006
UTHSC College of Nursing Honor Society Expands
Beta Theta Chapter-at-Large of Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing will officially grow at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at a rechartering and new member induction ceremony. (More...)

April 10, 2006
UT Hamilton Eye Institute to Host Distiguished Visiting Professor
The University Club will be the site of the Fifth Sir Harold Ridley Distinguished Visiting Professorship for Creativity and Innovation in Ophthalmology hosted by UTHSC's Hamilton Eye Institute. (More...)

April 6, 2006
Documentary Highlights Neuroscience Program
A special documentary on neurosurgery will highlight the work of Allen Sills, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at UTHSC. The one-hour segment airs on WMC-TV at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 13. (More...)

April 6, 2006
UTHSC Names Jones and Johnson as Vice Chancellors
UTHSC announces the naming of two new vice chancellors to fulfill the academic health science center's missions of community service and research. (More...)

March 16, 2006
UTHSC Symposium Targets First Responders
Emergency first responders will have a unique opportunity to hear from Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) experts at a PDA Symposium and Exhibits Fair, held from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 23. (More...)

March 1, 2006
UTHSC Summer Programs Help Students Explore Health Careers
UTHSC is offering high school seniors through undergraduate college students the opportunity to explore health careers by participating in its summer enrichment programs. (More...)

February 28, 2006
McGinnis to Receive UT College of Dentistry Alumnus Award
J. Perry McGinnis, Jr. DDS, of Loudon, Tenn., has been selected as the 2006 UTHSC College of Dentistry Outstanding Alumnus. He will receive the award Friday, March 3, at the annual alumni luncheon held at the Memphis Hilton. (More...)

February 16, 2006
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Offer Modest Bone Improvements
Calcium and vitamin D supplements in healthy postmenopausal women provide a modest benefit in preserving bone mass and prevent hip fractures in certain groups, according to the results of a major clinical trial. (More...)

February 16, 2006
Delta Dental Completes $1 Million Commitment to UTHSC
Delta Dental of Tennessee has made a $300,000 donation to the College of Dentistry at UTHSC. This finalizes a commitment by Delta Dental to donate $1 million to the college. (More...)

February 13, 2006
News from the Women's Health Initiative
An eating pattern lower in total fat did not significantly reduce the incidence of breast cancer, heart disease, or stroke in healthy postmenopausal women, according to the latest clinical trial results. (More...)

February 13, 2006
March of Dimes Awards Grant to UTHSC to Help Hispanic Mothers
A grant awarded by the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter will help the Children's Foundation Research Center at UTHSC advance maternal and infant health for Latinas in Memphis. (More...)

January 30, 2006
UTMG Physicians Named to Best Doctors in America Database
The 2006 listing of Best Doctors in America names more than 80 UT Medical Group physicians, all of whom are qualified to teach on the faculty of the UTHSC College of Medicine, as best in their fields. (More...)

January 30, 2006
Shah Receives Occupational Therapy Profession's Highest Honor
Surya Shah, PhD, professor of occupational therapy at UTHSC, recently was named a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association at its annual conference in Long Beach, Calif. (More...)

January 25, 2006
UTHSC Students Compete to Develop Disaster Plan
UTHSC students are taking a unique approach to preparing for disasters that may hit the Memphis region in the future by competing in the fourth annual Rice Intercollegiate Bowl to solve a complex healthcare case. (More...)

January 19, 2006
Online Surveys Aim to Improve Access to Health Information
Tennessee libraries are sponsoring online surveys to help improve access to health information through grant-funded local initiatives. (More...)

January 10, 2006
UTHSC Dean Gourley Presented Hungarian Life Achievement Award
Dick Gourley, PharmD, dean of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hungarian Private Pharmacists' Association (HPPA) at the association's national convention in Siofok, Hungary. (More...)

January 4, 2006
Chyka Appointed Associate Dean of UT College of Pharmacy in Knoxville
Effective January 1, Peter A. Chyka, PharmD, was appointed associate dean of the College of Pharmacy's Knoxville campus. Dick R. Gourley, PharmD, professor and dean of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, announced the appointment. (More...)

