University of Memphis News

Commercial Appeal preps reporter John Varlas was born in Memphis on Jan. 15, 1968 .

Two months of work and collaboration came to fruition Tuesday afternoon when the University of Memphis' Loewenberg School of Nursing officially signed a collaboration agreement with the Nrupur Institute of Nursing Science and Research in India.

Former University of Memphis pitcher Scott McGregor hasn't pitched horribly this season as the fifth starter in the Memphis Redbirds' rotation.

Among the crowd of 500 who gathered Monday, April 21, for the 11th annual Dunavant Public Servant Awards were fourth- and fifth-graders from White Station Elementary School.

The 55-year-old graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with honors and earned his law degree from the University of Memphis School of Law where he was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award.

With the end of his hit show, White Collar , in sight, the 36-year-old actor was looking to take risks, challenge himself, and change how he's seen.

Karyl Buddington, Director of Animal Care, releases a monarch butterfly during the Earth Day celebration at the Tigrus Garden on the University of Memphis campus in Memphis, Tenn.

Dewayne Wells will be head coach for the second time in his career as he has been named to replace Dewayne Hatcher at Morristown East.

As the nation celebrates Earth Day on Tuesday, it's an excellent opportunity to highlight the positive initiatives taken in the past to protect the air, water and land we all depend on for life.

HARVEY Theatre Memphis 4/25-4/25/2014 Harvey is a 1944 play by the American playwright Mary Chase.

LaForrest Church, left, won the state title in the 800 last year for South Kitsap.

This week the NCAA Legislative Council approved a few new rules that could be made final when the Division I board of directors meets later this month, and one of them caught my eye.

William B. "Jake" Lockert announces his candidacy for re-election to the office of District Public Defender in the Aug. 7 Stewart and Houston County general elections.

James F. Williamson, FAIA, a professor in the department of architecture at the University of Memphis, has received the 2014 American Institute of Architects' Edward S. Frey Award for his contributions to religious architecture and support of the allied arts.

During a faculty meeting Thursday morning at Lakeland Elementary School, Supt. Ted Horrell named longtime assistant principal Joretha Lockhart as the school's next principal.

The Tennessee Board of Regents is still weighing how much it will need to raise tuition at its universities to compensate for a revised state budget that has pulled new funding for higher education.

When Oprah Winfrey served on a Chicago jury in 2004, she couldn't go to the bathroom attached to the jury room unless her fellow jurors sang to drown out the noise.

Melrose junior athlete Tony Pollard committed to the University of Memphis Wednesday morning, becoming the Tigers' first verbal pledge of the 2015 class, according to a source.

The University of Memphis Lambuth Campus held a campus and community planning meeting Tuesday night in which the planning group presented some ideas for the future of the Lambuth campus.

Today marks the fourth anniversary of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks' passing. He was a staple within the Memphis community and strong advocate for racial, social, and economic justice.