UTHSC In the Media


Milk is good for you, in whatever form

The Commercial Appeal

“When you talk about milk replacements, you have to look at the definition of milk,” says Frances Tylavsky, a professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.


UTHSC library dumps journals for digital age

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“Libraries of the days of old are no longer how libraries really work,” said UTHSC chief operations officer Ken Brown.


On the Move: Chandra Alston

The Memphis Business Journal

Chandra Alston New Position: Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources, University of Tennessee Health Science Center


Safety Of E-Cigs Still Up For Debate

WREG

“We are years away from knowing how damaging these products are,” says Dr. Bob  Klesges with UT Health Science Center in Memphis.


UTHSC Nurse Develops ‘Socrates’ Board Game

The Daily News

Dr. Hallie Bensinger, an advanced practice nurse at UTHSC developed “What Would Socrates Think?” The game is designed to challenge students with ever-changing scenarios and, like many board games, makes use of dice, game cards and a spinner to create variables.


Dr. Jena J. Steinle Named Director of Research at the Hamilton Eye Institute

The Commercial Appeal

Dr. Jena J. Steinle, associate professor in the departments of ophthalmology, anatomy and neurobiology and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Health Science Center, has been appointed director of research at the Hamilton Eye Institute.


People on the move: Dr. Jena Steinle

The Commercial Appeal

Dr. Jena J. Steinle, associate professor in the departments of ophthalmology, anatomy and neurobiology and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Health Science Center, has been appointed director of research at the Hamilton Eye Institute.


UTHSC Professor Quoted in Marijuana Debate

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All diseases have treatment options other than marijuana, says Casey Laizure, a professor in the department of clinical pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He’s comfortable with marijuana being decriminalized, but legalizing it goes a step too far, he said.