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Bruce Keisling, PhD, Named Executive Director of the UT-Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Written by Amber Carter

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Bruce Keisling, PhD, has been named the executive director of the UT-Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities (BCDD) and Shainberg Chair of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). He has served as associate director of the center for nine years, and is the director and principal investigator for the… Read More

Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology Faculty at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Prominently Featured Throughout the ASHA Leader

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Located in Knoxville, the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has had several members of its faculty and staff to be prominently featured in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Leader, a monthly publication about speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and… Read More

Matthew Moore Named Assistant Vice Chancellor and Registrar for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Written by Amber Carter

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Matthew Moore, EdD, has been named the assistant vice chancellor and registrar for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). In this role, he is responsible for directing all facets of the operations of the registrar’s office, including registration and enrollment, course management, class schedule, enrollment certification, grades,… Read More

Two from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Receive 2017 University of Tennessee President’s Awards  

Written by Peggy Reisser

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EducationResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Guy Reed, MD, and Steve Butler, director of instructional technology services, are among four winners of the 2017 University of Tennessee President’s Awards, the system’s highest honor for faculty and staff. UT President Joe DiPietro announced the winners today during his second State of the University address in… Read More

Five UTHSC Cancer Researchers Awarded Intramural Grants by West Cancer Center

Written by Amber Carter

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Research

  West Cancer Center has awarded four $50,000 intramural grants to cancer researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). The grants were among almost 20 proposals received by West Cancer Center for its annual grant awarding process. This year’s recipients and projects include: Matthew Ballo, MD, FACR and Enrique Izaguirre, PhD, DABR,… Read More

UTHSC Students and Faculty Join Volunteers Bringing Free Dental Services to the Underserved During Mid-South Mission of Mercy

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CarePublic Service

For the second year, students and faculty from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) are participating in the Mid-South Mission of Mercy, a two-day free dental clinic for the underserved in Memphis and the Mid-South. It is taking place today and Saturday at Bellevue Baptist Church. The idea for the community service event… Read More

Scott Howard, MD, Named Professor and Associate Dean for Research in College of Nursing

Written by Amber Carter

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has named Scott Howard, MD, professor and associate dean for Research for the College of Nursing. In this role, he will work with faculty members in the college to improve and increase nursing research initiatives. He will report to Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-Bc, FAANP, dean, professor,… Read More

Harry Kochat, PhD, Named Director of the Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Systems at UTHSC

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

Harry Kochat, PhD, remembers a time early in his career when a mother and her young son, a brain tumor survivor for more than four years, came to his office to thank him for developing the cancer drug that had saved the boy’s life. It was the early ’90s, and Dr. Kochat, working for a… Read More