UTHSC, Le Bonheur secure funding for projects to treat mental trauma in children
The Urban Child Institute granted $375,000 to the UTHSC Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being, and $500,000 for Le Bonheur’s Family Resilience Initiative.
UTHSC In the Media
Here are the candidates who came (and didn’t) to the forums in six Tennessee cities
The USA TODAY Network Tennessee hosted candidate forums over two months in six cities across all three Grand Divisions in partnership with the University of Tennessee system and Lipscomb University. June 16: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) Gubernatorial candidates Carnita Atwater, Democrat Jason Martin, Democrat JB Smiley, Democrat
Dr. Peter Buckley, Chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Dr. Peter Buckley, Chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and welcomes him to Memphis, Tennessee, after being named the 11th Chancellor and stepping into the role on February 1, 2022. During the interview, Dr. Buckley shares some of his background growing up in Ireland and becoming a psychiatrist… Read More
UTHSC College of Nursing receives $3.9M grant for rural mobile health needs
The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been selected to receive a four-year, $3.9 million grant that will help fund a mobile health unit for Lake and Lauderdale counties. The money will also help UTHSC implement rural health education into its undergraduate and graduate programs.
LI School To Study Music’s Impact On Autism
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — Using a $90,000 grant, Molloy University is creating a study to determine the impact of music therapy on autistic children. The research will examine whether improvisational music therapy can improve neurological outcomes for autistic children. The study will be done by graduate assistants and music therapists at the Rebecca Center for… Read More
Health Care Heroes 2022: Cassandra Holder Christiansen of UTHSC College of Dentistry
If your heart is strong, and you’re fully mobile, and you have all your teeth, you can thank your youth or your good genetics. Or, more likely, you can thank your doctor. A good doctor can see you through everything from minor aches and pains and major medical issues to mental struggles and chronic physical… Read More
Feeding the need: University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Campus Cupboard
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Campus Cupboard eased in to opening in September 2021 with a mobile food pantry event. “We’re open three days a week — Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays — for students, faculty, and staff of UTHSC. So, anybody with UTHSC credentials,” said Jess Guthrie, assistant director of community engagement with… Read More
Shelby County Health Department unveils supporting cast in Board of Health members
The Shelby County Health Department announced its new Board of Health members Wednesday morning. The board will operate as a support structure for the health department, offering evaluations for the overall health of residents and guidance for department officials. Jon McCullers will be the 2022 chair of the board. The group chose him at its first meeting and he… Read More