Science and Technology
As a member of Congress, Congressman Cohen has supported federal funding for programs like the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has led to several innovations in engineering and technology. As the Trump administration and his cabinet work to make Americans doubt the value of science and question proven facts, it is more important than ever to support these programs. Congressman Cohen will continue to support legislation that will increase funding for technological and scientific research, especially in the Memphis medical community.
As a long-time supporter of STEM education programs, he knows that engineering and computer science are increasingly important subjects for all children to study. In Congress, he has cosponsored several bills that would improve funding and accessibility to STEM programs across the country, including legislation that created grants for encouraging underrepresented minority or low-income students to pursue STEM careers.
As a member of Congress, he will continue to encourage progress in science and technology for the American people.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive two National Science Foundation grants totaling nearly $950,000.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced five National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2,882,421 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The congressman announced three grants from the National Cancer Institute to St.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced six National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2,843,327 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The congressman announced three grants from the National Cancer Institute to St. Jude, totaling $1,172,297, on Monday.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive three grants from the National Cancer Institute totaling $1,172,297.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Heath Science Center (UTHSC) will receive two grants totaling $1,854,709 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The first, for $1,344,117, from the Office of the Director of the NIH, is for solution-oriented research identifying early-life modifiable risk factors for obesity and mental health problems in children under the director of Dr. Qi Zhao, a professor of Preventive Medicine.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today led a letter with Congresswomen Valerie Foushee (NC-4) and Debbie Dingell (MI-6) to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging him to withdraw a proposal to weaken federal safeguards regulating coal ash pollution. The letter has 30 additional Congressional co-signers.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive three grants totaling $1,820,304 from three National Institutes of Health (NIH).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Clarification in Sciences Act to provide an accurate and up-to-date scientific basis for the evaluation of substances reviewed for scheduling under the 1970 CSA statute.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced $2,543,243 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Both institutions received funding for research into hearing loss.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $466,103 from the National Eye Institute for research on sphingolipid signaling in vesicating ocular injury under the direction of Dr. Nawajes Mandal, a professor in the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Sphingolipids are a type of lipid found mainly in the membranes of cells which act on multiple different types of proteins to alter cellular functions.