The institution has tapped Brigitte Grant to be its vice chancellor for advancement. Currently the associate VP for development at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), she’ll start at UTHSC on May 1. She takes the place of Charles Deal, the vice chancellor of university advancement at the University of Tennessee at Martin,… Read More
Long before Kennard Brown was spearheading transformational projects at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTSHC), he was just a kid in Chicago, being told by his grandmother to do his homework. A former sharecropper who couldn’t read or write, she understood, as much as anyone, the importance of education. And with Brown’s mother working night… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has educational and clinical partnerships with an array of hospitals and medical groups, which have helped create a comprehensive local health care ecosystem. Now, the institution is looking to strengthen and expand partnerships like these throughout not just Memphis, but also the entire state — and it’s… Read More
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can lead to the development of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), one of the most common forms of dementia found in people under the age of 65. Actor Bruce Willis — who is 67 — was diagnosed with the condition recently, and currently, there is no treatment for it. A team of researchers at… Read More
Doctor, professor, Major General, and executive director: Dr. Jan Young has an impressive career helping those beyond herself. She leads one of the 10 largest granting foundations in the Mid-South. Young has a Doctor of Nursing Science degree and received outstanding and/or distinguished alumni awards from both the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the… Read More
If it happens on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) campus, Kennard Brown, Ph.D., was most likely involved. He oversees the day-to-day operations and management of the central administration of UTHSC’s 40-acre campus. When Dr. Peter Buckley visited Memphis 17 years ago, he never imagined he’d one day move to the city. But here Buckley is,… Read More
Wendy Likes is thinking big in her role as dean, which involves several facets. A goal she’s focused on is “increasing access to health care through nursing, particularly in rural areas with our UTHSC Nursing Mobile Health Unit and our partnership with UT Southern.”
The fourth annual Power 100 list was released in the Jan. 27 weekly edition of MBJ. The section profiles the 100 most powerful people in the Mid-South, as chosen by the editorial staff. Those included were also honored at an invite-only event at The Orpheum Theatre on Jan. 26. Memphis Tomorrow is a who’s who… Read More
