Dr. Marla Stafford: This fall the University of Memphis will launch a degree minor in social commerce through the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management in the Fogelman College of Business & Economics. Using core and emerging social technologies built on established marketing and communications principles, students will learn how to engage consumers effectively [...]
The Commercial Appeal: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital around the time of its February 4 formal opening. “It took a rabble-rousing, hook-nosed comedian to get your attention,” said Danny Thomas at the opening. “But it took your loving generous hears to make this dream come true.” Gov. Buford Ellington called the occasion “one of the [...]
While this isn’t directly repeated to Josiah’s type of brain tumor, this research is very exciting. St Jude really is not only an amazing hospital, but a force for change in the fight against childhood cancers.
This was not only a dark night for Memphis, but for the entire nation.
Editor’s Note: One of the nice things about living in a city as large as Memphis is that there’s an independent source for just about everything, including weather coverage. I recently spoke with Erik Proseus, an aviation meteorologist and entrepreneur. Below is our full-length interview about what Erik does, MemphisWeather.net and his recent saga with [...]
Marlo Thomas: There came a moment in my father’s career when he said to himself, “I’ve made it. I’ve got everything I need. Now it’s time to give back.” This would eventually come to mean years of tirelessly building his dream — a research hospital dedicated to the study of cancer in children, where no [...]
Marilyn Sadler, in a piece on my friend Ryan Dalton: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reports that more than 100 cases of sex trafficking of minors have been documented in Shelby County over the last two years. Victims as young as 13 have been beaten, raped, and tortured into submission. The same number of adult [...]
The West Memphis Three were convicted of murder in 1993, but were released this summer after a re-trial. Sean Flynn’s GQ piece take a look at these men’s lives post-release. via longform.org
Memphis Newspaper Guild president Wayne Risher: With sadness and regret, I must inform you that the Memphis Newspaper Guild was notified today, Tuesday morning, by The Commercial Appeal that 9 Guild covered employees will lose their jobs by Dec. 20 as part of a reduction in force. The company, confirming rumors that had been swirling [...]
