The Campus Police Department of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to patrol and conduct traffic stops during the National Child Passenger Safety Week from September 18 to September 24. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and… Read More
The College of Health Professions is 50 years old. As it celebrates this milestone, it is proud to remember its past and showcase new programs, research, and student successes. This year’s College of Health Professions magazine tells the story.
Soi No. 9, the Thai street food truck and restaurant located in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Food Court, received a $5,000 grant from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Memphis (LISC Memphis), for funding and support of their business. Along with its food truck rotating throughout Memphis, Soi No. 9 opened its brick-and-mortar… Read More
The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has awarded $1.9 million to John Boughter, PhD, professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and co-director of the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), to study the brain circuitry involved in processing novel tastes and foods. Max Fletcher, PhD,… Read More
Elizabeth Evans, SPT, BS, has wanted to become a physical therapist since witnessing therapists caring for her youngest sister, who was born with cerebral palsy and autism. Now, she is pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy, while becoming a prominent student leader at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Evans, a second-year physical therapy… Read More
For the second year in a row, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has the highest-ranked Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in Tennessee on U.S. News & World Report’s list of undergraduate nursing programs in its Best Colleges listing. Nationally, the college ranked No. 39 out of 681 BSN programs on… Read More
When native Memphian, Shannon Deal, the director of Student Health and Counseling Services at the University of Tennessee at Martin, heard and read about the violence that Memphis experienced last week, she wanted to support her hometown. That heartfelt sentiment grew into a campus-wide show of support by UT Martin for the city and its sister… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Office of Research has reported another record-breaking high for grant and contract awards received in a single fiscal year. The final numbers for UTHSC’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (FY22) show annual grant and contract awards totaled $133 million, a $6.3 million increase from last year’s… Read More
