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Displaced federal workers grieve lost lives, struggle with uncertainty
For a few days, Kendra Lawler sat at home, stunned. Early last week, though, the veteran felt compelled to speak out.
Jane Roberts
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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Metro Legal aid for immigrant children halted without notice
Letter from U.S. Department of Interior stops paid work on cases of hundreds of unattended minors in the Mid-South alone.
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Health Care St. Jude, UT, Vanderbilt push to keep NIH funding
The presidents of five of Tennessee’s largest research institutions have asked the state’s congressional leaders to maintain federal NIH funding, saying the changes would “devastate biomedical research.”
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Education‘Super proactive': Lifelong innovator brings problem-solving zeal to U of M
Whitney Hardy, who tried to levitate her skateboard at age 7, knows U of M has “the tools, the resources, the mentorship, the partners on campus” for today’s would-be innovators. She shows them how to navigate through to their dreams.
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Education U of M’s Carnegie R1 status renewed
“A lot of our junior faculty that we are hiring ... are well-trained in research and finding funding for their research,” the U of M’s Jasbir Dhaliwal said. “It has absolutely become part of our culture.”
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Real Estate IP announces four more closures, cutting 675 jobs
Since October, IP has announced closures, largely in the Southeast, that have or will eliminate 2,500 jobs.
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Health CareProposed federal-funding cuts could come at a cost for St. Jude, UTHSC
U.S. medical schools’ and research institutions’ budgets could be gutted if a recent Trump administration plan to reduce federal funding is allowed to stand, according to researchers.
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Health CareExperts watch bird flu – H5N1 – with hands over eyes
No one thought cows could catch flu; herds in Idaho have been infected twice with this strain, setting up worry that the virus could circulate endlessly on farms. There are no vaccines.
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Food Meals on Wheels’ waiting list hits high point
Nearly 3,000 people are on the waiting list for the local meal program, and every day more people are being added.
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Education Hooks Institute to honor award-winning author Feb. 5
The awards ceremony will begin with reception at 5:30 p.m. in the Michael D. Rose Theatre on the University of Memphis campus.
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Transportation & Logistics Box score: Railroads, Chamber push for stiffer cargo theft penalties
Memphis is the No. 2 city in the nation for cargo theft behind Los Angeles-Long Beach, and it’s a problem that “has a ripple effect” for retailers and consumers.
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Business IP reports sobering 4th quarter; CEO promises turnaround
The company lost $147 million in the fourth quarter; sales were flat.
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Health CareRegional One’s Union Avenue plan happened at breakneck speed
A week before Thanksgiving, a local real estate agent got a call to look for a 16-acre site close to the Medical District.
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BusinessIP CEO leads with empathy born of desperate childhood
International Paper CEO Andy Silvernail is from Bucksport, Maine, a town where for years IP ran a mill until it was forced to close in 2014, gutting the economy of that community and beyond.
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Metro Federal funding freeze temporarily blocked as local organizations brace for impacts
Kevin Dean, head of the Tennessee Nonprofit Network, spent much of Tuesday trying to tamp down the panic and misinformation. Even a short pause could disrupt housing and food assistance, he said.
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Business IP clears final hurdle in $10B European deal
International Paper’s $9.9 billion deal to acquire DS Smith is expected to close Jan. 31 and give the Memphis-based firm 30,000 new employees worldwide.
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BusinessUnder new CEO, IP makes big changes to help it thrive
“He’s here to fundamentally rework IP and make it successful,” a financial executive said about CEO Andy Silvernail.
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Education U of M, Ducks Unlimited partner to offer conservation certification
Students who complete the 2-credit course will earn DU ecology conservation certification.
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EducationMellon money will help humanities, area undergrads and local nonprofits
The funding aims to bolster interest in the humanities and provide an income for students who cannot afford to work unpaid internships.
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Education U of M receives $5M gift for internship program
A portion of the gift will go toward an endowment to fund certain internships in perpetuity.
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Health CareMoody’s, S&P downgrade Methodist Le Bonheur bond ratings
A downgrade signals to the investment community that the financial performance has changed enough that the probability the hospital will not be able pay its debt has gone up, said an assistant professor in finance at the University of Memphis.
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BusinessCloseout sale begins Monday at storied Oak Court Mall Macy’s
If the closing came faster than Memphis expected, retail experts and the mall’s owners say there is a silver lining.
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Health Care‘It’s bonkers’ — how Ozempic, Wegovy change lives of those who struggle to lose weight
Unless the government intervenes to lower the price or forces insurers to cover the drugs, they will remain out of range for many people.
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Real Estate Oak Court Macy’s will close in months
Josh Poag and a group of investors bought the building last fall, wanting to control the use of the 400,000-square-foot location in the likely event the store would close.
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Public Safety Marchers call for justice, hold vigil in the cold for Tyre Nichols
Groups huddled in the cold in view of the police Skycam that caught much of the grisly action on Castlegate Lane in Southeast Memphis on Jan. 7, 2023.
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