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UTHSC Professors Awarded $1.5M Grant to Help Veterans

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Two University of Tennessee Health Science Center professors (Drs. Audrey Zucker-Levin and Phyllis Richey) have been awarded a $1.5 million grant to study the effectiveness of one of the newest prosthetic feet on the market for use with military veteran amputees.


Kosten Foundation Lifts Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

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Since its founding, the organization has provided nearly $500,000 for pancreatic research at UTHSC.


Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns Receives Award

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Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns, dean and professor in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, has received the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s Paul R. Dawson Award for her research contributions related to health services delivery affecting patient outcomes. Chisholm-Burns founded and directs the Medication Access Program in Georgia, which helps provide… Read More


UTHSC Nabs Three Federal Grants Worth $780,000

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has won a trio of federal grants aimed at furthering its brand research projects.


UTHSC Pursuing Hotel-Conference Center in Medical District

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is looking for a developer to build a hotel and conference center at the southwest corner of Madison Avenue and South Pauline Street. The university won approval from an executive subcommittee of the Tennessee Building Commission on Monday, Aug. 24, to issue a request for proposal on the… Read More


Shibata Named UTHSC Chair of Surgery

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Dr. David Shibata has been named the Scheinberg Endowed Chair of Surgery and a professor in the Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Regional Forensic Center Hosts Investigators

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The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center hosted an information and training session with investigators from three local law enforcement agencies Wednesday, July 29 as part of a new effort to strengthen relationships with area agencies that handle death cases.


Linda Nichols named a 2015 fellow of the Gerontological Society of America

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Linda Nichols, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor, has been named a 2015 fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the highest class of membership within the society. Nichols is a professor in the UTHSC Department of Preventive Medicine and also is co-director of the Caregiver Center at the Memphis VA Medical Center.