Publisher: Daily Memphian


‘Don’t give up on yourself’: Regional One team defy odds to save officer’s leg

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As Dr. Thao Wolbert and Darrell Prewitt talked in a medical exam room at Regional One Hospital, family members and staff kept a close eye on his left leg. That’s because Prewitt’s leg, after being hit by a car after a high-speed chase in Arkansas, was recently hanging on by a thread — or rather,… Read More


‘I want to hit a ball with a weird-looking stick’

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Victoria Godwin acknowledged with a laugh that she has been called on more than once on an Irish sporting field for reasons having nothing to do with her athletic ability.


UTHSC Advisory Board approves $747M operating budget

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board approved a $747 million operating budget and $334 million capital budget Friday, May 8, sending it to the statewide Board of Trustees for approval.


How $300M in state funding for UTHSC will become ‘a beacon of hope’ for regional healthcare

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center recently received welcome news — more than $300 million from the state for a new College of Medicine.


$1B for rural health care coming to Tennessee

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Tennessee will have $1 billion to spend across dozens of its rural counties during the next five years as part of funding made available through the Rural Health Transformation Program.


Mid-South public universities join forces for AI research

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Four Mid-South universities have formed a partnership to advance artificial intelligence research, workforce development and innovation in the region.


Tennessee passes $58B budget

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Tennessee’s $58 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 passed both the House and Senate on Thursday, April 16, with big money included for school vouchers, law enforcement and $1 million for a state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.


U of M, Ole Miss and others team up for new AI consortium

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The University of Memphis, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and two other regional universities are creating an AI research consortium.