Technology & Innovation

West Cancer Center is one of four oncology centers that are joining together with biotechnology firm Genentech to improve racial diversity in clinic research trials. (Meghan Aislin)

Memphis-based West Cancer Center joins national alliance to close diversity gap in medical research

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July 14, 2021

Recent data by biotech corporation Genentech shows that approximately 40% of the U.S. population is non-Caucasian, but those 40% make up only 5 to 15% of volunteers who participate in […]

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A view of Northside High School in Klondike, which closed their doors in 2016. (Andrea Morales)
Public invited to help reimagine Northside High School, virtual meeting on July 14
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July 14, 2021
A mural adorns a retaining wall behind Treadwell elementary and middle schools in The Heights. (Ziggy Mack)
UrbanArt Commission sponsors first public art project focused on written storytelling
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July 8, 2021
Silhouettes line the National Street median. Each one represents a pedestrian who was killed by a vehicle strike in Shelby County in 2020. The installation will be displayed through the month of July. (Submitted)
Memphis pedestrian deaths sit at record high; art installation urges drivers to slow down
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July 7, 2021
A hiker at Independence Oaks in Clarkston.
Trail etiquette: 8 rules to remember while exploring Michigan’s great outdoors
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Community Development
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June 24, 2021

What should park-goers be mindful of as they lace up their shoes to hit the trails? We asked parks professionals for tips on how to respect natural areas as well as the people (and animals!) we share them with. 

To the right, finished apartments built in the first two phases of the Foote Park at South City development are already being occupied while construction continues on phase three in the foreground. The project has six phases. (Ziggy Mack)
What is South City?
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Community Development
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June 24, 2021
Denise Oher sits on a neighbor's porch and looks out over the new Foote Park at South City development. Oher is a former Foote Homes resident who has chosen to return after being displaced for the demolition of Foote Homes. (Ziggy Mack)
Could Memphis’ South City be the new gold standard for U.S. public housing?
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Community Development
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June 23, 2021
Jani Radhakrishnan gives a talk at a previous TEDxMemphis event on the topic "From 'What do you do for work?' to 'What’s your story?'" (Submittted)
Speakers wanted for 2021 TEDxMemphis
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Arts & Culture
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June 3, 2021
A family picks up activity sheets and grab-and-go craft kits at the North Branch Library. The kids are part of Memphis Public Libraries' strategy for helping kids with learning and literacy from home during the pandemic. (Memphis Library Foundation)
Memphis libraries’ expanded programs promise a summer of fun
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Arts & Culture
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May 20, 2021
A young party goer and the mascot of the Paint It Clean bath kit dance to the music of the Jazz Brothers at the first Green Leaf Learning Farm Earth Day tour and tasting event, held on April 22, 2021. (Cole Bradley)
In Photos: Take a tour and have a taste of Green Leaf, the only certified organic farm in Memphis
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Education
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May 3, 2021

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