The Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is hosting the second annual Ivan Marais Cataract-A-Thon Friday and Saturday, June 15-16.

More than 50 patients from Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and surrounding areas who are uninsured or otherwise unable to access proper ophthalmic care will receive cataract surgery at no cost during the two-day community service outreach. Patients were identified through the HEI clinics, the Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service, and Church Health. The value of the services is more than $150,000.

2. Hamilton Eye Institute Hosting ‘Cataract-A-Thon’ - Thursday, June 14, 2018

The Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is hosting the second annual Ivan Marais Cataract-A-Thon Friday and Saturday, June 15-16.

More than 50 patients from Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and surrounding areas who are uninsured or otherwise unable to access proper ophthalmic care will receive cataract surgery at no cost during the two-day community service outreach. Patients were identified through the HEI clinics, the Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service, and Church Health. The value of the services is more than $150,000.

3. UTHSC Addiction Center To Host Opioid Forums - Saturday, April 14, 2018

The Center for Addiction Science at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Memphis Area Prevention Coalition will present forums April 18 and 19 to educate health care providers, first responders and the public on recognizing and treating opioid use disorder.

4. UTHSC Addiction Center To Host Opioid Forums - Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The Center for Addiction Science at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Memphis Area Prevention Coalition will present forums April 18 and 19 to educate health care providers, first responders and the public on recognizing and treating opioid use disorder.

5. Events - Thursday, March 3, 2016

Company d Dancers will perform “LOCAL, Dancing through time … places in Memphis” on Thursday and Friday, March 3-4, at 7 p.m. at Hutchison School, 1740 Ridgeway Road. This collaboration unites some of Memphis’ most talented artists with Company d’s dancers, all of whom are young adults with Down syndrome. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Visit facebook.com/companyddancers for details and tickets.

6. Events - Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Mid South Area Business Travel Association will meet Thursday, March 3, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Marriott Courtyard-Collierville, 4640 Merchants Park Circle. The topic is “Travel Industry Jeopardy: How to Win in 2016,” featuring Will Tate of Goldspring Consulting. Cost is $25 for members and $40 for nonmembers. Visit msabta.org.

7. Events - Tuesday, March 1, 2016

University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music will host Jazz Week 2016 with nightly concerts Tuesday through Saturday, March 1-5, at 7:30 p.m. in Harris Concert Hall, 3775 Central Ave. Most concerts are free. Visit memphis.edu/music for a schedule.

8. Events - Saturday, February 27, 2016

Hard Rock Cafe Memphis and On Location: Memphis will host an Oscar Night Watch Party on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. at Hard Rock, 126 Beale St. Activities and promotions are scheduled throughout the Academy Awards broadcast. Admission is free; suggested donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis. Visit hardrock.com/memphis for details.

9. Events - Thursday, October 29, 2015

AlliedBarton Security Services will host a free seminar titled “Workplace Violence: Layoffs, Terminations and Active Shooter Situations” on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 8 a.m. to noon in the Christian Brothers High School auditorium, 5900 Walnut Grove Road. Event is open to the public; RSVPs required to nancyt@vorticom.com.

10. Events - Wednesday, October 28, 2015

AlliedBarton Security Services will host a free seminar titled “Workplace Violence: Layoffs, Terminations and Active Shooter Situations” on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 8 a.m. to noon in the Christian Brothers High School auditorium, 5900 Walnut Grove Road. Event is open to the public; RSVPs required to nancyt@vorticom.com.

11. Cataract Surgeon to Speak in Memphis - Saturday, October 18, 2014

On Thursday, Oct. 23, the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host its 13th annual Sir Harold Ridley Distinguished Visiting Professorship for Creativity and Innovation in Medicine and Ophthalmology. The event, which is open to the public, will be held in the Freeman Auditorium at Hamilton Eye, 930 Madison Ave., at 7 p.m.

12. Prominent Cataract Surgeon to Speak in Memphis - Tuesday, October 14, 2014

On Thursday, Oct. 23, the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host its 13th annual Sir Harold Ridley Distinguished Visiting Professorship for Creativity and Innovation in Medicine and Ophthalmology. The event, which is open to the public, will be held in the Freeman Auditorium at Hamilton Eye, 930 Madison Ave., at 7 p.m.

13. Another Round - Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Some time in October, lovers of local craft beers could enjoy a cold brew in a new tasting room at Memphis Made Brewing Co.’s facility in the Cooper-Young district.

14. UTHSC Realigns Dept. of Dental Hygiene - Saturday, April 12, 2014

The Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences will be realigned under the UTHSC College of Dentistry.

By July 1, the seven full-time faculty, 16 adjunct faculty and four staff members of the department will relocate across campus from their 930 Madison Ave. offices to the Dunn Dental Building at 875 Union Ave. The leadership of the dental hygiene program will remain in place, reporting to Dr. John D. Seeberg, assistant dean for Clinical Affairs in the College of Dentistry.

