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Leadership Tennessee Next program announces spring 2026 cohort

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Leadership Tennessee’s program for early to mid-career professionals on Dec. 16 announced its spring 2026 cohort, which includes 32 state leaders representing 14 counties.


The fight of our lives: advancing cancer research in TN | Opinion

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Recently, researchers, clinicians, and policymakers from across Tennessee came together in Nashville to chart a path toward a stronger, more coordinated statewide cancer strategy for Tennessee.


LSU splits president-chancellor roles, makes two hires

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The LSU Board of Supervisors has named Wade Rousse its next system president and picked University of Alabama Provost Jim Dalton as chancellor and executive vice president of its Baton Rouge campus.


Kingsport academic dental clinic expansion moves forward

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Expansion plans are moving forward for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Kingsport Dental Clinic of the Appalachian Highlands.


Make-A-Wish, UT grant 8-year-old girl’s wish to be a scientist

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An eight-year-old girl living with leukemia got to fulfill her dreams of becoming a scientist Thursday thanks to Make-A-Wish East Tennessee and the University of Tennessee’s College of Pharmacy and College of Nursing.


Tennessee awards $12 million to UT Health Science Center to address rural health care gaps

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Tennessee’s health department awarded a $12 million grant aimed at closing health care gaps in rural areas to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


How the Trump administration spoke about mRNA shots in 1st term versus 2nd term

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When the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2020, President Donald Trump referred to it as a “medical miracle.”


Still no death certificate for man buried as someone else

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Months after DNA results revealed a missing Memphis man has been misidentified and buried in a veterans cemetery, his relatives are still waiting for his death certificate.