Meet three of MBJ’s 2021 Super Women in Business: Miska Clay Bibbs of Teach for America Memphis and Shelby County Schools, artist Nancy Cheairs of Binder Projects and Flicker Street Studio, and Karen Hasty of UTHSC and the Memphis VA Medical Center.
Sickle cell disease — the inherited, lifelong blood disorder that disproportionately affects African Americans — has serious implications, impeding the flow of blood and oxygen throughout the body. And in Tennessee, about 3,000 people suffer from it, according to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
After more than a decade leading the university, Dr. Steve Schwab will retire as chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). In the coming weeks, the University of Tennessee (UT) System will launch a search for his replacement, with Schwab remaining in his role until June 30, 2022 — or until a… Read More
A cutting-edge scientific conference is coming to the U.S. for the first time, and it’s selected the Bluff City as its location. From Oct. 8-10, 2021, the International Experimental Biology and Medicine Conference (IEBMC) will be hosted by The Memphis Institute of Regenerative Medicine (MIRM), along with the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM),… Read More
They are you. They are me. They are us. They are Memphis. They are bar owners and lawyers and doctors. They work for the City or for a bank. They buy and sell your houses, they cook your food, and they invest your money. They make parks appealing and the cultural scene more vibrant. They… Read More
They are you. They are me. They are us. They are Memphis. They are bar owners and lawyers and doctors. They work for the City or for a bank. They buy and sell your houses, they cook your food, and they invest your money. They make parks appealing and the cultural scene more vibrant.
There was a phrase that was rattling around the internet a few years ago: “Nevertheless, she persisted.” It is an idea that women know deep in their bones, a sort of homing device that is part of being a woman as much as anatomy. Because women must persist. And, women will persist.
A nationwide — and Mid-South — nursing shortage is getting another potential pipeline for nurse graduates. The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science (UTHSC) announced April 22 a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. This new program is a traditional, two-year path to a BSN degree. UTHSC already offers… Read More
