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Graduate Health Sciences: Shaping the Future of Scientific Research

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In the latest issue of College of Graduate Health Sciences magazine you’ll learn about the college’s strategic and active approach to its in-state, national, and global relationships and how it’s enhancing the quality of research training of students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. In this issue, you’ll also have the opportunity to meet some of the… Read More


Gosain Receives $2.1 M Grant for Hirschprung Enterocolitis Research

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Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is a life-threatening complication of Hirschsprung Disease, a common cause of intestinal obstruction in newborns. Hirschsprung Disease results from incomplete development of the enteric nervous system, or the “brain of the gut,” which is essential to life. HAEC affects 30 to 60 percent of infants with Hirshsprung Disease and is the leading… Read More


Women’s Resource Group Donates $1,200 in Food and Snacks to First Responders

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The Women’s Resource Group at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center donated $1,200 worth of food and snacks to local area hospitals to say thank you to first responders who are serving on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals visited included Regional One Health, Methodist Germantown, Baptist DeSoto, and Baptist Collierville. Each… Read More


UTHSC Distributes Hand Sanitizer to Community Partners

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has provided hundreds of cases of hand sanitizer manufactured in its Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions to the university’s core teaching hospitals and the Shelby County Health Department. The gift of this high-demand item is an extension of the university’s comprehensive work to fight the spread… Read More


Kena Vassar Appointed to Board of Directors for National Assessment Center Association

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Kena Vassar, director of Community Initiatives for the Center for Health in Justice Involved Youth and the Youth Advocacy Coalition at the University of Tennessee Health Center, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Assessment Center Association, an organization that advocates for and provides training for assessment centers nationwide. Vassar has… Read More


UTHSC Team Receives $3.3 Million Award to Study Antifungal Resistance

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A team of UTHSC researchers in the College of Pharmacy has been awarded a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for their study of drug-resistance mechanisms of a fungal pathogen responsible for fatal lung infections. Jarrod R. Fortwendel, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, and P.… Read More


2019-2020 Annual Report

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It’s been a “record-breaking year” for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Our new 2019-2020 Annual Report looks at UTHSC’s record number of graduates, record revenue from clinical activity, and record research awards. The annual report also highlights the university’s efforts as Tennessee’s public academic health care leader in a time of public health… Read More


Campus Police and Parking Services Remain Committed to Safety of Medical District

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While faculty, staff, and students work remotely for the most part, the Campus Police Department and Parking Services at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center remain committed to keeping the campus secure and safe. “As this nation, and more specifically this county, battle this pandemic, we at UTHSC Police must do our part to… Read More