UTHSC News


Why Inflammation Matters This Holiday Season

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Dr. Jimmy Kerrigan's headshot

As millions of Americans prepare for the holidays, a cardiologist and professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center says the conversation about heart health needs to shift from cholesterol to include a less visible but more dangerous threat: inflammation. Jimmy Kerrigan, MD, FSCAI, FACC, is an assistant professor of medicine at the College… Read More


Tennessee Health Leaders Visit UT Health Sciences for ‘Conversation Among Partners’

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“It is good to be here and partner with you,” Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner John Dunn, DVM, PhD, said during a visit to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis campus Thursday, Dec. 11. Commissioner Dunn and members of his leadership team came to Memphis to officially present three rural health grants to… Read More


College of Medicine’s Knoxville Campus Embraces New Name in Line with Academic Expansion

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Photo of a physician and two medical students in an exam room.

For the last several years, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s medical campus in Knoxville operated with a name it had outgrown, according to the campus’s dean. On October 1, that changed. Now officially the College of Medicine – Knoxville, the campus has stepped into a new identity that reflects its expanding role in… Read More


A Lifelong Passion for Research and Discovery

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Dr. Duane Miller Portrait

“New discoveries in science are more important to me than money.” That’s how researcher Duane Miller, PhD, describes the passion that has driven his career. “You can’t understand the excitement you have when you find out that one of your drugs works the way you think it should, or you get a surprise, the fact… Read More


Years in the Making: Legacy Society Donor Wall Unveiled

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Dr.Jeannie Beauchanp

“Legacy gifts aren’t about the past; they’re about the future,” said Cindy Russell, PhD, vice chancellor for Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs at the University Tennessee Health Science Center. “They are about believing in what UT Health Science Center will become and who it will help.” Dr. Russell spoke to more than 100 guests who… Read More


Impact Awards Commend UT Health Science Excellence Across State

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The winner holding his award and posing against the UTHSC Impact Awards backdrop

“The energy yesterday and the energy today makes me feel like if I come in tomorrow and then Sunday, those days will also have some great energy happening around here,” Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, said Dec. 12 of recent celebratory events, opening the 2025 Impact Awards at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Attendees… Read More


Staff Senate ‘Ready to Move to the Next Level’ as It Concludes Successful Year

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Photo of campus arches with dental building behind

At its final meeting of 2025, the Staff Senate at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center celebrated its achievements, honored university leadership, and welcomed its new president for 2026. Among the Staff Senate’s accomplishments in its second year were approving bylaws and operational procedures and securing a budget to help it recognize and build… Read More


UT Health Sciences Researchers Demonstrate Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment Quality Through AI-Enhanced Data Analytics

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Dr. David Schwartz headshot

Cancer researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have published three groundbreaking studies demonstrating how advanced artificial intelligence and population health analytics can identify and address barriers to quality cancer care. Funded by a Practice Transformation and Enhancement grant from the Tennessee Department of Health, the work documents key technical steps leading to… Read More