Four years after pandemic’s start, UTHSC shutters COVID testing lab
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center closed its on-campus COVID-19 testing laboratory Friday, May 3.
Publisher: Daily Memphian
UTHSC names new dean to lead College of Dentistry
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry has promoted executive associate dean Ken Tilashalski to lead the college effective July 1.
Head of Regional One advocates for academic medical center
Regional One Health President and CEO Dr. Reginald Coopwood spoke to the Memphis Rotary Club Tuesday, April 23, drumming up support for transforming the public hospital into an academic medical center. Throughout the past year, Coopwood has been addressing audiences citywide, pushing for a formal partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center that would make the… Read More
Amid FAFSA problems, Memphis students file for college aid
They were part of a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) workshop that Memphis-Shelby County Schools hosted. “Our higher education partners were really interested in what can we do to help support our high school students with pursuing post-secondary endeavors,” said MSCS High School Counseling Service Manager Constance Certion. “We know that financial aid… Read More
Rock’n Dough looks to create a rolling good time
When the Rock’n Dough Pizza & Brewery team began thinking about the restaurant’s newest location in the Edge District, they wanted something that would make it a destination, not just a place for dinner.
Hooks Institute takes long view of city in new U of M home
From the eleventh floor of the Wilder Tower at the University of Memphis, the view in every direction is tree-covered Memphis, its high points poking through the canopy and glinting in the sun.
Alumnus funds broad scholarship program at U of M
More than five decades later, he is funding the Weil Scholars Program at the university, which, beginning this fall will offer scholarships and networking opportunities to 26 top-tier undergraduate and graduate students, including two medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Kits from Regional One help gunshot victims care for themselves at home
Regional One Health’s Elvis Presley Trauma Center, one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers, has started providing special kits to patients with bullet-related injuries while also exploring the possibility of bringing a community-based clinic to Memphis to serve those patients. The kit, called The BRIC Box, provides the supplies most patients will need to care… Read More