UTHSC News


Department of Labor Grant to Support Nurses in Rural, Underserved Hospitals

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative. The three-year grant will fund the Delta Nurse Scholars program, which supports nursing graduates in their transition to work in rural or underserved hospitals. This program,… Read More


Crossing the Finish Line: Administrator, Professor Completes Ironman World Championship Triathlon

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Thirteen hours, six minutes, and thirty-four seconds was the time when Elizabeth Hall, PharmD, crossed the finish line after completing 140.6 miles of swimming, biking, and running in the VinFast Ironman World Championship women’s triathlon in Nice, France. With a passion for triathlon, Dr. Hall joined thousands of triathletes on Sept. 22 in completing 2.4… Read More


First Leadership Town Hall Fosters Dialogue Among Campus Community

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Despite heavy rain, faculty and staff converged in the Schreier Auditorium at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center last Friday morning for the first in a series of town halls with the university’s Executive Leadership Team. The session was designed to give the campus community the opportunity to ask questions and present issues in a very… Read More


UT Health Science Center Researchers on Team that Developed Novel Technique To Help Understand Cancer at the Cellular Level

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Three investigators from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are part of a team of scientists from around the country who developed a novel single-cell technology that could eventually lead to more targeted therapies for cancer. Neil Hayes, MD, professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the College of Medicine and director… Read More


Outstanding Faculty Members Honored at Celebration of Promotion and Tenure

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More than 100 faculty members at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were recognized for their promotion in rank or for being awarded tenure in the 2023 – 2024 academic year.  “Your work matters, it matters not just to science, to education, and to health care in Tennessee, it matters nationally. It is a privilege to go out and see your… Read More


Postdoc’s Prolific Publishing Streak a Remarkable Achievement

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When Sarah Asemota, MD, PhD, got notification that a paper on which she is the lead author would be published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), it marked her sixth publication in a prolific two-year period at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Sarah is a postdoctoral cancer… Read More


UT Health Science Center’s Inaugural Vols Football Watch Party a Big Win!

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Cornisha McDonald sat front and center on the lawn of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Historic Quadrangle Saturday afternoon, as members of the campus community came together for the first-ever Vols Football Game Watch Party. The aquatics coordinator for Campus Recreation, McDonald brought her niece, who played with several other children on the… Read More


Postdoc Wins Top Honors at National Cancer Institute’s Junior Investigator Meeting

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Minjeong Kim, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, earned first place at the 2024 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Junior Investigator Annual Meeting for her podium talk focused on unraveling key genetic mutations in lung cancer. The meeting, held August 22 and 23 on the National Institutes of Health’s campus… Read More