15. UTHSC Realigns Department of Dental Hygiene - Tuesday, April 8, 2014

The Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences will be realigned under the UTHSC College of Dentistry.

By July 1, the seven full-time faculty, 16 adjunct faculty and four staff members of the department will relocate across campus from their 930 Madison Ave. offices to the Dunn Dental Building at 875 Union Ave. The leadership of the dental hygiene program will remain in place, reporting to Dr. John D. Seeberg, assistant dean for Clinical Affairs in the College of Dentistry.

16. Events - Friday, August 3, 2012

The Tennessee 2012 Sales Tax Holiday will run from Friday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 5. Visit tn.gov/revenue/salestaxholiday for a list of items that qualify as tax-free purchases.

17. Events - Thursday, August 2, 2012

The Daily News will hold a sustainable energy seminar and panel discussion as part of its 2012 seminar series Thursday, Aug. 2, at 3:30 p.m. at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave. Cost is $25. Register at seminars.memphisdailynews.com.

18. Events - Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, June 6, from noon to 1 p.m. at The Peabody hotel, 149 Union Ave. Hattiloo Theatre founder Ekundayo Bandele will speak. Cost is $25 for nonmembers.

19. Events - Thursday, March 31, 2011

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will host a roundtable discussion titled “Use of Competitor’s Trademark in Keyword Advertising: Infringement or Not?” Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at Baker Donelson’s office at 165 Madison Ave., 20th floor. For more information or to register, contact Brittany Meeker at 577-2275 or bmeeker@bakerdonelson.com.

20. Events - Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Small Business Chamber and Talk Shoppe will present “The Mastermind Principle: From the Book ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill” Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

21. Events - Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The 2011 NanoDays Celebration at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will begin Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. with a presentation by Dr. Kattesh V. Katti titled “Green Nanotechnology in Medicine and Engineering” at the UT Hamilton Eye Institute, Freeman Auditorium, 930 Madison Ave. The NanoMedicine Symposium will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the UTHSC Cancer Research Building, 19 S. Manassas St.

22. Events - Monday, March 28, 2011

The Memphis Public Library Board of Trustees will meet Monday at noon at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave.

23. UTHSC Celebrates Career of First Black Student - Monday, February 14, 2011

The first African-American to be admitted to and graduate from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine will revisit his Memphis roots during Black History Month to share his story of success.

24. Events - Friday, January 28, 2011

The Memphis Gavel Club will meet Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. For more information, call Bob Gray 494-8639.

25. 100 Years of Medicine - Monday, December 6, 2010

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis is kicking off its 100th anniversary celebration with the publication of a commemorative hardcover book.

“The Legacy The Future: A Centennial Portrait of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center” will be available for sale this week at the campus bookstore, 930 Madison Ave.

26. Events - Monday, April 26, 2010

The Memphis Orthopaedic Lecture Series will feature speakers Dr. Frederick M. Azar and Dr. Derek M. Kelly, both of the Campbell Clinic, Monday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hamilton Eye Institute, 930 Madison Ave., third floor. For reservations, e-mail aschuler@memphisbioworks.org or call 866-1460.

27. Hamilton Eye to Host Pigment Cell Conference - Monday, August 10, 2009

The Hamilton Eye Institute and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host the 15th PanAmerican Society for Pigment Cell Research conference Sept. 4-7.

28. Transformation of 109-Year-Old Downtown Building Moves Forward - Tuesday, March 31, 2009

59 S. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $1.5 Million

Project Cost: $2 million
Permit Date: Applied March 2009
Completion: Varies
Owner: Frix Properties
Tenant: Mixed (Frix-Jennings Clinic, coffee shop, apartments)
Contractor: Frix Properties

29. UTMG Renovation To Begin at Midtown Tower - Thursday, March 26, 2009

Investec Realty Services Inc., manager of the 1407 Union Ave. building in Midtown, has filed a $501,000 permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to renovate 80,000 square feet on seven floors of the building for the University of Tennessee Medical Group Inc.

30. UT Medical Consolidates Offices - Tuesday, February 17, 2009

UT Medical Group Inc. has signed a lease for up to 80,000 square feet of office space at 1407 Union Ave. where it will consolidate its administrative support functions.

31. Blindness Research Could Apply to Other Areas - Wednesday, March 26, 2008

When the retina does not get enough of a protein known as Epo, it can lead to degenerative blindness, but scientist Tonia Rex has a strategy to stop that disease in its tracks.

And since the eye is part of the brain, her biotechnology also might be useful in treating Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and even strokes. She foresees the day, perhaps 10 years from now, when these and a number of other neurological ailments can be treated with a single shot in the hip.

32. Events - Friday, February 22, 2008

The National Black MBA Association Inc.will hold a "Strategy Development" workshop today at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. "Leading Strategy into Action" will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and "Competing in a Dynamic Environment" will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free for members and $50 for nonmembers. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting Ann Strong-Jenkins at 679-3094 or psjenkins@comcast.net.

