Publisher: Daily Memphian


Boyd says University of Tennessee needs ‘generational leader’

In the Media Icon

During two visits to UT Health Science Center in recent months, University of Tennessee interim president Randy Boyd asked students what they wanted to see for the Memphis campus – including any big, ambitious goals they had. Boyd, who took office in November, says what he heard was “just making their environment better, just making… Read More


UTHSC assistant professor awarded $100,000 grant to study pancreatic cancer progression

In the Media Icon

Dr. Evan S. Glazer, assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology and the Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been awarded a $100,000 grant to study a protein’s role in pancreatic cancer progression. The grant from the Society for Surgery of the… Read More


UTHSC reduces out-of-state tuition, tacks on maintenance fee

In the Media Icon

Beginning this summer, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is cutting out-of-state tuition for some programs – positive news for Arkansas and Mississippi students who cross the state line to attend class. UTHSC is reducing tuition for out-of-state students in some programs. Effective July 1, out-of-state students in the colleges of Pharmacy and Graduate… Read More


 Movers & Shakers

In the Media Icon

Two University of Tennessee Health Science Center faculty members have received federal grants for their research. Monica M. Jablonski, professor in the Department of Ophthalmology in UTHSC’s College of Medicine, was awarded more than $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to help uncover the underlying mechanisms that cause glaucoma and develop targeted therapies… Read More


Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital names next president

In the Media Icon

Michael Wiggins comes to Memphis-based Le Bonheur from Children’s Health, a pediatric health care system based in North Texas. A local search committee with members from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, donors and physicians, among others, selected Wiggins from a national search that yielded several candidates from across… Read More


New Medical District apartment project slated for board vote

In the Media Icon

Students attending the University of Tennessee Health Science Center could soon have their first ever on-campus housing option. UTHSC currently does not have on-campus housing, but is hoping to change that through a public-private partnership with Henry Turley Co.


Le Bonheur remedies issues at home, in addition to disease

In the Media Icon

Started in January 2018 through a $350,000 grant from the state, the Family Resilience Initiative trains Le Bonheur pediatricians to identify issues that are getting in the way of children’s health and well-being. “There’s been increasing research and recognition over the past few years that adverse childhood experiences, that kids may be exposed to in… Read More


Methodist Healthcare ends partnership with West Cancer Center, plans new institute

In the Media Icon

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and West Cancer Center have formally ended their partnership, with each organization pursuing new plans for cancer care. MLH says it now plans to form the Methodist Cancer Institute, a comprehensive cancer center, in partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.