‘Excellence and achievement’: UTHSC earns prestigious research designation
UTHSC has received the R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, signifying the highest levels of research activity. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis is now one of six cities nationwide that is home to two public universities with the Carnegie R1 designation.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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