Demolition work on the former Holiday Inn building at 969 Madison Ave. has begun as part of more than $100 million in capital projects and improvements underway or planned over the next few years for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis campus. After months of remediation work to prepare the building for demolition,… Read More
More than 150 primary care providers will come to Memphis from four states March 28 to learn best practices in caring for people with sickle cell disease. Led by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, the one-day conference will bring nationally-known experts in sickle cell patient care to Memphis. Sponsors include… Read More
Valeanna Adams loved science from a young age and majored in biology at Lane College, where she graduated in 2022 with the highest grade-point average in the Natural and Physical Sciences Division. As she approached graduation, Adams told one of her Lane professors that she wished she had more time in school because she was… Read More
In 2015, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was named the first institution in the UT System to receive the “VETS Campus” distinction from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, recognizing the university’s work to help veterans transition from military service to higher education. UT Health Science Center has recently taken another major step in… Read More
Kristi Forman, DBA, director of Admissions Operations in Enrollment Management at UT Health Science Center said last week’s UT Leadership Institute was “the most impactful experience of my professional career.” Forman was one of four from UT Health Science Center who joined a total of 50 mid-level managers from across the UT System in participating… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has earned the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This honor underscores the pivotal role of research to the university’s mission and highlights the university’s enduring commitment to advancing knowledge and innovation. It also represents a significant strength that UT Health Science… Read More
Approximately 500 nurse scientists will descend on The Peabody this week to share the latest in nursing research at the 39th annual Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) conference. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing played an integral role in bringing the group to Memphis for the Feb. 19–21 meeting. The society’s… Read More
At its winter meeting Friday, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board unanimously recommended increases to tuition and mandatory fees, honored the board’s inaugural chair, Phil Wenk, DDS, and heard from Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, and the college deans about the university’s latest accomplishments and goals. The recommendations for tuition and mandatory fee… Read More