December 23, 2005
Congress Appropriates $2 Million to UTHSC Initiatives
The UT Cancer Institute and the UT Rapid Biopathogen Detection Technology Program, two of UTHSC's most dynamic initiatives, will each receive $1 million as part of the Fiscal Year 2006 Defense Appropriations bill. (More...)

December 14, 2005
Briggs Gift Allows Eye Institute to Begin Diabetic Retinopathy Program
Thanks to a three-year $150,000 grant from the Thomas W. Briggs Foundation, UTHSC's Hamilton Eye Institute can develop a program to help patients who suffer from diabetic retinopathy. (More...)

December 6, 2005
UTHSC Hosts Foreign Fulbright Scholar
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has been selected to host Fulbright Visiting Scholar Mark Joseph Walker, PhD, from the University of Wollongong, Australia, for part of the 2005-2006 academic year. (More...)

November 15, 2005
UTHSC Research and Patient Care Enhanced Thanks to FedEx Gift
FedEx Corporation has contributed $250,000 to the UT Hamilton Eye Institute and $250,000 to the UT Cancer Institute. Both recipients, part of the UTHSC College of Medicine, will receive the gifts over the next three years. (More...)

November 2, 2005
UTHSC Investigator Selected for Lupus Research Grant
Marko Z. Radic, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Sciences at UTHSC, was among a select few researchers to be chosen for a Lupus Research Institute (LRI) grant. (More...)

November 1, 2005
UTHSC Professor Awarded Grants to Explore Retinal Degeneration
Monica M. Jablonski, PhD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute, has been awarded a three-year $428,800 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to research retinal degeneration. (More...)

October 30, 2005
UTHSC Scientist Receives NIH Grant to Pursue Liver Cancer Research
Lakita Cavin, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology, has been awarded a nearly $600,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study the role of various genes involved in liver cancer. (More...)

October 26, 2005
Memphis BioImaging Symposium Builds Broad-Based Support
World renowned experts in the major fields of medical imaging will gather at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center for the Second Annual Memphis BioImaging Symposium this week. (More...)

October 19, 2005
Kotb to Serve on National Homeland Security Task Force
Malak Kotb, PhD, UTHSC A.C. Mullins Professor in Research, has been asked to serve on the Advisory Committee to the newly formed National Task Force on Community Preparedness and Response. (More...)

October 14, 2005
UTHSC and St. Jude Awarded NIH Clinical Training Grant
Ronald I. Shorr, MD, MS, associate professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC, and Patricia M. Flynn, MD, MS, professor at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, were recently awarded a $1.5 million grant. (More...)

October 11, 2005
College of Medicine 2005 Alumni Weekend Highlights
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has a packed agenda planned for the College of Medicine's 2005 Alumni Weekend to be held at the Peabody Hotel beginning Friday, Oct. 14. (More...)

October 10, 2005
Three to Receive UTHSC Outstanding Alumni Awards
Three exceptional alumni were chosen by the College of Medicine Alumni Council to receive the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine's 2005 Outstanding Alumnus Award. (More...)

October 10, 2005
Ferrara Named Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operation
Following a nation-wide search, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) announces the appointment of Tony Ferrara, CPA, MAS, as vice chancellor for finance and operations. (More...)

October 7, 2005
NIH Grant to Probe the Effect of Hepatitis C on African-Americans
UTHSC recently received a five-year $3.2 million grant as one of eight National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cooperative Research Centers. The grant will focus on hepatitis C. (More...)

September 29, 2005
UT Hamilton Eye Institute Team Awarded NIH Grant
Edward Chaum, MD, PhD, recently was awarded a $1.62 million National Eye Institute grant to develop computer-based methods for diagnosing blinding eye diseases. (More...)

September 29, 2005
UTHSC College of Nursing Sponsers Airport Health and Safety Expo
The College of Nursing is saluting the 30th anniversary of the Memphis International Airport's Dorothy L. Bobbitt Health Station by sponsoring "Health and Safety Expo 2005" from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. (More...)

September 27, 2005
UT Celebrates Grand Opening of Hamilton Eye Institute
On Monday, September 26, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center celebrated the grand opening of a dream...the second phase of the Hamilton Eye Institute. (More...)

