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CORNET Awards Provide $100,000 to Two New UTHSC Collaborations

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Two research teams at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have been awarded the 2022 UTHSC Collaborative Research Network (CORNET)-Functional Genomics Award. Each team will receive $50,000 to support their novel projects. The CORNET Awards are a competitive intramural grant program funded by the UTHSC Office of Research to promote new lines of… Read More


UTHSC Campus Police Department to Participate in “Operation Southern Slow Down” Tennessee Highway Safety Campaign

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UTHSC Campus Police

The Campus Police Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) in the “Operation Southern Slow Down” campaign this week until July 24. Law enforcement agencies in the five participating southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee will collaborate and conduct enforcement… Read More


Campus Lactation Rooms Available to the UTHSC Community

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Three lactation rooms are now available on campus, providing a private space for all nursing mothers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Initially developed by the Office of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (OIED) and Human Resources in 2018, two lactation rooms supported the needs of working mothers on campus. A third was later… Read More


UTHSC Team Receives $2.16 Million To Test Potential New Alzheimer-Fighting Compound

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The National Institute on Aging recently awarded $2.16 million to a team of investigators from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) testing a new way to combat the root cause of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease. Francesca-Fang Liao, PhD, professor of Pharmacology, Addiction Science and Toxicology in the College of Medicine, is… Read More


UTHSC College of Nursing Receives $3.9 Million Grant for Mobile Health Unit, Outreach to Lake, Lauderdale Counties

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $3.9 million, four-year grant that will enable the college to provide health care to two rural counties using a mobile health unit. The grant will also allow the college to integrate rural health education into its undergraduate and graduate programs. The Health… Read More


Urban Child Institute Grants Fund Projects at UTHSC/Le Bonheur to Help Children Suffering from Trauma

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The Urban Child Institute has granted funding for 2022-2023 to projects at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital to help young children, who are coping with the effects of trauma. The Urban Child Institute (UCI) awarded $375,000 to the UTHSC Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being, formerly the UTHSC… Read More


UTHSC Physicians Help in Setting the Standard for Treatment of Thromboembolisms

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Two physicians from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were invited to an expert panel review of clinical guidelines for the treatment of venous thromboembolisms.  Venous Thromboembolism refers to a medical condition in which blood clots form in the lower veins of the leg (deep vein thrombosis) or in the lungs (pulmonary embolism). The… Read More


UTHSC Researcher Co-leads Study Finding Children in Single-Parent Households at Risk for Severe COVID-19 Complications

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How can physicians identify children who may be at increased risk for severe complications due to COVID-19? Are there key social factors, such as poverty and unemployment, which could indicate an increased risk of hospitalization for COVID-19? These are the types of questions two researchers, Liam O’Neill, PhD, of the University of North Texas, and… Read More