July 2019 News Releases
- Wednesday, July 31 -
High School Will Relocate to UofM Lambuth Campus
The existing Madison Academic High School will move into a new facility on the UofM Lambuth Campus in Jackson, Tenn.
- Monday, July 29 -
Tim Flohr Appointed Program Manager for Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute
Flohr will manage the daily operations of the custom-built culinary training facility in Cordova.
- Friday, July 26 -
Artist Brian Russell Will Create Sculpture for Scheidt Family Music Center
“The Spirit of Music” will be a freestanding abstract sculpture made of forged aluminum with three blue elements of cast glass.
Read more about the artist and the sculpture>
Hooks Institute Welcomes New Advisory Board Members
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change has added Mark Hart, Thomas Flippen and Nicole A. Thomas to its Advisory Board.
- Wednesday, July 24 -
Athletics Receives Record $13 Million Commitment
The gift from Gary W. and Barbara Bryant is the largest commitment in Memphis Athletics history, and the second-largest gift in University of Memphis history.
Read more about the Bryant gift>
- Thursday, July 18 -
LCON Receives $2.7 Million Grant for Family Nurse Practitioner Program
The grant will address the shortage of primary care professionals in underserved rural communities in West Tennessee.
Learn more about the HRSA grant>
$44.1 Million: A Record for UofM Fundraising
The UofM secured a record $44.1 million in fundraising during the 2019 fiscal year, including $32.5 million for academics and $11.6 million for athletics.
- Wednesday, July 17 -
Hooks Institute Selects An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden as Winner of its National Book Award
An American Odyssey is a telling biography of the artist Romare Bearden, whose iconic collages conveyed the richness and complexity of African American life in the civil rights era.
- Tuesday, July 2 -
UofM Names Katharine T. Schaffzin as Dean of Law School
Schaffzin is the first woman to serve as dean of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
UMRF Research Park Joins Blockchain Consortium to Reclaim Medications and Prevent
Prescription Waste
The UMRF Research Park became the second node in a nationwide consortium of prescription repositories, health care organizations and higher education institutions to reclaim medications and track prescription waste.