Publisher: The Commercial Appeal

Here’s a look at promotions, hirings and other noteworthy business events in the Memphis area.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has achieved a historic milestone by earning the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested six officers involved in arrest of suspect accused of Shelby Farms murder in October 2024.

More than half of Shelby County residents are obese or overweight, and education on how to make positive health decisions has been limited in the county. ShelbyCares, a partnership between Shelby County Government and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been on a mission to change that since February 2023.

Erica Mitchell was among a group of 76 surgeon educators inducted into membership in the American College of Surgeons‘ Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.

Every year brings good and bad and 2024 was no different. But it’s important to reflect on the good things that happened throughout Memphis and the Mid-South because plenty of great things happened.

Memphis-based brain and spine care provider Semmes Murphey Clinic has hired two general neurologists: Dr. Caitlin Brockenshire and Dr. Neha Kumar.

A Memphis man was convicted last week of killing his wife, a Memphis pharmacist and UT-Health Sciences graduate, while the couple were honeymooning at a luxury resort in Fiji, reported The Fiji Times.