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Dr. Kafait Malik and his team in lab

Balance of the Heart and Body

UTHSC pharmacology professor Kafait Malik received a $2.8 million NIH grant to research the development of high blood pressure and…

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What is the Future of Higher Education? 

There is a wave of change hitting universities across the country, questioning the purpose and value of higher education.

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medication therapy course

Teaching in Two Places

This medication therapy management class is taught simultaneously in Memphis and Knoxville by videoconference. Second-year College of Pharmacy students in…

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UTHSC dental simulation

Learning by Practice

The College of Dentistry at the Health Science Center in Memphis has the largest dental simulation lab in the country.

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Understanding the Brain

Understanding the Brain

A UT Health Science Center (UTHSC) professor is part of an international effort to understand the human brain and its…

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Evolution of Eye Care

Evolution of Eye Care

Dr. Edward Chaum believes if physicians serving low-income patients are able to conduct visual screenings during a routine exam, many…

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Aspire to Inspire Students Beyond the Classroom

BayLee Long learned one of her most valuable lessons outside the classroom. The new UTC graduate learned how to squeeze…

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Funding Achievement at UTHSC

UTHSC’s Dr. Terry Cooper has defied the odds. At the conclusion of his current grant, he will have had 45…

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Laughing at the Lunch Table

You’d think, by the time you’re 22 years old, fitting in wouldn’t matter, but you’d be wrong. The first week…

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Giving Arts

UTHSC is selling more than 400 works of art donated to the university by Jolanda Penczner, widow of Paul Penczner,…

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A Helping Hand

At 9, Fred Heros fled Cuba with his parents and two brothers to escape the Communist regime. Five decades later…

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Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack, UTHSC professor, is an international expert in diabetes. Photography by Lance Murphey

Dodging Diabetes

You’ve heard it before – exercise and healthy eating habits can lead to a better quality of life. But can…

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Big Impact

$2.3 billion -- that’s the total economic contribution of the UT Health Science Center to the state.

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New Pharmacy Home

The UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Memphis campus is now housed in a 183,857-square-foot building on the UT-Baptist…

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Quit Smoking Forever

Trying to quit smoking? You guessed it – there’s an app for that.

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Get Out of Your Seat

Get Out of Your Seat

Sitting is hazardous to your health.

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Tick Off / Bee Healthy

Tick Off / Bee Healthy

UT pursues a vaccine for Lyme disease and studies honey bee deaths.

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Healthy Smiles

Healthy Smiles

Dental hygiene department promotes perfect choppers.

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When UT Calls

When UT Calls

Family catches up to Keith Carver.

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Celebrating 100 Years

Celebrating 100 Years

The UT Health Science Center is the backbone of Tennessee health care.

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Spanning the State

Spanning the State

The Health Science Center is also an economic engine.

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A Vision for the Health Science Center

A Vision for the Health Science Center

Chancellor Steve Schwab examines and prescribes for the future.

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Pat Wall: A Memphis Tradition

Pat Wall: A Memphis Tradition

Teacher, administrator, walking history book--this longtime doc knows his stuff.

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