Category: Public Service


Registration Opens for 13th ‘All Days Are Happy Days’ Summer Camp, Targeting Children with ADHD, Organized by UTHSC

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Every year more than 11 million children and adults attend camp in the United States, according to the American Camping Association. For Memphis children who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the UT Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities has opened registration for its 13th “All Days Are Happy Days” summer day camp.… Read More


Social Workers Ashley Annestedt and Malissa Duckworth of UTHSC to Lead 2015 Conference for the Association for Successful Parenting

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The Association for Successful Parenting (TASP) is hosting the seventh biannual A Chance to Parent Conference with this year’s theme, “Promoting Change Through Advocacy, Policy and Practice.” The international event will be held Oct. 11 and 12 in Memphis, Tennessee. Ashley Annestedt, LCSW, and Malissa Duckworth, LCSW, social workers at the Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities in the… Read More


2015 Race for the Summitt 4-Miler Draws Record Crowd

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The 2015 Race for the Summitt 4-Miler to raise money for the Pat Summitt Foundation for Alzheimer’s disease research drew the biggest crowd in the race’s three-year history. Founder Jennifer Reed Beavers, PharmD  Candidate, Class of 2015, said 429 people registered for the race that was held on March 21 on the UTHSC campus. The… Read More


The 2015 Frank M. Norfleet Forum for the Advancement of Health to Focus on Alcohol Use Disorders and Populations Most at Risk

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National and Local Speakers Discuss Genetic Factors in Alcohol Abuse; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Perils of Mixing Energy Drinks and Alcohol Alcohol use disorder (AUD), characterized by misuse of alcohol despite negative physical, mental, personal, financial or legal consequences, is a major national public health issue.


2015 Neuroscience Institute Symposium at UTHSC To Focus on the Neurobiology of Appetite

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Understanding appetite is key to unlocking the grip of obesity. The Neuroscience Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will host a symposium on Tuesday, April 21, focusing on how the brain controls the appetite, and thus influences obesity.


Minority Students Given Keys to Future Success at UTHSC Mentoring Symposium

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“Why cluck with the chickens when you can be soaring with the eagles,” Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, director of the Department of Endocrinology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), told 150 minority high school and college students invited to campus on March 26 and 27 for the second annual Dr. M. Alfred Haynes… Read More


UTHSC’s Dr. Owen Phillips Honored by Women of Achievement

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Owen Phillips, MD, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and associate dean for Student Affairs in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was one of seven local women honored at the 2015 Women of Achievement Awards Sunday. She was recognized for heroism in protecting reproductive rights for women. The annual… Read More


Minority High School and College Students Invited to UTHSC For Two-Day Biomedical Mentoring Symposium

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As many as 100 high school and college students are being invited to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) on March 26 and 27 for a biomedical mentoring symposium for minority and underserved students.