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As a fourth-generation Memphian, I have dedicated my life to public service in Memphis and Shelby County. My work has defined my life and affected the lives of people in Memphis, across Tennessee and now across America throughout my career in national, state and local politics.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis’ Department of Computer Science will receive a $1,115,997 grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire and operate a high-performance computing cluster across West Tennessee and Arkansas and Mississippi, improving research quality through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At-Large), and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $500,000 grant for nursing education and retention training from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) whose district includes the Memphis neighborhood where Memphis police officers are alleged to have beaten motorist Tyre Nichols to death in January, released the following statement after five officers were indicted on federal civil rights charges today:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a $313,225 grant from the National Cancer Institute for “Training in Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Outcomes and Interventions.”
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today applauded President Biden’s nomination of Memphis native Patrice Jordan Robinson to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Board of Directors. The nomination requires Senate confirmation.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the first-ever Special Representative on Political Prisoners for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, noted the passing of former New Mexico governor and United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson, and made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive $2,386,144 to operate its Head Start Programs. The funding is from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Head Start.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Memphis-based Parents for Peace, a non-governmental public health nonprofit organization helping families address violence and extremism, will receive an $832,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The department announced the award of 34 grants nationwide, totaling $20 million, through the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program.
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $450,000 from the National Science Foundation for the purchase of a state-of-the-art micro-computer tomography scanner. The acquisition will benefit faculty in seven science and engineering disciplines, and enhance collaboration with other institutions of higher education at both the undergraduate and graduate level.