UTHSC In the Media


USM Names New Dean of College of Nursing and Health Professions

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Dr. Charleen McNeill, an accomplished higher education administrator and faculty member with extensive professional healthcare experience, has been selected as dean of The University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) following a nationwide search.


In Drug Diversion Prevention Programs, AI is No Longer a Novelty

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With AI dominating healthcare headlines, it’s easy to dismiss this technology as being all hype that’s not ready for primetime.


In Drug Diversion Prevention Programs, AI is No Longer a Novelty

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With AI dominating healthcare headlines, it’s easy to dismiss this technology as being all hype that’s not ready for primetime.


UT Health Science Center, University of Memphis collaborate on project

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A grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will expand a longstanding behavioral health workforce and education training program at the University of Memphis to include the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


UTHSC’s Colleen Jonsson Secures $423,500 NIH Grant to Combat Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus

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The quest to battle the Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV) received a financial boost as Colleen Jonsson, PhD, the director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was awarded a substantial $423,500 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), UTHSC reports.


Movers & Shakers

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Dr. Jock C. Lillard, a neurosurgeon, recently joined Semmes Murphey Clinic and brings to the clinic a background and fellowship training in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery.


UTHSC to receive $77K grant for HIV research project

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The University of Tennessee Health and Science Center will reportedly receive a grant to research treatments for HIV.


FDA Commissioner Spreads Unsubstantiated Concerns About Seed Oils in Baby Formula

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In recent months, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary has amplified unfounded concerns about the safety of seed oils, a subset of vegetable oils used in infant formula.