You often hear about Memphis’ high homicide rate, but the rate at which people are dying from overdosing on opioids is just as alarming. The opioid epidemic is grabbing headlines. From Shelby County suing pharmaceutical companies to Donald Trump declaring the problem a health emergency. So how bad is it? According to the West Tennessee… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center researcher, Dr. Khyobeni Mozhui, launches study on what governs how people grow old.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, and TriMetis Life Sciences have announced the establishment of a partnership focused on research, discovery, entrepreneurship and commercialization in biosciences and technology.
A Memphis doctor who knows first-hand the pain of losing a child to an overdose is fighting to change medical education in Tennessee so there are more physicians throughout the state with addiction medicine expertise. Dr. David Stern, vice-chancellor for clinical affairs for the University of Tennessee’s College of Medicine and the University of Tennessee… Read More
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Dean reflects on her childhood and the lessons she learned from her parents which ultimately led to her being the first in her family to graduate from high school, college, and pharmacy school.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is working to develop a new path from research to commercial success. UTHSC will partner with the Memphis Bioworks Foundation and TriMetis Life Sciences to focus on commercializing bioscience and technology. Dr. Steve Bares, president and executive director of Memphis Bioworks, will serve as associate vice chancellor… Read More
For those of you paying for college at Tennessee schools, how does a less than 3% college tuition increase sound? Or a warranty for what you learn? Those are just some of the things that came out budget hearings Tuesday before Governor Bill Haslam. The Governor’s budget hearings every fall provide a window on spending… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is in the midst of more than $20 million in state-funded security upgrades. “We went from about 300 cameras right now to about 1,200 cameras being installed campus wide,” UTHSC Police Chief Anthony Berryhill said. The enhancements will also include keyless locks on buildings and an emergency… Read More
