UTHSC Names Moore Assistant Vice Chancellor
Matthew Moore has been named the assistant vice chancellor and registrar for student affairs and enrollment services for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
UTHSC In the Media
New Dentistry Building and Quad Improvements Coming to UTHSC
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has seen a flurry of construction since the university’s master plan was unveiled in 2014, including a new Translational Science Building and the Interprofessional Simulation and Patient Safety Center and Plough Center for the Sterile Development buildings, both currently under construction. As part of that master plan, UTHSC’s… Read More
UTHSC looks ahead to ambitious second phase of campus master plan
In the past five years, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has completed $350 million of construction. And the effort slows no sign of stopping as the medical college begins to pivot to phase 2 of its campus master plan aimed at going from an incidental to an intentional campus. UTHSC executive vice chancellor… Read More
UTHSC Professor Named First African American to Lead APA
Dr. Altha Stewart of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis says being named president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association is a tremendous and humbling honor and that she is looking forward to leading the organization.
UTHSC plans new Medical District apartments
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) plans to build new apartments on 10 acres in the Medical District. The planned site, which is already owned by UTHSC, is bordered by Jefferson Avenue, Manassas Street, Madison Avenue and Orleans Street.
UTHSC Professor Wins $1.7 Million Award
Dr. Christopher Waters, professor and interim chair of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s physiology department, has received a $1.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health. It’s for his study that will examine the therapies associated with ventilator-induced lung injury, specifically looking at the protein ASK1, in the hopes of reducing lung… Read More
UTHSC Names Director for Health Equity Research Centr
Dr. Michelle Martin will be the focus of a reception at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center this week that also will highlight the new Center for Innovation in Health Equity Research that she’s been brought in to lead. MICHELLE MARTIN The Wednesday, Feb. 22, reception to introduce Martin to the community is a… Read More
First African American president of the American Psychiatric Association Named
Altha Stewart, an associate professor of psychiatry and director of the Center for Health in Justice Involved Youth at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, was named president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association. When she becomes president in May 2018, Dr. Stewart will be the first African American to lead the American… Read More