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UT Health Science Center Chancellor Steve Schwab Announces Plans for Retirement

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University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chancellor Steve Schwab announced today that he plans to retire. The University of Tennessee System will launch a search for Schwab’s replacement in the coming weeks. He will continue to serve as chancellor until June 30, 2022, or until a successor is on board. “It has been my honor… Read More


UTHSC Campus Police Participating in National “Click It or Ticket” Campaign

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The Campus Police Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is among the participating agencies across the state that are strictly enforcing seat belt wearing as a part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) nationwide “Click It or Ticket” mobilization through June 6. Participating law enforcement agencies will be taking… Read More


UTHSC’s Panda Wins International Book Award

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Mukta Panda, MD, a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Chattanooga, won a 2020 Nautilus Silver Award for her book “Resilient Threads: Weaving Joy and Meaning into Well-Being.” It will be featured in a virtual/digital book exhibit during the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in June. The international… Read More


Jeffres Named Director of Operations at UTHSC

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Edwin Jeffres has been named director of Operations in the Facilities Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Jeffres leads all full-time, part-time and temporary university employees working within the department. He also oversees the day-to-day planning, organizing, and direction of various crafts areas within the facilities administration office. “I am grateful for… Read More


Memphis Institute of Regenerative Medicine Recruits Global Scientific Conference to Memphis

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The Memphis Institute of Regenerative Medicine (MIRM) is hosting a major international scientific conference in Memphis this fall with the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM) and its journal Experimental Biology and Medicine (EBM). The International Experimental Biology and Medicine Conference (IEBMC) is slated for October 8-10, 2021 at the Central Station Hotel in… Read More


UTHSC Advisory Board Approves FY22 Budget Proposal

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Wednesday unanimously approved the university’s proposed operating budget of $633.8 million for FY 2022. While the budget holds tuition steady, it proposes raising the minimum wage at the university to $16 an hour and includes $5.2 million in infrastructure support. It will go to the UT… Read More


Wall Appointed A University Distinguished Professor at UTHSC

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Jonathan Wall, PhD, a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Graduate School of Medicine (GSM) in Knoxville, has been appointed as a University Distinguished Professor. The title is reserved for those who have contributed in a superlative way to UTHSC and brought distinction and respect to the university. Dr. Wall’s appointment comes… Read More


Mire Named President-Elect of the American College of Physicians

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Ryan D. Mire, MD, FACP, an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine, was named president-elect of the American College of Physicians (ACP) during the organization’s Annual Business Meeting May 2. The ACP represents internal medicine physicians, related subspecialists, and medical students. It is the largest medical specialty organization and… Read More