UTHSC News


Pharmacist William Edward Evans Receives Remington Honor Medal

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UTHSC alumnus William Edward Evans, PharmD, is the recipient of the 2012 Remington Honor Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Pharmacists’Association (APhA).


Russell Chesney Publishes Article to Show Cause of Tiny Tim’s Illness

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Russell Chesney, MD, professor of Pediatrics and Physiology at the UTHSC and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, believes he knows what was ailing Tiny Tim, the iconic character from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”


UTHSC and MIFA Launch Health Care Challenge

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has partnered with MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association) to launch the first Health Care Challenge.


Harry Courtney Wins Grant to Continue Streptococcal Infection Research

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Harry S. Courtney, PhD, professor in the Department of Medicine at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $126,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health.


Laura A. Talbot, PhD, Named Dean for the UTHSC College of Nursing

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Steve J. Schwab, MD, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has announced the appointment of Laura A. Talbot, PhD, EdD, RN, GCNS-BC, as the next dean for the UTHSC College of Nursing.


P. David Rogers Receives $1.8 Million Grant Renewal

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P. David Rogers, PharmD, PhD, FCCP, has received a grant totaling $1,836,580 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health.


Robert C. Klesges Contributes to 2012 Surgeon General’s Report

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The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin held a press conference announcing the release of the 2012 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health. Robert C. Klesges, PhD, was a major contributor to the report.


Lawrence Reiter Receives Grant to Further Autism Research

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Lawrence Reiter, PhD, associate professor in the Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Anatomy and Neurobiology, has received a grant totaling $412,344 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.