September 21, 2005
Symposium to Foster New Collaborations in Nanotechnology
Much of the discussion at the "Nanotechnology Applications in Medicine" symposium may deal with small-scaled items, yet organizers believe their emerging discoveries will have a large impact on the future of medicine. (More...)

September 15, 2005
UT's Goldowitz Awarded Four Million Dollar NIH Grant
Daniel Goldowitz, PhD, the Methodist Hospitals Foundation Professor for Neuroscience at UTHSC, has just been awarded a five-year grant totaling nearly $4 million by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (More...)

September 13, 2005
UTHSC Offers Healthcare Expertise to Evacuees
The UT Health Science Center is drawing on several areas of its healthcare expertise, as well as certain specialized facilities to support the 15,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees now staying in the Memphis area. (More...)

September 9, 2005
Six UT Faculty Members Recognized as Health Care Heroes
As finalists in a field of outstanding healthcare contributors, three UTHSC professors emerged as winners in the Memphis Business Journal's annual Health Care Heroes Awards competition. Three others were recognized as finalists. (More...)

September 8, 2005
UTHSC Professor Tigyi Receives Third NIH Grant
Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, professor of physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), was recently awarded his third National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. (More...)

September 2, 2005
UTHSC's Kumar Receives Foundation Grant
Narendra Kumar, PhD, instructor in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Department of Physiology, has received a $141,456 grant from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. (More...)

September 1, 2005
Researcher Investigates New Targets for Cardiovascular Disease
Daniel L. Baker, assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine, has received a four-year $260,000 American Heart Association National Center grant. (More...)

August 24, 2005
UTHSC to Participate in American Heart Association Heart Walk
Thirty-seven UTHSC teams are working diligently in an effort to raise funds for the American Heart Association's Heart Walk. The three-mile walk around downtown Memphis starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at AutoZone Park. (More...)

August 22, 2005
UT Researcher Wins Grant to Improve Islet Transplant Success Rate
Ivan C. Gerling, PhD, associate professor at UTHSC and Memphis VA Medical Center collaborative investigator, has been awarded a $100,000 two-year grant from the American Diabetes Association's Innovation Funding Program. (More...)

August 19, 2005
UT Investigator Wins Grant to Study Cardiac Regulation
Rennolds Ostrom, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and the Vascular Biology Center of Excellence, has been awarded a $154,000 two-year grant by the American Heart Association (Southeast Affiliate). (More...)

August 18, 2005
Researcher Awarded NIH Grant to Study Degenerative Syndrome
Ioannis Dragatsis, PhD, assistant professor of physiology, has been awarded a $143,348 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to generate a mouse model for Familial Dysautonomia (FD), also known as Riley-Day syndrome. (More...)

August 17, 2005
UT Researcher Honored for Safer Testosterone Replacement Drug
A University of Tennessee pharmaceutical chemist, who has developed a testosterone replacement drug, has won the 2005 Wheeley Award for his work in commercializing the results of his research. (More...)

August 16, 2005
Researcher Wins Grant to Focus on Family Caregiver Health
Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, RN, professor with UTHSC College of Nursing (CON), has been awarded a $219,000 three-year National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research grant. (More...)

August 10, 2005
Pharmacy Student Organization Continues to Rank Top Nationally
For the eighth time in the past ten years, the UTHSC chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) has won the Chauncey I. Cooper Chapter Excellence Award. (More...)

August 8, 2005
Prestigious Honor Bestowed Upon UTHSC Professor
Peggy Ingram Veeser, EdD, APRN, professor at UTHSC College of Nursing and director of the UTHSC University Health Services, has been inducted as a Fellow by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). (More...)

August 5, 2005
UT Investigator Awarded NIH Grant to Study Olfactory Function
Abdallah Mtanios Hayar, PhD, assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology at UTHSC, was recently awarded a $1,460,000, five year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study olfactory functioning (sense of smell). (More...)

August 5, 2005
UT Professor Zeroes in on Muscular Dystrophy
Harry Jarrett, PhD, UTHSC professor of molecular sciences, was awarded a second grant this year to discover the root causes of muscular dystrophies. (More...)

