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UTHSC to begin $46 million expansion to college of dentistry
Expansion will triple clinical space for faculty practice areas, add a clinic for special needs patients and a lecture hall for 136.
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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Financial Services U of M professor’s book combines sustainability, ethics in business
A University of Memphis professor predicts new wave of corporate filings will reflect environment, social ethics.
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January 2020
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Business Campbell Clinic putting finishing touches on $49 million flagship
Campbell Clinic controls more than half the local market share for orthopedic care. It was the first medical office to build in the Wolf River Boulevard corridor. Its new building now towers over the landscape.
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Health Care Shelby County has state’s highest flu numbers
Flu is spreading in Shelby County and has come early this season, meaning some could get sick more than once. Officials say it’s not too late for a flu shot.
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Collierville Central Church reached out to nonprofit to steady roiling waters
The onetime megachurch lost two senior pastors in quick succession, a warning sign to its congregation that it needed to take time to sift through layers of its history.
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Health CareChoices reinventing itself again with new center
Choices is the modern remake of Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, started in 1974 by a group of Midtown women.
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Health Care Gynecologist’s Midtown office to meet needs of women, transgender patients
A growing part of the practice is helping men and women through hormone therapy to improve sleep and stamina.
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Health Care Update: New $13 million facility key to enhancing research at St. Jude
Up to several dozen labs will move to the new facility, expected to be completed in July.
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Health Care Researcher looks for link between diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Study will probe the damage Type 2 diabetes causes in arteries and how that contributes to cardiovascular disease.
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Business Loews Hotel gets final OK on 16-story project
Board approves signage, light and art for series of other projects including Equality Trailblazers monument.
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Education Rudd announces raises to get lowest-paid workers to $13 by July 1
The lowest-paid workers at the University of Memphis are to get two raises this year, bringing them to $13 an hour.
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Spirit of Memphis Champion for suffrage monument never misses beat, chance to vote
The story of Memphis’ role in Tennessee ratifying the 19th Amendment has become the story of the Memphis woman who has worked tirelessly to make sure people know how that victory was won.
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Health Care Memphis’ STD rate ranks No. 21 among U.S. cities
List is based on data collected by the Centers for Disease Control; in 2018, Memphis ranked No. 17.
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Health Care U.S. Postal Service will issue new LOVE stamp at St. Jude
U.S. Postal Service has chosen St. Jude for love the research hospital exudes.
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Health Care UTHSC advisory board approves tuition hikes if state doesn’t kick in funds
Tuition hike will be needed if Gov. Bill Lee does not include money for campus operations.
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Business Immigration attorney plays critical role for startups at UMRF Research Park
About 80% of Susser’s practice is helping startups, including those owned by foreign nationals, get off the ground.
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Health Care Memphis area keeps gastric bypass surgeons busy
For one couple, gastric bypass surgery led to renewed energy, more joy.
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Business Coronavirus ruled out in suspected case in Tennessee
Travel to China within the last two weeks is still the biggest factor for who may be at risk.
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February 2020
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Business The elephant in the room: Why is Memphis’ nonprofit leadership so white?
Traditionally, nonprofit boards have been made up of people who can pull in big gifts; the Center for Effective Philanthropy says nonprofits need a broader landscape.
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Health Care Local infectious disease experts tracking coronavirus developments
It could take a few weeks to get a read on what the virus is doing, Memphis infectious disease expert Dr. Stephen Threlkeld says.
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Health Care Memphis surgeon’s partnerships create better health, better doctors
"When our students are there, it sharpens their physical exam skills for them to become just great clinicians," says Dr. Denis Foretia, noting just one of the benefits of UTHSC Global Surgery Institute's partnerships.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx taking steps to aid coronavirus relief, protect workers
The Memphis-based company has regular flights between the Bluff City and China as well as 9,500 employees in the country.
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Health Care Bartlett City Schools signs 10-year contract with Campbell Clinic
Deal gives orthopedic practice naming rights in the new fieldhouse, part of district's $60 million expansion.
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Spirit of Memphis UTHSC researches gene that could unravel diabetes, metabolic problems
Dr. Robert Waller, retired president and CEO of the Mayo Clinic, says the research has implications for better managing other health conditions that negatively impact people as they age.
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Business Protocols in place at Memphis hospitals as coronavirus expands
As a precaution, a staff member at University of Tennessee Health Science Center is on quarantine, at the university’s request, after traveling in China.
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