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University of Tennessee leaders talk future of the system

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Randy Boyd, president of University of Tennessee System, Donde Plowman of UT Knoxville, Steve Angle of UT Chattanooga, Linda Martin, Interim Chancellor of UT Southern, Yancy Freeman of UT Martin, Peter Buckley of UT Health Science Center gather together for the State of the University Address, Feb. 8, 2024 at Woolworth Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee.


How University of Tennessee plans to entice more graduates to work in the Volunteer State

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University of Tennessee System leaders are finding ways to quickly adapt academic programs to build a workforce of graduates who meet Volunteer State companies’ changing needs. UT System President Randy Boyd and university chancellors have discussed creating more hands-on learning opportunities for students, working as a team to find a place for all students, and… Read More


7 Best Dual DNP/PhD Programs | 2024

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) offers a Dual DNP/PhD degree program that provides an integrated advanced clinical and research program of study leading to both the DNP and PhD degrees. This innovative program, housed within the College of Nursing and the College of Graduate Health Sciences, is designed for exceptional students who… Read More


Looking Back, Looking Forward

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In the early 1900s, Chamber organizations encouraged plans to open the West Tennessee State Normal School (known today as the University of Memphis), along with medical and dental schools that would later merge into the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Position of stroke patient’s head before surgery may improve neurological function

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“Many thrombectomy patients have delays until the procedure can be started, whether due to slow internal hospital processes, multiple patients arriving at the same time or if the patient needs to be transferred to another hospital,” said lead study researcher Anne W. Alexandrov, Ph.D., a professor of nursing and neurology at the University of Tennessee… Read More


Depresh Mode with John Moe: A Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses

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The numbers are daunting. 60% of college students meet the criteria for a mental health disorder. 44% report depression symptoms, 37% for anxiety, and 15% in a recent survey were considering suicide. Dr. Jessi Gold, Chief Wellness Officer for the University of Tennessee System, says these bleak figures come at a time when there is… Read More


Life-changing vision equipment helps children see more clearly

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Children with severe vision impairment have received high-tech vision aids for free thanks to a local initiative by the Southern College of Optometry and Sight Savers America. The children were identified by low vision doctors from the SCO and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, as well as by teachers serving visually impaired students… Read More


‘Hurkle-Durkling’ Is The Newest TikTok Trend. Should We All Be Doing It?

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“I think there’s probably a limit or a time when it becomes an avoidance mechanism or sign that something else is going on,” said Dr. Jessica Gold, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. “Burnout comes to mind if the thing you don’t want to get up and… Read More