Author: Peggy Reisser


UTHSC Campus Police Observe National Police Week 2022

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Debra Bolton, assistant director of Admissions in the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, lost her brother-in-law, Sean Bolton, a Memphis Police Department officer, on August 1, 2015. He was killed in the line of duty. On Wednesday, she stood before guests gathered for the 2022 Police Memorial Program at… Read More


UTHSC Nursing Alumnae Receive $10,000 for Rural Clinic After TODAY Show Appearance

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Mother-daughter nurses Robin and Piper Black, both alumnae of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing, were featured on the T0DAY show Friday in recognition of Mother’s Day and the start of National Nursing week. Robin is a nurse practitioner, who has practiced in rural Erin, Tennessee, for nearly 30 years. Daughter… Read More


UTHSC to Award 844 Degrees During 2022 Spring Commencement Ceremonies

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Nurses Sarah and Brandon May are among 844 graduates to receive diplomas during UTHSC's 2022 Commencement Ceremonies.

Brandon and Sarah May, both nurses, dream that one day they might operate their own rural health clinic to help people who are underserved and don’t have access to care. The couple take a major step toward that goal on Monday, when they graduate from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Doctor of Nursing… Read More


UTHSC Advisory Board to Hold In-Person Meeting in Memphis May 11

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The UTHSC Advisory Board will meet in person May 11 in the Mooney Building on the Memphis campus.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Wednesday, May 11, from 1 to 4 p.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. It will be the first time the board has met in person since the start of the pandemic. On the agenda: Introduction of new board… Read More


UTHSC Among Top Five Company Fundraisers for 2022 Heart Walk

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UTHSC was among the top 5 companies raising funds for the 2022 Heart Walk.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ranked in the top five companies raising the most for the 2022 Mid-South Heart Walk, which took place Saturday, April 23. A total of 68 companies competed to raise funds for the walk. UTHSC, with nine teams, raised $7,265, to rank in fifth place in fundraising. UTHSC has… Read More


Second UTHSC Giving Day Surpasses Donor Goal

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During the second UTHSC Giving Day on Tuesday, April 26, more than 950 alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center joined together to support the exciting work being done by the university. The one-day philanthropic event, which was led by the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, encouraged donors to… Read More


Administrative Professionals Honored for their Support of the University

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Administrative Professionals Day Wednesday was a way for the university to thank its administrative professionals for the support they give faculty, staff, and students.

RaeMona Crump, an administrative services assistant in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, stood up in front of a roomful of colleagues this morning and proudly said that her 3 1/2 years at UTHSC have been wonderful. “When I pull up at work, I don’t feel like I… Read More


UTHSC College of Dentistry Brings Inaugural Dental Education Course to East Tennessee

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The EFDA programs of the UTHSC College of Dentistry will help expand access to dental care in East Tennessee.

As part of its effort to expand access to dental care across the state, the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, with assistance from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will hold its first dental education course in East Tennessee beginning on Monday, April 25. The Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliary… Read More