July 29, 2005
Researcher Awarded NIH Grant to Improve Cardiac Function
Yao Sun, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at UTHSC, has been awarded a 1.4 million dollar National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to investigate how to improve cardiac function in patients following a heart attack. (More...)

July 26, 2005
UTHSC Researcher Awarded NIH Merit Grant
Leonard Johnson, PhD, the Thomas A. Gerwin Professor and chair of the Department of Physiology at UTHSC, was recently awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) MERIT award. (More...)

July 20, 2005
Students Begin Classes In Innovative Nursing Program
Class began last week for the first students entering the newly minted undergraduate nursing degree program (BSN) offered by UTHSC in affiliation with Methodist Healthcare. (More...)

July 20, 2005
Dhanireddy to Lead Neonatology at UTHSC
Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy, MD, has been named neonatology division chief and the Sheldon B. Korones Professor in Neonatology at UTHSC. (More...)

July 18, 2005
Research to Prevent Blindness Awards Grant to Ophthalmology Department
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded a $110,000 grant to the UTHSC ophthalmology department to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases. (More...)

July 18, 2005
One Hundred and Fifty Participate in Health Career Summer Programs
Getting a summer job took on new meaning for more than 150 undergraduate and high school students who participated in four different health career programs offered by UTHSC. (More...)

July 7, 2005
Cashion Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship
Ann Cashion, PhD, associate professor and chair of the Acute and Chronic Care Department at the UTHSC College of Nursing, has been selected as a 2005 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow. (More...)

July 7, 2005
Program to Offer Training to Bilingual Individuals
Are you fluent in Spanish and English, as well as interested in becoming a trained interpreter in a healthcare setting. (More...)

July 1, 2005
Researcher Wins Grant to Investigate Non-Toxic Lung Cancer Treatment
The Phillip Morris External Research Program awarded a $744,765 three-year grant to Susan E. Senogles, PhD, UTHSC associate professor of molecular sciences. (More...)

June 24, 2005
Researcher Awarded Grant to Investigate New Approach
Mitchell A. Watsky, PhD, UTHSC associate professor of physiology, has been awarded a two-year grant totaling $150,000 by the Scleroderma Foundation. (More...)

June 22, 2005
UTHSC Wins Grant to Extend Rural Patient Access to Cancer Care
Thanks to a $1.5 million three-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to UTHSC, rural Mid-South cancer patients can now be treated by leading oncology and hematology speacialists with the UT Cancer Institute. (More...)

June 22, 2005
Brain Tumor Stem Cell Program Established at UTHSC
A brain cancer stem program has recently been established at UTHSC. Only a few other centers of this type exist in the U.S., including programs at Stanford University and the University of Michigan. (More...)

June 10, 2005
Chapter Award Grant to Help Hispanic Mothers and Babies
The March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter is advancing maternal and infant health in Memphis by supporting the Children's Foundation Research Center at UTHSC. (More...)

June 10, 2005
UTHSC Professor Receives First Research Advisor Award
Edward F. Rosloniec, PhD, associate professor of medicine and pathology, was selected as the first recipient of the College of Graduate Health Science's Annual Research Advisor Award at UTHSC. (More...)

June 3, 2005
UT Pediatrics Chair Receives Top Honor
Russell W. Chesney, MD, the LeBonheur Professor and chairman of the pediatrics department at UTHSC, received the Founders Award from the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology. (More...)

June 2, 2005
NIH Grant Plays Roles in Attracting Students to Biomedical Careers
One of the longest running NIH grants ever awarded to UTHSC researchers has just been renewed for another five years, for a total of 30 years. (More...)

June 2, 2005
Hyde Family Foundations to Establish Distinguished Scholars Program
Creating new drugs and developing new treatments for human disease will be the focus of a new research scholarship program funded by the Hyde Family Foundations for the UTHSC Center for Drug Discovery in the College of Pharmacy. (More...)

June 2, 2005
Governor's Speech at UTHSC Graduation
On Friday, May 27 Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen gave the charge to approximately 450 graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. (More...)

