College: Medicine

Nationally Known Pediatric Infectious Disease Researcher Named Vice Chancellor for Research

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

After an extensive national search, Jessica Snowden, MD, MS, FAAP, MHPTT, a nationally recognized pediatric infectious disease specialist and researcher, has been named the new vice chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, effective September 1. She will also serve as a professor in the College of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics. Currently the… Read More

Monica Jablonski, PhD, Receives $1 Million Philanthropic Grant From Owen Locke Foundation

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

The Owen Locke Foundation awarded a $1 million philanthropic grant to Monica Jablonski, PhD, Hamilton Endowed Professor, vice chair, and director of Research in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, continuing its support of Dr. Jablonski’s research in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This second grant from the foundation continues… Read More

Frayser Community Urban Garden Helps ‘Change the Narrative’ of the Community

Written by Janay Jeans

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Public Service

The Frayser Community Urban Garden recently won the City of Memphis’ first Community Beautification Pitch Competition, a competition for individuals to pitch to the Memphis City Council on projects focusing on improving neighborhoods. The Frayser Community Urban Garden was established in a collaboration between UT Health Science Center’s College of Medicine and its Board of… Read More

Advisory Board Approves FY 2025 Budget Proposal

Written by Peggy Reisser

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EducationResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Friday unanimously approved a budget proposal for FY 2025 that includes an operating budget of $696.4 million, a 3% across-the-board state-funded pay raise for faculty and staff, and no increase in mandatory student fees The budget proposal, which now goes to the UT Board of Trustees for consideration… Read More

776 Degrees to be Awarded in Spring Commencement Ceremonies May 13, 19

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Education

Jasmine Walker, BSN, RN, who will graduate from the Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse-Midwifery program May 13, believes her degree will help her advocate for the best care for women, especially in underserved communities. “Midwifery represents everything I stand for: women’s empowerment, creating a safe environment to build rapport with people, educating, providing evidence-based care, and… Read More

PACTS to Bring Together Experts, Providers on Bridging Gaps in Mental Health Care for Children After COVID

Written by Christopher Green

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The Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being and the Office of Community Health Engagement at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in partnership with the University of Memphis School of Social Work and the Tennessee Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, will host the 2024 Psychiatric Advocacy Collaborative Teams Summit (PACTS) Saturday, May 11,… Read More

Molecular/COVID Lab Closes After Four Years of Service in the Face of Unprecedented Pandemic

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CarePublic ServiceResearch

The world shut down in response to COVID-19 in early March 2020. By late March, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced it was partnering with University Clinical Health (UCH) to open a lab on the Memphis campus to analyze the deluge of COVID-19 tests being done around town. By May 4, the Molecular/COVID… Read More

Advisory Board to Meet May 10

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, May 10, at 11 a.m. CDT, in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus.   On the agenda: Chancellor’s Report Report on 2024 Giving Day Presentation of Student Fees FY2025 Budget Proposal Legislative Session Summary and Special Presentation While the meeting… Read More