UTHSC In the Media


Congressman Cohen Announces Breast Cancer Research Grant to UTHSC

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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $413,761 grant from the National Cancer Institute to conduct breast cancer research. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: “I am pleased to see this investment in critical medical research at our medical school.… Read More


Deaths of four people investigated as ‘potentially weather-related,’ forensic center says

The Commercial Appeal

It is possible four people have died due to the ice storm that swept Memphis in a freeze, downing icicled trees that yanked power lines to the ground. “We are currently investigating four deaths as potentially weather-related,” said Benjamin Figura, director at the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


American Heart Association names UTHSC’s Dr. Artangela a Woman of Impact

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Longtime nurse practitioner and health advocate, Artangela Henry, has been named a Woman of Impact in the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. She will use her influence to help women understand the peril of cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 cause of death among women in the United States.


MBJ’s 2022 Power 100, group one: From Adams (Kevin) to Gibbons (Bill)

The Memphis Business Journal

If it happens on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) campus, Dr. Kennard Brown was most likely involved. As the executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer, he oversees the day-to-day operations and management of the central administration of UTHSC’s 40-acre campus.


Spotlight on Higher Education Campus Safety Director of the Year Finalist Anthony Berryhill

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Congratulations to University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chief of Police Anthony Berryhill for being named one of this year’s higher education Campus Safety Director of the Year finalists.


Braces for Adults: Are They Right for You?

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A common misconception is that you may be too old for orthodontic treatment or your situation is too difficult to consider treatment, but that’s not the case, says Dr. Richard Williams, professor of orthodontics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. “The deciding factor on whether a patient is a good… Read More


New UTHSC chancellor ready to immerse in ‘uniqueness’ of Memphis

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Dr. Peter Buckley came to the U.S. in 1992 to round out his medical training with plans to return to Ireland. Thirty years later, he’s poised to succeed Dr. Steve J. Schwab as the 11th chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC) on Feb. 1.


Biosafety and Breakthrough Infections: Dr. Colleen Jonsson Studies Covid

Memphis Flyer

Most of us are focused on keeping as far away from the coronavirus as possible, wearing masks, bolstering our immune systems, and certainly not inviting in the front door. But Dr. Colleen Jonsson, director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), and a UTHSC professor of Microbiology,… Read More