UTHSC News


College of Nursing Helps Attract Nursing Research Conference to Memphis

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Charleen McNeill

Approximately 500 nurse scientists will descend on The Peabody this week to share the latest in nursing research at the 39th annual Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) conference. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing played an integral role in bringing the group to Memphis for the Feb. 19–21 meeting. The society’s… Read More


Alumna Offers Words of Wisdom to Postdocs

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Weili Sun, MD, PhD, traveled to Memphis from China in 1998 to pursue a PhD in pathology at UT Health Science Center. She had not been back to the university since leaving in 2005 for her postgraduate medical training, until she was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 17th Annual Winter Postdoc Research Showcase  last month. … Read More


Advisory Board Approves Tuition Changes, Praises Longtime Chair

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Photo of Dr. Wenk

At its winter meeting Friday, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board unanimously recommended increases to tuition and mandatory fees, honored the board’s inaugural chair, Phil Wenk, DDS, and heard from Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, and the college deans about the university’s latest accomplishments and goals. The recommendations for tuition and mandatory fee… Read More


American Heart Association Taps Nursing Dean, Assistant Professor for Women of Impact Campaign

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Two faculty members from UT Health Science Center’s College of Nursing have been nominated as Women of Impact for the American Heart Association Mid-South. They are the college’s Dean Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP, and Assistant Professor Jamila Smith-Young, DNP, MPH, CPNP-AC. Dr. Likes and Dr. Smith-Young are both nurse practitioners and are… Read More


Inaugural Year for Staff Senate a Success, Looking to the Future

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The Staff Senate is beginning its second year with new officers and a commitment to increase recognition for the outstanding work being done by staff across the university. “I am excited to be a part of this Staff Senate that desires to talk less, do more, and show appreciation to staff members every chance we… Read More


National Eye Institute Awards $423,500 for Innovative Eye Disease Research Using AI

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The National Eye Institute has awarded a $423,500 grant to support groundbreaking research aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of a serious eye condition known as uveitis. Siamak Yousefi, PhD, associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology (ARVO), will lead… Read More


Bhupesh Singla, PhD, Secures $2.8 Million NIH Grant to Study Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis

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Bhupesh Singla, PhD, a vascular biologist in the College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the mechanisms responsible for the development of occlusive arterial disorders, including atherosclerosis and intimal hyperplasia. Blood flow through arteries, a type of blood vessel, is… Read More


Advisory Board to Hold Winter Meeting February 7

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Mooney Building

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, February 7, at 11 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda:  While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online. The webcast link, more information about the UT… Read More