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The University of Tennessee today officially launched its $1 billion fundraising campaign to enhance programs of excellence at all of the university’s campuses and institutes.

UTHSC and Baxter International Inc. announce data from a laboratory study shows naturally occurring antibodies contained in GAMMAGARD LIQUID may bind to the primary culprit for Alzheimer’s disease.

The UT Graduate School of Medicine Department of Radiology Residency Program recently earned approval as a beta test site for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Learning Portfolio.

A product based on research conducted at UTHSC has been selected by the 2008 Better World Project as one of the top 100 examples from across the globe of how innovation from academic research makes its way to the market.

Marion Dugdale, MD, professor of Hematology, and Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, professor of Physiology, will be featured at the 7th Annual Dean’s Symposium, which will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4 at the Central Library.

Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine, has appointed Polly Hofmann, PhD, as associate dean for faculty affairs and J. Timothy Mashburn, MBA, as associate dean for finance and administration for the COM.

Ron K. Patterson, was named assistant dean for student affairs, effective February 18, 2008. In this position, he will be responsible for student services, admissions and recruitment.

David Seaberg, MD, dean of the College of Medicine, Chattanooga campus at UTHSC, announced the approval of an Emergency Medicine Residency program. This is the first Emergency Medicine Residency program on any of the three UTHSC campuses.