33. Events - Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce General Membership Luncheon will be held today at 11:15 a.m. at the Germantown Country Club. Dave Klevan of Corporate Benefit Management Group, Al Fowler of Fowler Insurance & Employee Benefits and Mike Simpson of Mike Simpson & Associates will present "The Health of Healthcare in 2008." To make reservations, call 755-1200.

34. Events - Thursday, February 7, 2008

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center today will hold a dedication ceremony honoring Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. for its gift of three buildings: 910, 920 and 930 Madison Ave. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in the Freeman Auditorium at the Hamilton Eye Institute, 930 Madison Ave.

35. Events - Friday, January 25, 2008

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will sponsor free glaucoma screenings today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hamilton Eye Institute parking lot, 930 Madison Ave.

The Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary's School will present "Magic Carpet Ride: The Sounds of West Africa" Saturday at 10 a.m. at the center, 60 Perkins Extended. The event, for children ages 2 to 8, will transport participants to West Africa, where they will explore musical traditions, dance and visual art. The event is $5 for children and free for adults. For more information, call the center 537-1483 or e-mail cyounker@stmarysschool.org.

36. Events - Thursday, January 24, 2008

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors will hold a seminar titled "WHM: Getting Your Buyer Qualified For Affordable Financing" today from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the MAAR offices, 6393 Poplar Ave. Cost is $40 for members and $60 for nonmembers. Registration is available by visiting www.maar.org/ce.

37. Events - Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Rhodes College will host Charlie Cook, political analyst and publisher of the nonpartisan newsletter "The Cook Political Report," today at 7:30 p.m. in Barrett Hall on the Rhodes campus. Cook will discuss the 2008 primaries and presidential election. For more information, call Meg Carne at 843-3840.

38. Baptist Footprint Grows Ever Larger Downtown - Wednesday, December 19, 2007

When the 19-story Baptist Medical Center was imploded two years ago, it marked the departure of Baptist Memorial Hospital from Downtown, at least in the minds of many.

But Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. continues to have a major presence in the neighborhood, with long-term plans that might even include an expansion of clinical care.

39. UT Prez Visits City Today To Tout Strategic Plan - Monday, August 14, 2006
     University of Tennessee president John Petersen is stopping off in Memphis today as part of a statewide tour of UT campuses.
     He plans to meet with community leaders and area legislators

40. Events - Tuesday, September 27, 2005

The Small Business Chamber presents a speed networking meeting from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today at Owen Brennan's, 6150 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20 for members; $25 for non-members. For more information, call 259-1093.

41. Hamilton Eye InstituteOpens New Facility - Monday, September 26, 2005
The University of Tennessee Hamilton Eye Institute has completed phase two of an ongoing expansion project, adding new adult and pediatric patient care clinics. The new building contains examination rooms, administrative offices, and educational and

42. Archived Article: Campbell (lead) - Wednesday, March 20, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY Campbell to add outpatient surgery center By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Construction on a new $5.2 million East Memphis surgery center tied to Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics is nearing completion with plans to open in May. The C...

43. Archived Article: Mbf P.2 - Friday, April 27, 2001
Memphis Biotech Foundation to develop Memphis Biotech Foundation to develop research park on former Baptist campus The University of Tennessee, the newly formed Memphis Biotech Foundation and Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. have reached a series ...

44. Archived Article: Focus (baptist) - Monday, December 18, 2000
Baptists move has Plaza building tenants considering their lease Baptist move has Plaza tenants weighing future By SUE PEASE The Daily News Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.s Plaza Complex building at 910, 920 and 930 Madison Ave., across the stree...

45. Archived Article: Real Focus (baptist) - Tuesday, November 21, 2000
Memphis Landmark Bids Farewell Downtown Memphis landmark bids farewell By MARY DANDO The Daily News Any takers for 5.5 million square feet of prime real estate in Downtown Memphis that has lots of potential but is a fixer-upper? Baptist Memorial Hos...

46. Archived Article: Rout (lead) - Thursday, November 2, 2000
ROUT OKAYS BAPTIST/MED DEAL Rout gives go-ahead for Baptist/Med deal By MARY DANDO The Daily News Taking a "steady as we go" approach, Shelby County Mayor Jim Rout gave his approval Wednesday to the creation of the University Hospital of T...

47. Archived Article: Bmh Chg - Thursday, December 11, 1997
By CAMILLE H BMHC to build Midtown hospital, demolish towers By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. has filed the largest certificate of need in the state of Tennessee for an expansion project that includes more than ...

48. Archived Article: Real Focus (aia) Lj - Tuesday, March 12, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Jolly good fellows Local architects win AIA honors for residential, health care designs By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News For two Memphis architects, being "one of the fellows" has taken on a whole new meaning. J. Carson Loone...

49. Archived Article: Real Focus Lj - Tuesday, February 13, 1996
book review Birds of a feather Merger of like-minded Robertson and Inman construction firms bring increase in management, contacts By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Shared company philosophies, as well as the knowledge that more could be accomplished...