For six years, T.J. Hollingsworth, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, and Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Biochemistry in the College of Medicine, has turned a single summer day into one of the most anticipated traditions at the Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) at UT Health Sciences. As organizer… Read More
“Care, create, connect: This is my vision for child mental health in Memphis,” Alicia Barnes, DO, the Urban Child Institute Endowed Chair of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, said Thursday evening during the 27th annual Health Care Heroes Awards. Dr. Barnes,… Read More
Every day, we breathe in spores of Aspergillus fumigatus without a second thought. The mold is everywhere — in soil, in compost, in the air of nearly every room we enter. For most people, the immune system clears it out before it ever becomes a problem. But for someone with a weakened immune system, those… Read More
Crime remained low on the University of Tennessee Health Sciences campus in 2025, with statistics showing continued declines in assaults, thefts and other reported offenses, while many of the most serious crimes were absent for another year. The statistics were presented during a recent University of Tennessee Board of Trustees meeting. A review of campus… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is in the midst of an unprecedented capital improvement program with $632 million in completed, active and planned investments for the Memphis campus, including a planned $350 million College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building. This is part of a larger effort to invest in the UT Health Sciences campuses across… Read More
When Roy Jensen, MD, steps to the podium August 31 as the keynote speaker at this year’s Tennessee Statewide Cancer Collaborative scientific meeting in Nashville, he’ll be speaking to a city he knows intimately. He lived there for roughly 24 years, earning his medical degree at Vanderbilt University, completing his residency and fellowship training, and… Read More
During its summer meeting Friday, Aug. 7, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Advisory Board honored the Memphis Medical Society, heard about research developments and received an update on the university’s improving overall financial position and capital projects. Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, honored the Memphis Medical Society, founded in 1876 and celebrating 150 years of remarkable service.… Read More
Transformational investment officially launches private fundraising efforts for state’s largest higher education project The University of Tennessee Health Sciences announced today that First Horizon Foundation has committed $5 million as a lead private investment in the new College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building, part of the largest state-funded higher education capital investment in Tennessee history. The… Read More
