UTHSC Announcements


Research Safety During Inclement Weather

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With inclement weather in the forecast, researchers and research staff are encouraged to review preparedness plans and take appropriate steps to protect personnel, research materials, equipment, and research subjects. Guidance for preparing research activities for weather-related disruptions is available on the UT Health Science Center’s Inclement Weather / Administrative Closing website, under the section “RESEARCHERS”.… Read More


Call for Abstracts | 2026 Psychiatric-Advocacy Collaborative Teams (PACTS) Summit

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We are pleased to invite submissions of poster abstracts for the 3rd Annual Psychiatric-Advocacy Collaborative Teams Summit (PACTS) Conference. The theme for this year’s conference, “From Silos to Synergy: Advancing Child Mental Health Through Collaboration,” brings together clinicians, advocates, researchers, and community partners to share innovative work, best practices, and emerging ideas in addressing mental… Read More


2025 Annual Performance Review (APR) Training

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It’s time again to think back on last year! The 2025 Annual Performance Review (APR) review period is required for all Regular Staff Employees (including Post-Docs). Special appointments, consultants, and temporary workers are excluded. Faculty performance review takes place in Digital Measures. Staff annual performance evaluations are entered by the manager and employee using DASH.… Read More


Call for Proposals: 2026 BRIDGe Drug Development Grants

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The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) has launched its 2026 global Request for Proposals for the BRIDGe (Bridging Research and Innovation in Drug Development) program. BRIDGe awards support academic researchers in advancing promising therapeutics beyond the “valley of death,” helping move discoveries from the lab toward patient impact. The 2026 RFP introduces a new track focused on… Read More


W-2 Statements to be Made Available via ADP

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To make accessing W-2 forms as simple and convenient as possible, the University of Tennessee System will be providing 24/7 online access for employees to access W-2 statements through ADP — the payroll, human resources, and tax service provider contracted by the university to manage specific payroll-related services, including W-2 statements. Once ADP registration is… Read More


Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities for Students, Faculty, and Staff

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Looking for ways to connect to the community? Check out these upcoming events in Give Pulse. Click the link below for each event to register. Questions about an event? Reach out to the organizer through the link on their GivePulse page. Don’t forget to submit your impact on GivePulse when you’re done! Featured Opportunities: Serving… Read More


UTHSC News: How a UT Mentor-Student Partnership Sparked a Rising East Tennessee Biotech Company

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When Trey Fisher, PhD, walked into the vascular biology lab led by Deidra Mountain, PhD, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Knoxville more than a decade ago, he was a graduate student looking for a scientific challenge. He found one, and something more: the beginnings of a partnership that would… Read More


CFRI Discussions: Fellows Symposium – Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Noon

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The Children’s Foundation Research Institute (CFRI) at Le Bonheur invites you to this month’s CFRI Discussions – Fellows Symposium, which features monthly updates of research projects from UT Health Sciences Pediatrics Fellows. We will hear an update from Tanner Cabbage, DO from UT Health Sciences’ Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program on his project, “Presepsin as a… Read More