The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $144,469 grant from the West Cancer Foundation that will support innovative educational opportunities to prepare nurses and nursing students to meet the specific needs of oncology patients. The project, Providing the Oncology Workforce Education and Resources (POWER) for Nursing Program, will enhance… Read More
“It’s exciting to have so many of our amazing educators come together and be recognized for the time and effort they devote to giving their students and future health care providers at UT Health Science Center a top-notch education,” Tom Laughner, PhD, director of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), said at the recent Annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence.… Read More
James Ragain, DDS, PhD, the first alumnus of the College of Dentistry to become dean, recognized the excellence that already existed in the college when he took the helm and dedicated himself to taking the college to new heights during his tenure. After six years of visionary leadership and unwavering dedication, Dr. Ragain retired from… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Campus Police Department, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), recently conducted a critical tabletop exercise focusing on terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The exercise, dubbed “Bluff City Thunder,” was a part… Read More
Community-led collaboration was a key theme at the two-day Soulsville Heart Health Summit August 9 and 10 at Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the first annual meeting of the Tennessee Heart Health Network in partnership with the Soulsville Foundation. The network is the signature project of the Tennessee Population Health Consortium at the University… Read More