June 2, 2005
UTHSC Receives NIH Grant to Study Patient Fall Prevention
The NIH has awarded the UTHSC an $800,000 grant to study the effect of alarm monitoring in reducing hospitalized patient falls. (More...)

May 18, 2005
Center Commended for Coordinating Conference
The Tennessee House of Representatives recently applauded the work of the UT Center for Health Services Research. (More...)

May 16, 2005
UT Names Outstanding Teachers and Public Service Award Recipients
The UT National Alumni Association has named three UTHSC faculty as its 2005 Outstanding Teacher and Public Service Award recipients. (More...)

May 6, 2005
UTHSC Launches Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Curriculum
The UTHSC College of Medicine is launching a new curriculum offering entitled, "Patient Safety and Quality Improvement" clerkship and making it a requirement for the class of 2006. (More...)

May 2, 2005
UT Pharmacy Student Organization Wins Recognition for Fifth Y ear
For the fifth consecutive year, the UTHSC chapter of the Academy of Student Pharmacists was named "Chapter of the Year" at the recent American Pharmacists Association meeting in Orlando. (More...)

April 25, 2005
UT Scholar Wins National Educational Research Award
Raoul A Arreola, PhD, UTHSC professor, was presented with the Relating Research to Practice Award -- Interpretive Scholarship by the American Educational Research Association. (More...)

April 22, 2005
Betts and Mills Honored by UTHSC College of Nursing
UTHSC will recognize two exceptional alumna at it upcoming Alumni Awards and Reunion Luncheon on Friday, April 22 at the Holiday-Inn Select Memphis East. (More...)

April 22, 2005
Researcher Wins Grant to Battle Muscular Dystrophy
Harry W. Jarrett, PhD, UTHSC molecular sciences professor, was awarded two grants to study muscular dystrophy and the regulation of genes. (More...)

April 18, 2005
UT Researcher, Kotb, to Chair NIH Study Section
The UTHSC A.C. Mullins Professor in Research, Malak Kotb, PhD, has been selected to serve as chair of the Immunity and Host Defense Study Section of the National Institutes of Health for 2005-2006. (More...)

April 13, 2005
UT Researcher Featured at Biotech Event
Dan Goldowitz, PhD, director, UT Center of Excellence in Genomics and Bioformatics, is participating in a panel discussion on University-National Lab-Industry Partnership Opportunities at a southeastern biotech conference. (More...)

April 8, 2005
Zhang Awarded Grants to Pursue Prevention
UTHSC Assistant Professor Chunxiang Zhang, MD, PhD, has been awarded two grants to pursue vascular research that will aid in the understanding and treatment of diabetes, as well as cardiovascular disease. (More...)

March 31, 2005
Students to Participate in National Healthcare Competition
Six students from UTHSC have been selected to enter a national competition focusing on improving healthcare quality. (More...)

March 28, 2005
UT Cancer Institute Opens Seventh Facility in Bartlett
The UT Cancer Institute announces its newest, state-of-the-art, cancer treatment facility at 2996 Kate Bond Road, Bartlett, with an open house from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. (More...)

March 28, 2005
Researcher Targets Complications of Diabetes
Edwards A. Park, PhD, UTHSC professor, has been awarded a three-year American Diabetes Association grant totaling nearly $300,000 to study hyperglycemia, which is repsonsible for many complications associated with type II diabetes. (More...)

March 17, 2005
Center for Biodefense and Security Established at UTHSC
The UT Health Science Center has established the Mid-South Center for Biodefense and Security to coordinate federal, regional and state resources as well as increase support for activities directly impacting homeland security. (More...)

March 11, 2005
Research to Prevent Blindness Grant Supports UT Ophthalmology
Alessandro Iannaccone, MD,UTHSC associate professor of ophthalmology, has received a prestigious Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award for $200,000. (More...)

March 4, 2005
Trustees Approve Pharmacy Class Size Request
The UT Board of Trustees unanimously approved a request from the College of Pharmacy to significantly increase class size during its quarterly meeting held in Chattanooga. (More...)

