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Embodying the Volunteer Spirit in Tennessee’s Poorest Zip Code

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Attorney Dell Steiner poses with her arm around Sharon Valente, PhD, who's in a Memphis Redbirds jersey, at a mobile food pantry in the parking lot.

By 7 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month, the parking lot across from St. Patrick Catholic Church is already moving. Volunteers line up pallets, a DJ sets up speakers and cars begin turning onto Martin Luther King Avenue before the food boxes are done being packed. Eugene Mangiante, MD, has been part of… Read More

College of Nursing Honors Nurse Heroes for Nurses Week

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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In its ninth year, the NightinGala and Nurse Hero Awards will honor nurses from leading health care institutions in Memphis and the University of Tennessee Southern during the sold-out gala on May 2. The celebration of nursing will also welcome Nurse Blake, a nurse and touring comedian who has performed for more than 250,000 nurses… Read More