UTHSC In the Media


UTHSC Receives $3 Million for Pancreatic Cancer Research

The Memphis Business Journal

A professor in the departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center received two grants totaling $3.4 million.


Former governor is honored with bust at UTHSC dentistry college

The Commercial Appeal

Former Gov. Winfield Dunn, a dentist who served as Tennessee’s governor from 1971-75, was honored today with a bronze bust unveiled in the lobby of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry building that bears his name.


Delta Dental of Tennessee Donates Vehicles to UTHSC

The Daily News

Thanks to a recent donation of two Nissan Rogue crossover vehicles from Delta Dental of Tennessee, students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry can now carpool together when traveling back and forth from Memphis to the new clinical site in the Healing Hands Health Center in Bristol, Tenn.


Dr. Shack Named Dean Of UT Health Science Center College Of Medicine And Senior Vice President, Erlanger

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In making the appointment, David Stern, MD, Robert Kaplan Executive Dean of the College of Medicine, said UTHSC is “delighted and honored” that Dr. Shack will lead the college’s Chattanooga campus.


Medical District offers grants to draw events, people

The Commercial Appeal

“We are excited to encourage individuals who have innovative ideas that will draw people, activity, and attention to the Memphis Medical District,” said Ken Brown, chief operations officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and an MMDC board member. “UTHSC is proud to support this program as a way to showcase some of… Read More


UTHSC’s new facility is a rarity nationwide

The Memphis Business Journal

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is moving pieces in place to ensure the school will be in prime position to attract students who want to have the most advanced facilities.


UTHSC Professor Awarded $120K to Study Chronic Pain

The Daily News

Dr. Valeria Vásquez, an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine, has received a $120,000 grant from the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation to study the causes of chronic pain.