March 2, 2005
Newly Published Research Raises Questions About Sunscreen
An article published in the February issue of Melanoma Research concludes that sunscreen usage needs to be reassessed and that appropriate regulatory bodies need to clarify that sunscreen products be used only for preventing sunburn. (More...)

March 2, 2005
Amonette Honored with Academy's Highest Award
Memphis dermatologist and UTHSC clinical professor, Rex A. Amonette, MD, was presented with the American Academy of Dermatology's highest award at its annual meeting in New Orleans on Sunday, February 20. (More...)

March 2, 2005
Beizai Receives National Recognition
UTHSC assistant professor, Kristin S. Beizai, MD, has received the prestigious Nancy C.A. Roeske Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education from the American Psychiatric Association. (More...)

March 2, 2005
U.S. DOD Funds Research on Hemorrhage-Stopping Drug
The U.S. Defense Department has awarded $750,000 to UTHSC and Greystone Medical Group to complete pre-clinical research of a drug to treat hemorrhagic shock. (More...)

February 25, 2005
President Petersen Announces Choice for UTHSC Chancellor
UT President John Petersen announced his choice for the tenth chancellor of UTHSC and vice president for health affairs as William (Bill) F. Owen, Jr., MD. (More...)

February 9, 2005
Baselki Awarded for Bioterrorism Training Excellence
The Nashville office of the National Laboratory Training Network has presented an award for "Excellence in Education" to Vickie Baselski, PhD, UTHSC professor of pathology. (More...)

February 9, 2005
Memphis Technology Recognized in Time Magazine
A technology developed by Herbert Zeman, PhD, associate professor at UTHSC, was recently recognized in Time Magazine as "one of the Most Amazing Inventions of 2004." (More...)

February 9, 2005
Schaberg Elected Regent of American College of Physicians
Dennis R. Schaberg, MD, has been elected a regent of the American College of Physicians, the nation's largest medical specialty society. (More...)

February 9, 2005
Allen Wins American Psychiatric Association Teaching Award
David M. Allen, MD, UTHSC professor of psychiatry, will be presented the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) first annual Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents at the APA's annual meeting in May. (More...)

January 28, 2005
Signficant Increase to Help Recruit African-American Faculty to UTHSC
UTHSC recently received $837,000 in funding under the provisions of the Geier Consent Decree for FY 2004-2005. The funds are designated to increase recruitment and support of African-American faculty. (More...)

January 28, 2005
UT's Hamilton Eye Institute to Benefit From Generous Donation
UTHSC is pleased to announce a $500,000 donation by the Hyde Family Foundation to the Hamilton Eye Institute. This generous donation is being used to construct the Hyde Family Foundation Glaucoma Center. (More...)

January 26, 2005
Health Study Reveals Many Memphians at Risk
Do you know your BMI? According to the recently released results of the first Memphis Behavioral Risk Factors Survey, nearly 85% of Shelby County adults do not know their Body Mass Index. (More...)

January 26, 2005
Biosafetyl Committee to Meet
The Institutional Biosafety Committee will meet on Thursday, February 10 at 4 p.m. in room 201 of the Molecular Sciences Building at 858 Madison Avenue. The public is welcome to attend. (More...)

January 21, 2005
Fleming Elected President of National Organization
James C. Fleming, MD, FACS, professor of ophthalmology at UTHSC is the newly elected president of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. (More...)

January 21, 2005
UT Pediatric Reading Program Awarded 7,000 Books
First Book, a national non-profit in Washington, DC, recently selected UT as the recipient of 7,000 books for its Reach Out and Read program. (More...)

January 11, 2005
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and UTHSC Form Partnership
The Board of Trustees at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital have passed a resolution to donate $300,000 to the College of Allied Health Sciences at UTHSC. (More...)

December 17, 2004
UT Health Science Center Inclement Weather Closing Policy
Since this is the time of year we can expect winter weather events, it is important for everyone to know the UTHSC policy regarding inclement weather conditions. (More...)

December 3, 2004
UTHSC Awarded Million Dollar Grant for Telemedicine
UTHSC, in collaboration with the UT Space Institute and the University of Memphis, has been awarded a $1,000,000 Congressional Directed Medical Research Grant. (More...)

