When Roy Jensen, MD, steps to the podium August 31 as the keynote speaker at this year’s Tennessee Statewide Cancer Collaborative scientific meeting in Nashville, he’ll be speaking to a city he knows intimately. He lived there for roughly 24 years, earning his medical degree at Vanderbilt University, completing his residency and fellowship training, and later returning… Read More
There is an uptick in emails coming from non-affiliated retirement companies advertising services to UT employees. The emails encourage employees to register for one-on-one counseling sessions to review their pensions, investments, etc. with a “Tennessee retirement specialist.” This is misleading as it appears they are associated with the State of TN. The disclaimer that they… Read More
Effective Jan. 1, 2026 the federal SECURE 2.0 Act required employers to change how they administer age-based catch-up contributions to State of Tennessee’s voluntary retirement plans- 401(K), 457(b), 403(b) for certain high-income participants. Age catch-up contributions starting in 2026 must be Roth (post-tax). 2026 Contribution Limits The Standard annual contribution (under age 50) is $24,500. The age-catch-up… Read More
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, The department of Physiology would like to invite you to attend our department seminar on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 3:30 p.m. in the Link Building Auditorium. The guest seminar speaker is Dr. Robert Williams, Professor and Chair in the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics. His seminar presentation is titled… Read More
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During its summer meeting Friday, Aug. 7, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Advisory Board honored the Memphis Medical Society, heard about research developments and received an update on the university’s improving overall financial position and capital projects. Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, honored the Memphis Medical Society, founded in 1876 and celebrating 150 years of remarkable… Read More
Neuroscience Institute Seminar Series – August 18, 2026 The Neuroscience Institute invites you to join us for our upcoming seminar on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, from 12:00 – 1:30 pm, in the Link Auditorium on the 2nd floor. We are pleased to host Dr. Junmin Peng, who will present: “Multiscale Proteomics across Bulk, Cell-Type, and Spatial… Read More
On Thursday, August 13, 2026, between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm, ITS is performing maintenance on our Banner database. Banner, including Banner Self Service, will be unavailable during this time. Thanks for your cooperation as ITS continues to work to improve our campus technology resources!
