UTHSC In the Media


TEM ecosystem aims to enrich talent pipeline

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A group of organizations representing some of Memphis’ brightest minds is building an ecosystem to expand access to STEM education for students who have been historically underrepresented in science-related careers. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, LeMoyne-Owen College and Frayser Community PTSA are among the… Read More


UTHSC, Le Bonheur secure funding for projects to treat mental trauma in children

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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.


Here are the candidates who came (and didn’t) to the forums in six Tennessee cities

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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