November 22, 2004
Haik Elected to Governing Board of American College of Surgeons
Barrett G. Haik, MD, FACS, Hamilton Professor in Ophthalmology and chair of the UT Department of Ophthalmology, was elected to the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons. (More...)

November 19, 2004
Foundation Awards Grant to Children
The Children's Foundation Research Center of Memphis at UT has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Aetna Foundation to support cultural competency training to healthcare teams in West Tennessee. (More...)

November 18, 2004
UTHSC's Cooper Recognized by AAMC for Distinguished Service
Terrance G. Cooper, PhD, the Harriet S. Van Vleet Professor, was recently awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. (More...)

November 17, 2004
UTHSC's Cashion Honored for Genetics Research
Ann Cashion, PhD, associate professor, was recently honored with the Founder's Award from the International Society of Nurses in Genetics. (More...)

November 17, 2004
Kotb Publishes Paper on Role of Genetics in Infectious Disease
Malak Kotb, PhD, the A.C. Mullins Professor of Translational Research, recently published an article in the November 10 edition of the American Society for Microbiology News. (More...)

November 16, 2004
Wall Honored by AAMC Group on Student Affairs
Hershel "Pat" Wall, MD, professor and associate dean for admissions and student affairs, was recently recognized by the Association of American Medical Colleges with the Group on Student Affairs Exemplary Service Award. (More...)

November 16, 2004
Outreach Center to Develop National Health Disparities Database
With support from the National Library of Medicine, the Outreach Center has started a collaborative project to develop a national, interactive database on health disparities. (More...)

November 16, 2004
Chesney Receives Pediatrician of the Year Award
Russell Chesney, MD, the Le Bonheur Chair of Excellence in Pediatrics, was recently honored as Pediatrician of the Year at the annual awards luncheon of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. (More...)

November 4, 2004
UT Center of Excellence Recognized for Achievement
The UT Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody recently received a Psychiatric Services Achievement Award from the American Psychiatric Association. (More...)

November 3, 2004
Four Honored with 2004 Outstanding Alumni Awards
Four individuals were recently presented with 2004 Outstanding Alumni Awards from the UTHSC College of Medicine during the Fall Alumni Weekend in Memphis. (More...)

November 3, 2004
Waller Honored with UTHSC Dean
Robert R. Waller, MD, was recently honored with the Dean's Special Recognition Award during the UTHSC's College of Medicine Alumni Weekend. (More...)

October 26, 2004
UT Ophthalmology Department Receives High Ranking for Clinical Care
The UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology was recently ranked ninth among ophthalmologic institutions for quality clinical care in the United States by Ophthalmology Times. (More...)

October 21, 2004
UTHSC's Cashion Honored as Outstanding Nurse Scientist
Ann Cashion, PhD, associate profesor at UTHSC, was recently honored as one of 10 outstanding nurse scientists by the National Institute of Nursing Research at the 2004 NightinGala in Washington, DC. (More...)

October 14, 2004
University of Tennessee Establishes Outreach Center
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has established The Outreach Center, aimed at maximizing the use of innovative technologies to meet the healthcare needs of Mid-southerners. (More...)

October 12, 2004
UTHSC Announces Change in Degree Designation for DNSc Degree
The UTHSC College of Nursing announces a change in degree designation for the Doctor of Nursing Science degree to become the Doctor of Nursing Practice. (More...)

October 11, 2004
UTHSC, Methodist Healthcare and LeMoyne-Owen Partner for Nursing Ed.
The UTHSC College of Nursing and Methodist Heatlhcare announce a new partnership with LeMoyne-Owen College that will provide support to students who choose nursing as a career. (More...)

September 28, 2004
UTHSC Faculty Member Receives International Appointment
Gabor Tigyi,MD,PhD, professor in the UTHSC Department of Physiology, has been elected to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. (More...)

September 28, 2004
UTHSC Signs Affiliation Agreement with Khon Kaen Univ. of Thailand
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy and Khon Kaen University of Thailand have signed a 10-year affiliation agreement to promote graduate study. (More...)

