UTHSC News

Campus Police Partners with FBI, NNSA for City-Wide Terrorism Response Exercise

Written by Christopher Green

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Public Service

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Campus Police Department, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), recently conducted a critical tabletop exercise focusing on terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The exercise, dubbed “Bluff City Thunder,” was a part… Read More

Pride in People and Partnerships: UT Health Science Center’s Clinical, Research and Administrative Impact on the City, State

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CarePublic ServiceResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s clinical, research, and administrative excellence and impact on the Memphis community was on display last Thursday night at the Memphis Business Journal’s 2024 Health Care Heroes Awards. Three of the six winners are UT Health Science Center faculty members. Additionally, 17 of the 26 overall finalists (65%) are associated in… Read More

UT Health Science Center to Graduate 97 Students in 2024 Summer Commencement

Written by Janay Jeans

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Education

Ashley Austria says she has experienced more growth and confidence in herself while studying in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program in the College of Nursing. Now, she graduates with peace of mind knowing her tuition has been covered and she will begin working at Baptist Memorial Health Care after graduating, through the… Read More

College of Medicine – Chattanooga Named New Chair of its Department of Pediatrics

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CareEducation

William (Bill) Basco, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine – Chattanooga at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. Dr. Basco joins the college from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) where he served as professor of pediatrics… Read More

Brian Peters Part of Multi-Disciplinary Team Awarded $3.9 Million to Study Mixed Fungal-Bacterial Infections

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Brian Peters, PhD, First Tennessee Endowed Chair of Excellence in Clinical Pharmacy and professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the UT Health Science Center, was recently awarded $3.9 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a project aimed at unravelling intricate mysteries surrounding complex fungal-bacterial infections.… Read More

Soulsville Heart Health Summit Emphasizes Community Collaboration to Increase Access to Care

Written by Nicky Hitching

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Clinical CarePublic Service

Community-led collaboration was a key theme at the two-day Soulsville Heart Health Summit August 9 and 10 at Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the first annual meeting of the Tennessee Heart Health Network in partnership with the Soulsville Foundation. The network is the signature project of the Tennessee Population Health Consortium at the University… Read More

Leadership Team Hitting Stride Toward Statewide Vision of Healthy Tennesseans. Thriving Communities.

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

“We are in a good place and moving in a good direction,” Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, told members of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Friday during their summer meeting in Memphis. With many new leaders now in place and joining already committed colleagues to forge a more-cohesive team across all four Health Science Center campuses, the… Read More

‘We’ve Just Had a Good Time Doing It,’ Terrance Cooper, PhD, Says of His Career in Research

Written by Janay Jeans

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Research

Terrance (Terry) Cooper, PhD, developed his interest in biology while taking photomicrographs with direction from his biology professor as an undergraduate student at Wayne State University in the mid-1960s. Now, Dr. Cooper, a researcher and Harriet Van Vleet professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry in the College of Medicine, is a nationally… Read More