Science and Technology
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $376,950 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for mitochondrial research.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"I'm pleased that St. Jude, our premiere children's research hospital, continues to pursue important research in the midst of this pandemic. This grant will keep its dedicated scientists in their labs making breakthrough discoveries and potentially saving lives."
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $253,379 from the National Eye Institute for research into glaucoma monitoring using an artificial intelligence dashboard.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced three National Science Foundation grants totaling more than $2.4 million to Memphis institutions of higher education. LeMoyne-Owen College will receive $999,555 for scholarships for students majoring in the Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) disciplines. The University of Memphis will receive one grant of $1 million for recruitment diversity and another for $413,482 for improving STEM learning.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a founding member of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, today joined Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and several other colleagues in introducing the Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act.
Congressman Cohen has long been a leader in addressing the issue of high infant and maternal mortality, especially in Memphis, and has worked tirelessly to find solutions to these devastating problems that disproportionately affect Black Americans.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis has received a $251,990 grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire a Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer as a regional resource for research and education.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), who contracted polio in his youth and has long been familiar with the needs of disabled people, today released a statement celebrating Sunday's 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $342,000 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research on gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"I'm pleased our medical school researchers can continue their important work on the scourge of diabetes, which is so devastating to communities of color, including to residents of my district in Memphis."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight applauded the inclusion of his priorities in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a measure providing for our national defense in the fiscal year that begins October 1. The measure, which passed the House 295 to 125 and for which Congressman Cohen voted, includes language that authorizes a $2 million multi-drone/multi-sensor intelligence program that will be housed at the University of Memphis.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today commended the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch for reducing plastic waste, including from plastic straws, and for including his report language request. That language encourages the elimination of all single-use plastic products including lightweight plastic carryout bags, food and drinkware from expanded polystyrene, plastic stirrers and plastic utensils. The House of Representatives is expected to consider this annual spending measure later this month.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that his highest priorities will be included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill when it is considered on the House floor in the coming weeks.