Mid-South Transplant Foundation takes message to pews
African-Americans donate fewer organs than most racial groups. But their need for organs far surpasses the supply.
Jane Roberts
Reporter
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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Health Care UTHSC researcher suspects autism, schizophrenia tied to brain circuitry
New UT researcher receives $1.53 million grant for work in autism, schizophrenia.
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Health Care Regional One partnership gives SweetBio a leg up as the startup introduces product
Regional One Health's Center for Innovation invites SweetBio to share the benefits of the hospital's intellectual property for a share of its equity.
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Health Care Lifesigns moves office to Kirby Parkway
Lifesigns moves to manage growth; opens new office on Kirby Parkway.
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Metro MIFA hosting events on homelessness, including citywide book read
MIFA is hosting a variety of community events this fall to help Memphis look at homelessness and creative solutions to an issue that often starts with an unpaid utility bill.
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Health Care UTHSC, U of M share $6 million to improve rural health care
Federal money will be used to train nurse practitioners to serve in mental health, OB/GYN in Delta, West Tennessee
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Health Care St. Jude puts pediatric cancer genomes in the cloud for all
Researchers around the globe are tapping into St. Jude Cloud, a repository of the millions of molecular structures that make up the hospital's patients.
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Education Urban Child Institute donates $3.5M for child care center
A new early childhood center will open in 2022 in an area around the University of Memphis' Park Avenue campus.
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Spirit of Memphis Agricenter opens $100,000 kitchen for kids
With the new kitchen, Agricenter is helping children learn to cook with produce from a farmers market, surrounding fields.
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Education College students return to school at campuses across Memphis
Across the city, college and university students are returning by the tens of thousands. Rhodes College held its Opening Convocation ceremony Friday, while 170 new medical students put on their new white coats in a ceremony at UTHSC.
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Business Venerable Plough Foundation to close, will be missed
The Plough Foundation will turn its remaining assets over to local nonprofits. It will outline the process this spring.
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Business U of M’s new business school dean leads with can-do attitude
The University of Memphis' new dean of business leads from the nexus of where demand meets need.
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Business UTHSC adds meditative stress-busters to community of the stressed
UTHSC prepares for opening of Mind Body Wellness center with recognized yoga personality.
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Health Care Methodist rolls out technology to connect stroke patients to experts off-site
Methodist is using technology to keep stroke patients in hospitals close to home and provide the care needed when they are most critical.
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Business New U of M academy reaching out to black middle school boys
University reaching out to establish relationship with middle school boys, is confident it has internal resources to get them to college and beyond.
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September 2019
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EducationNew CBU president is off and running on list of increases
New CBU president checked all the boxes for search committee that can't believe it reached a unanimous decision on the first vote.
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East Memphis U of M plans to buy Audubon Park Baptist, 3 residences for middle school
The University of Memphis would like to buy Audubon Park Baptist Church to expand the footprint of its Park Avenue campus for a middle school and possibly a high school later.
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Spirit of Memphis Memphian determined to give voice to black women living with HIV
Three years after her diagnosis, LáDeia Joyce is in a pharmaceutical ad campaign and on the public speaking circuit.
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Education U of M board approves plan to buy Audubon Baptist wing
The University of Memphis board of trustees has approved a plan to buy school buildings attached to Audubon Park Baptist Church.
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Metro U of M’s Rudd to receive president’s contract, compensation raises
David Rudd's contract as leader of the University of Memphis will be for three years, beginning Oct. 1, with options to extend it another two years.
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Spirit of Memphis Largest superconducting magnet in world arrives at St. Jude
St. Jude is first in the world to acquire a 1.1-gigahertz magnet. In a month, it will be ready to use.
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Spirit of Memphis U of M graphic design duo behind set design for Democratic debate
U of M professor taps student to help him with set design for 2020 presidential primary debate this week in Houston.
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Metro Local colleges, universities rank favorably in U.S. News list
U of M rises to Tier 1 level in annual listing of colleges and universities by U.S. News & World Report.
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Health Care Students help St. Francis celebrate robotic joint replacement milestone
Joint replacement surgeons celebrate 1,000th robotic surgery at St. Francis in gathering for high school students.
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Education 11 students sue Concorde for fraud, negligence in non-accredited health program
Suit alleges Concorde said program would be accredited by the time students graduated. Students from unaccredited schools may not take national exam needed for employment.
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