Education

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, today announced that the University of Memphis will receive an $850,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure for research on mobile health data management.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $357,200 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research into the genetics of stroke vulnerability.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, today announced that LeMoyne-Owen College will receive a grant of $399,579 from the National Science Foundation for research entitled "Target Infusion Project: Overcoming the Mathematical Barrier."

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $432,218 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research into neurological disorders.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"I'm pleased our medical school can continue its lifesaving work on neurological disorders in the midst of this pandemic. I'm sure that the grant underwriting this research will result in important breakthroughs while keeping dedicated scientists working in their labs."

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, today announced that Southwest Tennessee Community College will receive a grant of $1,859,883 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to increase student success in community college mathematics through instructional change.

Southwest is one of eight community colleges participating in the five-year project aimed at improving instruction and retention rates.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics will receive a $111,999 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how rapid changes in work conditions in response to the pandemic have affected employee well-being.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $426,685 from the National Eye Institute for research on corneal wound healing.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"I'm pleased that our medical school can continue working on important vision research in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. I'm confident this funding will keep researchers in their labs working to find valuable treatments and therapies."

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $337,088 from the U.S. Department of Education to work on a technology-based reading comprehension system for adult literacy students.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"With one in six adults reading at a low proficiency level, this grant will address a critical national need. I'm pleased this funding will put the U of M in the vanguard of adult education programs addressing this problem."