‘Much to be done and we will do it together’: UTHSC investiture held
Nine months into his tenure as the new chancellor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Peter Buckley had his investiture ceremony Friday morning.
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‘Much to be done and we will do it together’: UTHSC investiture held
Nine months into his tenure as the new chancellor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Peter Buckley had his investiture ceremony Friday morning. “We will work with our communities in collaboration to remove barriers to care and tackle the serious and pernicious social determinants of health,” Buckley said during his speech. “And we will… Read More
Art and Sciences Merged at The Art of Science Exhibit, Founded By UTHSC Faculty Member
To introduce life-saving medical science to new audiences, Crosstown Arts and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, recently presented the seventh biennial exhibition of The Art of Science. The exhibit was founded and directed by Heather Smallwood, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the UTHSC College… Read More
Medtronic Launches New Platform To Accelerate Innovation in Stroke Care
Medtronic Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability around the world, but only a fraction of people who suffer a stroke get treatment in time. Medtronic is taking bold new steps to change that by launching the Medtronic Neurovascular Co-Lab™, an innovation process and platform for new ideas in the treatment of stroke care.… Read More
UT President, Jackson hospital head talk ‘rural’ future of medical care
University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd and Tennessee Health Science Center Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, made the rounds this week, traveling the state from west to east, to promote the university’s robust medical network. The tour began at the flagship campus in Memphis, an anchor of UTHSC, a university teaching network that has trained 40% of… Read More
UTHSC statewide tour kicks off in Memphis
University of Tennessee leaders from Knoxville and Memphis met on Monday, Oct. 31, to kick off a statewide tour to tout the impact of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. UT president Randy Boyd joined UTHSC chancellor Dr. Peter Buckley for the launch of the “Everywhere You Look, UTHSC” tour. The pair will visit Jackson,… Read More
‘Serendipity:’ How UTHSC chancellor Peter Buckley came to Memphis
One day in August, Dr. Peter Buckley decided to explore Memphis. Already, he had been to Graceland. He had seen Beale Street, the Peabody, and Sun Studio. Now, the newest chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) wanted to visit places that weren’t necessarily tourist staples. This is the story of that serendipity — and… Read More
Health Care Heroes: Duane D. Miller and Wei Li of UTHSC
“Sabizabulin” sounds like an incantation. But this is no magic spell. Instead, it’s a drug used to treat COVID-19 patients at high risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death. It was designed and tested by Wei Li, Ph.D. and Duane D. Miller, Ph.D., both of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tennessee… Read More