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Jancelewicz Co-Principal Investigator on $11.4 Million Clinical Trial Grant to Study Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareResearch

Tim Jancelewicz, MD, MA, MS, professor and interim chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, is a co-principal investigator on an $11.4 million, multi-institutional clinical trial grant to study the efficacy of the longstanding practice of using nitric oxide to treat newborns… Read More

Student Selected for National Science Foundation Research Fellowship, a First for UT Health Science Center

Written by Christopher Green

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EducationResearch

For the first time, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected a student from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The five-year fellowship will provide Kelsey Glasper with three years of critical financial support, including an annual stipend and coverage of educational expenses, and access to professional… Read More

Dr. Brendan Tunstall Gains National Support for Opioid Dependence Research

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Brendan Tunstall, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology in the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was recently awarded $423,500 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for his exploration of a new approach to treat opioid dependence, a pressing global health issue. Dr. Tunstall, the sole principal investigator… Read More

‘How Do You Feel?’ Panel Discussion and Book Signing Centers on Caring For Ourselves and Others

Written by Christopher Green

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Creating a culture of wellness was the central topic of a panel discussion held today at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The event also served as a celebration and book signing for the new memoir by Jessi Gold, MD. Dr. Gold, the inaugural chief wellness officer for the UT System and an associate… Read More

Preventive Medicine Professors Part of Collaborative Grant for AI System to Enhance Alzheimer’s Caregiving

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CareResearch

Jennifer Martindale-Adams, EdD, and Linda Nichols, PhD, professors in the Department of Preventive Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, are members of a team led by Xiaopeng Zhao, PhD, professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, that was… Read More

College of Nursing Expands Doctor of Nursing Practice to Develop Nursing Executives

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Education

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing has opened a new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree track to educate aspiring nurse executives. “Bringing our nurse executive DNP online expands our opportunity to build nurse leaders, something for which the college is well-known,” said Dean Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP.… Read More

UT Grand Challenge Grants Increase Collaboration, Opportunities to Help Tennesseans

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

Ashley Harkrider, PhD, professor and chair of UT Health Science Center’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in Knoxville, has plans to take audiology, speech language pathology, and social work services on the road. A UT Grand Challenge Grant will help her do that. A major initiative of the UT System, the Grand Challenge Grants… Read More

Midwifery Graduates and Grant Poised to Make Impact

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Education

Just three years after the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing opened a Nurse-Midwifery program, it celebrated its first graduates and attained a $4 million federal grant to support more Midwifery education. Established in 2021, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nurse-Midwifery offers specialized knowledge and skills in family-centered primary care… Read More