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Chancellor Cheek Announces Plans to Step Down, Transition to Faculty

Chancellor Cheek Announces Plans to Step Down, Transition to Faculty

UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek announced Tuesday that he will step down as chancellor and transition to a faculty position teaching higher education leadership sometime in the next academic year. UT President Joe DiPietro will begin the search for a new chancellor immediately with the goal of filling the job by spring semester 2017. […]

Tennova Healthcare Physician Recognized for Minimally Invasive Women’s Health Surgery

Tennova Healthcare Physician Recognized for Minimally Invasive Women’s Health Surgery

The American Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS) recently inducted its first general surgeon into “The 300 Club,” which recognizes physicians who demonstrate an approach to surgery that offers patients the best cosmetic results. Marcella Greene, M.D., a general surgeon with Premier Surgical Associates at Physicians Regional Medical Center and North Knoxville Medical Center, joins […]

Carson-Newman students bring warmth to Children’s Hospital patients

Carson-Newman students bring warmth to Children’s Hospital patients

Members of Carson-Newman University’s Alpha Lambda Delta were recently involved in making blankets for babies at Children’s Hospital. Twenty members of the underclassman honor society made over 30 tie fleece blankets that were then delivered to the Knoxville hospital. Knoxville’s Chelsea Buchanan, who serves as special assistant to the society’s president and advisors, said that […]