Category Archives: Outreach

New edition of alumni newsletter

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  The spring edition of the “Alumni Focus” newsletter for the semester has landed.  You can access this, and older […]

Dates and location for the PHSA announced

 Announcements, Community Service, Events, Outreach 2018, Community Service, event, government, outreach, Summer academy wsmith12

  This year’s Public Health Summer Academy will take place:   June 26-29, 2018 8:00 am – 12:00 pm   […]

Connecting with TN’s first lady

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    Associate Professor Kathy Brown had the opportunity to meet with Tennessee’s first lady, Crissy Haslam, during an event […]

We are busy building networks for student internships and careers!

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  Recently our department took 26 graduate public health students and faculty to visit the CDC in Atlanta in order […]

Health Insurance – We are using less but paying more!

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  A report released on January 23, 2018, by the nonpartisan Health Care Cost Institute indicated that Americans are paying […]

Join us for a Virtual Open House!

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  This is an online information session conducted live via video conference using a free software called Zoom. You may […]

Dr. Lieberthal discusses health insurance changes on “Inside Tennessee”

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  If so, you will be interested in Assistant Professor Robert Lieberthal’s appearance on WBIR’s  “Inside Tennessee” news show on […]

Diving into the Healthcare Debate

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On July 11, Assistant Professor Robert Lieberthal appeared on NBC affiliate, WBIR, to offer his insights on the debate over […]

To Drink or Not to Drink?

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Associate Professor Jiangang Chen appeared on WBIR, our local NBC affiliate, in order to debunk a common myth about the […]

Army Veterinarian Hopes to use Children’s Study to Help Soldiers with Mental Illness

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  Major Taylor Opel, DVM and current Master of Public Health student at UTK, has been working with Dr. Zenithson […]