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Congressman Cohen Announces Alcohol Research Grant to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $507,693 grant for ethanol research involving the arteries and brain from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: “I am always pleased to see scientific research investments in our Memphis… Read More


Congressman Cohen Announces $1 Million Grant to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $1,050,313 grant from the National Cancer Institute for research determining the contribution of microbial-derived metabolites to protective immunity in obesity-driven cancer risk.


UTHSC Represented at Forensic Medicine Conference

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Two medical students in the forensic medicine preceptorship program and a forensic pathology Fellow at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) presented their research through poster presentations at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle last month. The Annual Meeting of the AAFS is the premier gathering of… Read More


UTHSC Instrumental in New Wellness & Stress Clinic Bringing Health Care to Oakhaven Church

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‘We can have an impact right here, right now,’ said David M. Stern, MD, vice chancellor for Health Affairs for Statewide Initiatives at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, summing up the importance of the new Wellness & Stress Clinic of Memphis that opened today in the Oakhaven community in South Memphis.


UTHSC Adopts Innovative Model for Student Mental Health Services

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When third-year medical student Hannah Ashitey was preparing for a major exam, she turned to the Office of Student Academic Support Services and Inclusion (SASSI) for help with her studies. Ashitey got more than just academic assistance, and she believes the help made a big difference in her success.


$22,188 Worth of Free Dental Services Provided by the UTHSC College of Dentistry at Give Kids a Smile Day

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The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center recently participated in the American Dental Association’s annual Give Kids a Smile Day. Partnering with Freedom Preparatory Academy Charter School, the College of Dentistry provided 1,105 procedures to more than 80 children valued at $22,188.


Leilani Collins Retiring from UTHSC

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‘Never stop learning.’This is the final message that accomplished medical technologist and educator Leilani ‘Lani’ Collins would like to share with her students as she transitions into retirement. Collins, who has served in her profession for more than four decades, is an associate professor in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences in the College of… Read More


College of Dentistry at UTHSC Reaccredited by American Dental Association

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The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has received full reaccreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, the nation’s largest dental association. The major programs in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene were reaccredited without any recommendations, and the entire portfolio of advanced residency training programs received… Read More