Campus: Memphis

UTHSC Awarded Grant to Help Primary Care Practices in West Tennessee Hire Health Coaches

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Clinical Care

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has received a $40,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to help West Tennessee primary care practices in UTHSC’s Tennessee Heart Health Network hire, train, and deploy health coaches. UnitedHealthcare proudly partners with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to strengthen primary care to ensure that every Tennessean has access… Read More

UTHSC Campus Police Department to Participate in National Child Passenger Safety Week

Written by Janay Jeans

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Public Service

The Campus Police Department of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to patrol and conduct traffic stops during the National Child Passenger Safety Week from September 18 to September 24.  The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and… Read More

2022 College of Health Professions Magazine Celebrates 50 Years, Looks to the Future

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

The College of Health Professions is 50 years old. As it celebrates this milestone, it is proud to remember its past and showcase new programs, research, and student successes. This year’s College of Health Professions magazine tells the story.

Soi No. 9 at UTHSC Awarded $5,000 Small Business Grant

Written by Janay Jeans

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Public Service

Soi No. 9, the Thai street food truck and restaurant located in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Food Court, received a $5,000 grant from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Memphis (LISC Memphis), for funding and support of their business. Along with its food truck rotating throughout Memphis, Soi No. 9 opened its brick-and-mortar… Read More

UTHSC Team Awarded $1.9 Million to Study Neuronal Activity in Central Taste Regions of the Brain

Written by Amber Dean

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Research

The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has awarded $1.9 million to John Boughter, PhD, professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and co-director of the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), to study the brain circuitry involved in processing novel tastes and foods. Max Fletcher, PhD,… Read More

Elizabeth Evans Named Student Representative of the UTHSC Advisory Board

Written by Janay Jeans

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Education

Elizabeth Evans, SPT, BS, has wanted to become a physical therapist since witnessing therapists caring for her youngest sister, who was born with cerebral palsy and autism. Now, she is pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy, while becoming a prominent student leader at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Evans, a second-year physical therapy… Read More

UTHSC College of Nursing’s BSN Program Tops in Tennessee on U.S. News & World Report Ranking

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Education

For the second year in a row, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has the highest-ranked Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in Tennessee on U.S. News & World Report’s list of undergraduate nursing programs in its Best Colleges listing. Nationally, the college ranked No. 39 out of 681 BSN programs on… Read More

UT Martin Supports Memphis and UTHSC

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

When native Memphian, Shannon Deal, the director of Student Health and Counseling Services at the University of Tennessee at Martin, heard and read about the violence that Memphis experienced last week, she wanted to support her hometown. That heartfelt sentiment grew into a campus-wide show of support by UT Martin for the city and its sister… Read More