September 21, 2004
Nursing Dean Appointed to Center for Scientific Review Section
Donna K. Hathaway, PhD, dean of the UTHSC College of Nursing has been appointed as a member of the Nursing Science: Adults and Older Adults Study Section of the Center for Scientific Review through June 30, 2008. (More...)

September 20, 2004
Program to Offer Training for Enhanced Patient Care
Are you fluent in Spanish and English, as well as interested in becoming a trained interpreter in a healthcare setting? (More...)

September 20, 2004
UTHSC CollegeNursing Receives Health Workforce Development Grant
The College of Nursing at UTHSC is one of 11 nursing schools statewide selected by the Center for Health Workforce Development in Tennessee to share "Promise of Nursing" grants totaling $244,000. (More...)

September 10, 2004
UTHSC Faculty Honored at Health Care Heroes Awards Competition
Three UTHSC faculty members were honored Thursday, September 9 as award recipients for the Health Care Heroes Awards competition, sponsored by the Memphis Business Journal. Seven others affiliated with UT were finalists. (More...)

August 23, 2004
UT Researchers Seek At-Risk Women for Breast Cancer Study
Researchers at the UT Health Science Center Department of Preventive Medicine are looking for postmenopausal women at increased risk for the development of breast cancer to participate in a research study. (More...)

August 20, 2004
Greystone and UTHSC Receive $1 Million for Hemostatic Research
Greystone Medical Group and UTHSC have been awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to research and develop hemostatic agents for treating battlefield injuries. (More...)

August 18, 2004
Foundation Announces Commitment to UT Neuropathy Research
The newly established Neuropathy Research Foundation and UTHSC announced a long-term commitment to fund research and establish a lab devoted to studying peripheral neuropathy. (More...)

August 11, 2004
UT Researcher Makes Headway with Experimental Strep Vaccine
UT professor, James B. Dale, MD, is involved in a clinical research study that is making headway in developing a vaccine against a common strep germ. Results of the study co-authored by Dr. Dale are reported in the August 11 issue of JAMA. (More...)

August 10, 2004
UT Associate Professor Awarded Grant to Enhance Family Medicine
UTHSC associate professor, John E. Delzell, Jr., MD,has been awarded a $269,433 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. (More...)

August 10, 2004
Interim Director and Deputy Director Named for UT Cancer Institute
UTHSC is pleased to announce that Mohammad Jahanzeb, MD, has been named interim director of the UT Cancer Institute, and Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, has been named interim deputy director. (More...)

July 28, 2004
Ophthalmology Department Awarded Grant
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded a $110,000 grant to the UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases. (More...)

July 22, 2004
Plans Move Forward on New Building for UT College of Pharmacy
With a scheduled completion date of summer 2008, plans are moving forward for a new building to house the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. (More...)

July 21, 2004
Ophthalmologists Join Staff of UT's Hamilton Eye Institute
Several ophthalmologists have joined the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee. As faculty, they will also be practicing at the UT Medical Group offices on Wolf River Parkway in Germantown. (More...)

July 20, 2004
Clinical Study Compares Treatments in Early Parkinson
UTHSC professor and vice chair of the Department of Neurology, Ronald F. Pfeiffer, M.D., has been an investigator with The Parkinson Study Group, which recently reported results of a major long-term, multi-center clinical trial. (More...)

July 20, 2004
UT Associate Professor Named Robert Wood Johnson Fellow
John C. Ring, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the UT Health Science Center, has been named a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow for 2004-2005. (More...)

July 14, 2004
Minority Students Honored for Participation in Summer Programs
On Friday, July 16 minority college students enrolled in summer programs at UTHSC were honored during a closing ceremony at the Student Alumni Center. (More...)

June 30, 2004
Nurse Scientist Receives NIH Grant
Rebecca P. Winsett, PhD, associate professor in the UTHSC College of Nursing, has received a five-year $1.5 million grant to exaimine health outcomes of transplant recipients managed by nurse practitioners. (More...)

January 7, 2004
Great Things are Happening
Great things are happening at the University of Tennessee! (More...)

This study quantifies the economic impact of the UTHSC on the economy of the state of Tennessee for FY2010.

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