Peer Power influencing high school students, mentors
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Topic: University of Memphis
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January 2019
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UTHSC to hold inaugural advisory board meeting in Nashville
Like the University of Memphis, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will now operate under its own board of trustees and its inaugural meeting is slated this week.
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Otis Sanford named 2018 Communicator of the Year
Otis Sanford, professor and Hardin Chair of Excellence in Economic and Managerial Journalism at the University of Memphis, has been named 2018 Communicator of the Year by the Memphis Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). -
The 2018 amendments to the neighborhood preservation act: A more powerful tool for blight eradication
Memphis has plans: Plans for development, redevelopment and revitalization, from Downtown to the neighborhoods surrounding the central city.
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December 2018
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The Home Team: Many former Tigers athletes put down permanent roots in Memphis
Dozens of former Tiger athletes have come from as far away as Australia and South Africa on the international front and New York and Florida in the U.S. to call Memphis home.
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Tigers fall to Wake Forest in Birmingham Bowl
BIRMINGHAM — Memphis dropped their fourth straight bowl game in disappointing fashion with a 37-34 loss to Wake Forest. -
New dorm proposed near University of Memphis
A developer is looking to turn the former Sigma Alpha Epsilon house near the University of Memphis campus into a privately owned and operated dormitory. -
The 2018 amendments to the neighborhood preservation act: A more powerful tool for blight eradication
Memphis has plans: Plans for development, redevelopment and revitalization, from Downtown to the neighborhoods surrounding the central city. -
University of Memphis board votes to move forward with new middle school
The University of Memphis board of trustees on Wednesday authorized president David Rudd to enter into an agreement with Shelby County Schools to operate a campus middle school at the former St. Anne Catholic School property at Highland and Spottswood. -
Tigers Podcast: Penny, recruiting, Mike Norvell’s future and UCF
Geoff Calkins, Don Wade and Jonah Jordan discuss another big week in University of Memphis sports.
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November 2018
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City helping Tigers’ tennis teams find a new home
The city of Memphis is helping University of Memphis tennis teams find new home courts to use after The Racquet Club closes next spring. -
Local universities bring Scripps National Spelling Bee back to Memphis
After a short stint in Nashville, the Shelby County qualifier to the Scripps National Spelling Bee is returning to Memphis in 2019. -
University of Memphis reports lowest tuition increase in Tennessee over past five years
The University of Memphis had the lowest tuition and fee increases among Tennessee colleges and universities over the past five years, the university reported Tuesday. -
U of M, SCS partnership unaffected by Hopson’s resignation
As Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson prepares to make his exit at year's end, another urban education leader will take the reins of a new partnership between Memphis’ public school district and its public university. -
Memphis women’s soccer team falls 3-0 in first round of NCAAs
For much of this season, the Memphis women’s soccer team hadn’t just been good but dominant. So, the hope – and the belief – was that this could be the year they made something of a run in the NCAA Tournament. -
Local record label is run by U of M students
Memphis is known for its music, but one record label in town isn’t run by well-known names in the industry – it’s run by students at the University of Memphis. -
U of M gets $5M to study ‘breaches’ in Memphis aquifer
The University of Memphis’ Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research has been awarded a five-year, $5 million contract to conduct extensive research on the water quality of the Memphis aquifer. -
National Book Foundation honoree Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah coming to Novel
Indie bookstores love to be on the cutting edge, hoping to discover the very best and to get that best into the hands of their readers, said Nicole Yasinsky, marketing manager and sidelines buyer for Novel. -
Big contractor fills need in U of M neighborhood
The construction firm building the University of Memphis’ $35 million pedestrian bridge, parking garage and plazas this week completed a small project – free of charge – that solves a problem for the adjoining neighborhood.
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October 2018
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Rhodes, Southwest, U of M theater programs team up for ‘NottageFest’
Last year, a graduating senior at Rhodes College was directing scenes from Lynn Nottage’s “Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine,” for her final project in the directing class. -
This Week in Books: Memphis Afrofuturism, Southern Living Party Cookbook, Battle for Bonhoeffer
Afrofuturism is more than black science fiction or simply an aesthetic, says Memphis-based author Troy L. Wiggins. -
Block-long apartment development proposed near U of M
A block-long apartment development of six stories and 114 units is proposed to be built behind St. Luke’s United Methodist Church near the University of Memphis. -
FedEx gives University of Memphis $500,000 for aviation scholarships
The University of Memphis will receive $500,000 from a FedEx Express scholarship grant to support a newfound commercial aviation degree program. -
Tennessee has a lot of early-career teachers, especially at schools with more students of color. Here’s why it matters.
Alexis Singleton is one of thousands of Tennessee teachers in their early years of teaching. She’s one of 14 new teachers at her Memphis elementary school, and she’s seen firsthand the effect high teacher turnover can have on students. -
The Dixon, Fogelman Galleries explore political printmaking in new exhibitions
Memphis art connoisseurs interested in the intersection of printmaking and social issues are in luck this fall. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens is presenting three exhibitions examining political printmaking.
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