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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) approved the University of Memphis’ Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) program during its Feb. 20 meeting. The program will expect its first class of students...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy (SUAPP) has launched the Memphis Applied Research and Community Action Institute (MARCA), a new research and training network designed to strengthen community-driven problem solving across the Mid-South.

Most people think of reading as a quiet, solitary act — curling up with a book, lost in thought. But to me, literature has always...

MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Behind Crosstown Concourse near Downtown Memphis, the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research (CAESER) was hard at work drilling...

The snow stopped, but the pressure didn’t. When most of the campus community and the city were at home during the snow storm, University of...

Dr. Jamie Brunsdon, assistant professor in the University of Memphis College of Health Sciences, has received the 2026 Exemplary Paper of the Year Award on behalf...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dr. Jennifer Taylor, clinical professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), is the recipient of this year’s Honors of the Council Award by the Council...

When Safer Isn't Always "Safer"  Every year in the United States, about 40,000 people lose their lives in traffic accidents. That number hasn’t meaningfully changed...

The history of plagiarism is far longer — and far stranger — than most people realize. That history is on full display in the latest book by Dr. Roger Kreuz, associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of psychology, “Strikingly Similar.”

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — University of Memphis Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation Dr. Jasbir Dhaliwal spoke during a high-level panel discussion in Davos,...