UTHSC News

Rebecca Krukowski, PhD, Assistant Professor at UTHSC, Awarded $3.3 Million Grant for ‘Moms Fit 2 Fight’ Study to Help Women in Military Return to Fitness Standards After Pregnancy

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Rebecca Krukowski, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has received a grant for $3.3 million over five years for a program to help women in the United States military return to fitness standards after the birth of a baby. This project is the result of a cooperative agreement between UTHSC and… Read More

UTHSC To Honor Veterans on Campus at Annual Breakfast Reception

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On Friday, November 11, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will celebrate and honor the veterans of the United States Armed Forces on campus by hosting “Honoring All Who Serve,” a Veterans Day observance. The breakfast reception will be held in the Student-Alumni Center’s O.D. Larry Dining Hall from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The… Read More

UTHSC’s Dr. Gabor Tigyi Receives Distinguished Professorship at National Taiwan University

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

As a result of a longtime, long-distance research collaboration, Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, professor of physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a prestigious appointment at the premier research university in Taiwan. Dr. Tigyi, the new associate vice chancellor for Research and Industry Relations at… Read More

Maddie Singer, Director of Anaplastology at UTHSC, Helps Make People Whole With Her Remarkably Lifelike Prosthetics.

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Maddie Singer, director of anaplastology at UTHSC, helps make people whole with her remarkably lifelike prosthetics. Her work was featured on WMC-TV Action News 5. In case you missed it, here’s the story. https://wmctv.videodownload.worldnow.com/WMCTV_0311201622224000000AA.mp4        

Scott Campbell Named Emergency Management and Safety Officer at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Written by Amber Carter

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Scott Campbell, a long-time emergency management official with the United States Coast Guard, has been named emergency management and safety officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). A native of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Campbell comes to UTHSC from New Orleans, Louisiana, bringing 26 years of military experience in emergency management, physical security,… Read More

Local Landscaping Company Helps Make UTHSC’s Campus Beautiful in All Seasons

Written by Peggy Reisser

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If the crimson and yellow mums planted on campus this fall caught your eye and brightened your day, Calvin King and Rigoberto Rodriguez count themselves successful. King and Rodriguez, co-owners of Immaculate Landscaping, a Memphis business with an office in Olive Branch, Mississippi, have been the contractors behind much of the beautiful seasonal color at the… Read More

Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology at UTHSC Growing; Expanding Clinical Practice

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducation

If you have a suspicious-looking mole or a strange patch on your skin, Tejesh Patel, MD, FAAD, has some advice – get it checked out. And he wants you to know that, as faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), the Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology is ready to help. “We’re… Read More

Student Spotlights: Two Students Continue to Blaze a Trail at UTHSC

Written by Amber Carter

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Our students and graduates are the best, and we never miss an opportunity to share that fact. Here are the stories of two students we recently profiled: As a health care professional, helping others overcome illnesses and personal obstacles is an expected behavior. However, when you are the health care professional who can relate to… Read More