UTHSC Announcements


Network Maintenance in 920 and 930 Madison Tomorrow at 5:30 pm

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On March 19 at 5:30 pm, Network Services is performing maintenance in the 920 and 930 Madison buildings. During this time, security cameras, RingCentral phones, and network services may briefly be out of service.


Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics Seminar Series

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Dr. Michael Hiller, Professor at LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research will present a seminar entitled “Comparative Approaches to Associate Phenotypic Differences Between Species to Differences in their Genomes” Friday, March 22, 2024 at 12pm via Zoom. If you are interested in the Zoom seminar, Please send an email to Tamara Brock (tbrock5@uthsc.edu).


Book Club at the Center-All In by Billie Jean King

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Join the Office of Access and Compliance for a discussion of All In by Billie Jean King. Prior to each discussion, our office holds a random drawing to give away 5 free copies of the upcoming selection. Congratulations to our winners: Ying Yao (Research Safety Affairs), Sylvia Nisar (Enrollment Management), Jayamuni Silva (MIB), Stephanie Davenport (Peds GI) and Elizabeth Clayton (Medicine). Directions for book pick up will be emailed to all winners.


Enrolling healthy subjects for a research project

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Drs. Theodore Cory and Santosh Kumar are enrolling African American women for a research
project “Isolation of Blood from Healthy Control Donors”, to find out how the immune system
responds to infection with infectious diseases.
Subjects must be between the ages of 18-50, and generally healthy. Subjects must not be
heavy alcohol users, use illicit substances, have liver damage, have HIV, the human
papillomavirus (HPV), or be pregnant.
Subjects will be asked to provide 4 tablespoons of blood in one blood draw and will be
compensated $25.
Please contact Dr. Theodore Cory at tcory1@uthsc.edu, or 901-448-7216.


New payment policy for RingCentral desk phones

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As of March 1, users requesting desk phones must pay the cost of the equipment and installation. New telecommunications pricing will be published soon. Until then, no additional phones will deployed except in specific cases.


Upgrade Your Apple Computer Before July

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MacOS updates are available to all managed and eligible UTHSC devices. In July, unsupported operating systems will no longer have internal network access without an exception request. Learn more!


OPEN NOW: The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Yellow Wallpaper

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The NLM exhibit “The Literature of Prescription,” which looks at the impact and the medical knowledge of the day presented in “The Yellow Wallpaper” will run February 26 – April 6, on the second floor of the UTHSC Health Sciences Library and is sponsored by the Library’s Health Science Historical Collections. It is available for viewing 24/7 with badge access.


Monday Morning Mentor: How Can I Use Technology Platforms to Engage Students in Active Learning?

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