Tag: Raaj Kurapati

Longtime Partnerships, Strong Financials Shine at Summer Advisory Board Meeting

Written by Allyson Lawson

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During its summer meeting Friday, Aug. 7, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Advisory Board honored the Memphis Medical Society, heard about research developments and received an update on the university’s improving overall financial position and capital projects. Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, honored the Memphis Medical Society, founded in 1876 and celebrating 150 years of remarkable service.… Read More

‘We Are on a Roll,’ Chancellor Buckley Says at Town Hall

Written by Chris Green

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Dr. Karla Leeper speaks at the town hall, seated between Chancellor Peter Buckley and Raaj Kurapati

Executive leadership at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences held a town hall Thursday on the Memphis campus to discuss the university’s momentum, pay raises for employees, a refresh to the university’s branding and other updates. “We are on a roll, and we’ve got great momentum,” Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, told the faculty and staff… Read More

New College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building to Benefit the University Community and the People of Tennessee

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Left, College of Medicine Executive Dean Michael Hocker and, right, Executive Vice Chancellor Raaj Kurapati address a campus town hall.

On April 16, the Tennessee General Assembly approved the funding of $311 million for the construction of a new $350 million College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building to be built on the Memphis campus. Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer Raaj Kurapati and College of Medicine Executive Dean Mike Hocker, MD, held an interactive town… Read More

$311 Million Approved for Construction of New UT Health Sciences College of Medicine Building

Written by Peggy Reisser

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The College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building rendering, showing a large building with many windows and a green space.

The Tennessee General Assembly Thursday approved the funding of $311 million recommended by Governor Bill Lee for the construction of a new $350 million College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences. The 275,000- to 300,000-square-foot building will be located on the Memphis campus on Madison Avenue, between the College of… Read More

‘An Investment in Tennessee’: Proposed Medicine Building Stands to Improve Health Care in Tenn.

Written by Peggy Reisser

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College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building Rendering

When a group of state leaders toured the University of Tennessee Health Sciences’ Memphis campus recently, the elevator they were taking to the College of Medicine on the 10th floor of the 910 Madison Building stalled during the descent. The brief malfunction was evidence of what students, faculty, staff, alumni, and partners know — the building that houses Tennessee’s only statewide public academic medical school is past its prime. A… Read More

University’s Digital Guardian Earns MEMTECH Award

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Ammar Ammar stands in front of a row of university servers, with one server's blue chords visible through the mesh covering

Ammar Ammar doesn’t want you to think about him. As assistant vice chancellor and chief technology and information security officer at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Ammar knows he’s doing his job when faculty, students, and staff move seamlessly through their days without technology setbacks. “I want you to have a great experience,… Read More

Advisory Board Approves Tuition Change, Shows Appreciation for Partnerships and Excitement for Future

Written by Chris Green

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Dr. Mike Hocker speaking at the Advisory Board meeting.

During its winter meeting Friday, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Advisory Board recommended an increase to tuition, heard an inspirational update on the College of Medicine and the proposed new $350 million College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building, and recognized another vital hospital partnership for health care workforce development in Tennessee, with a new… Read More

Demo of Old Holiday Inn on Madison Avenue Enters Final Phase

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Photo of the partially demolished Holiday Inn tower on campus

Demolition of the old Holiday Inn tower at 969 Madison Avenue on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis campus has entered its final phase. The effort to take down the abandoned building has spanned several years, as funding and preparations were arranged before actual demolition work could commence. Flintco construction company began the… Read More