Publisher: The Commercial Appeal


UT library in Memphis dumps journals for digital age

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s library is undergoing a $4.4 million makeover for the digital age. Electronic journals, more space for small study groups and plenty of power plugs for devices are in. One hundred tons of old-school, printed journals are out. “Libraries of the days of old are no longer how libraries really work,”… Read More


Dean of UT Pharmacy College in Memphis Knows Business

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Within about two months of becoming dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2012, Marie Chisholm-Burns enrolled at the University of Memphis to earn an MBA. Chisholm-Burns’ purpose was to experience a dual degree program available to pharmacy students so she could advise them, but she earned a new perspective… Read More


Marie Chisholm-Burns, pharmacy college dean at UTHSC, knows business

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Marie Chisholm-Burns, pharmacy college dean at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, heads a college whose students are virtually guaranteed six-figure incomes once they graduate as pharmacists.


Milk is good for you, in whatever form

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“When you talk about milk replacements, you have to look at the definition of milk,” says Frances Tylavsky, a professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.


Dr. Jena J. Steinle Named Director of Research at the Hamilton Eye Institute

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Dr. Jena J. Steinle, associate professor in the departments of ophthalmology, anatomy and neurobiology and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Health Science Center, has been appointed director of research at the Hamilton Eye Institute.


People on the move: Dr. Jena Steinle

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Dr. Jena J. Steinle, associate professor in the departments of ophthalmology, anatomy and neurobiology and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Health Science Center, has been appointed director of research at the Hamilton Eye Institute.


Study to marshal diabetes drug options: guest column by Dr. Dagogo-Jack

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, which has been part of every major diabetes research project that has been launched by the NIH, has been selected to join 36 other centers to conduct the GRADE Study. At UTHSC, we are looking for volunteers to take part in this study.


UTHSC appoints Alston to head human resources in Memphis

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Chandra Alston has been named the new associate vice chancellor of human resources at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, where she has served as interim director since July. Alston also served as assistant dean for finance and administration in the College of Allied Health Sciences. a post she’s held since 2009, while… Read More