Collections Preserve the History of Medicine in the Region Chapter 5 of “The American Plague,” the acclaimed 2006 book about the yellow fever epidemic that decimated Memphis in the 1870s, details the life, work, and death of Dr. William James Armstrong as he attempted to care for the stricken. The young doctor, described as “gentle,… Read More
There is a version of the artificial intelligence story that everyone has heard by now: the billion-dollar campuses, the coastal cities competing for the next great tech company. Memphis, Tennessee, does not fit that story. And that, it turns out, may be precisely the point. The University of Tennessee Health Sciences’ achievement of R1 research… Read More
When Michio Kurosu, PhD, returned to Memphis after completing his Fulbright appointment in Egypt, he brought home more than memories of a year abroad. As the first U.S. Fulbright Scholar to reside in Sinai, Egypt, where he served his appointment at King Salman International University (KSIU) on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, he helped strengthen a developing… Read More
By 7 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month, the parking lot across from St. Patrick Catholic Church is already moving. Volunteers line up pallets, a DJ sets up speakers and cars begin turning onto Martin Luther King Avenue before the food boxes are done being packed. Eugene Mangiante, MD, has been part of… Read More
For the second year in a row, the Bachelor of Science of Nursing (BSN) program at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is the most highly ranked program in Tennessee, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges listing. The BSN ranks 26th among public undergraduate nursing programs in the U.S. and… Read More
UT Health Sciences Pharmacists Save Lives When Every Second Counts Seconds can mean the difference between life and death in the emergency room. As the trauma bay erupts into motion, emergency medical services (EMS) rushes through the doors, nurses scramble to assist, and physicians rapidly assess a patient who may be unconscious, unstable, or unidentified.… Read More
Dr. Sara Day developed a passion for the care of patients with sickle cell disease when she was a young nurse at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She has transformed that passion into education, garnering nearly $900,000 in grant funding over the last five years to teach other nurses how to care for sickle cell… Read More
Kelly Davis, executive director of development for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, is one of six University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. (UTFI) employees honored with a 2026 UT Foundation President’s Award. Davis received the award during a presentation at UT Health Sciences’ Memphis campus on Tuesday. The award recognizes… Read More
