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1 month ago |
commercialappeal.com | Corinne Kennedy
University of Memphis sophomore Blake Robinson was awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Robinson is the first U of M student to receive the scholarship since 2012. He is conducting research at both U of M and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. For the first time in more than a decade, a University of Memphis student is the recipient of a coveted national honor ― and the scholarship that accompanies it. The scholarship, named for the late Sen.
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Mar 26, 2025 |
commercialappeal.com | Corinne Kennedy
Reporter Brooke Muckerman's community office hours scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 at the Oragne Mound library have been canceled due to schedule changes. You can find a list of upcoming office hours dates and locations here.
MATA employee placed on leave after allegedly using taxpayer funds for spa visits, personal expenses
Mar 7, 2025 |
commercialappeal.com | Corinne Kennedy
A Memphis Area Transit Authority employee has been suspended for allegedly using a company credit card for personal expenses. Purchases flagged as potentially inappropriate include items from Best Buy, Amazon, spas and Ticketmaster. A Memphis Area Transit Authority employee has been placed on leave after allegedly using MATA funds for spa visits and other non-work expenses, interim CEO John Lewis said during a meeting Friday.
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Oct 8, 2024 |
commercialappeal.com | Corinne Kennedy
A Nigerian doctor is on a mission to help lessen the burden sickle cell disease has on her home country. Dr. Aisha Galadanci Akilu, a hematologist focusing on sickle cell disease, is in the process of earning a PhD in health outcomes and policy research at UTHSC. Research she has done in Memphis has already made a difference in her hometown of Kano, Nigeria.
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Sep 29, 2024 |
dnj.com | Corinne Kennedy
Good morning, Memphis!This is Metro Editor Corinne Kennedy, and you're reading the Daily Briefing, our one-stop digital shop for the best Memphis stories from our award-winning Commercial Appeal team. And, as always, we're here to curate some of the best stories from some of the area's best journalists. After a disappointing loss to Navy, Tigers football got a bounce-back win over the weekend, beating Middle Tennessee State University 24-7.
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