Press Releases
On April 22nd 2008, we commemorated the 35th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Equal Pay Act by President John F. Kennedy; however, we still have not achieved the goal of women’s equality in the workplace. Since my days in the Tennessee Senate, I have fought passionately to ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work. I strongly believe that these two pieces of legislation will help us make significant progress on that front.
“We’re in the midst of the most serious economic downturn in nearly a century, and it is unacceptable for our elected leaders to receive a raise while the rest of the country sees their savings slip away and their home values plummet,” said Congressman Cohen. “It’s time to step up and do the right thing.”
The National Center for Research Resources gave a new award in the amount of $457,024 to Dr. Charles R. Handorf, Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UT. This is a Biomedical Research Support Shared Instrumentation Grant that will be used to purchase a whole slide imaging system for the UT-HSC.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases awarded a new grant in the amount of $330,309 to Dr. Anjaparavanda P. Naren, an Associate Professor in the UT Department of Physiology, for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research.
For more information, please call Charlie Gerber in Washington at 202-320-2817 or Travis Green in Memphis at 901-831-8555.
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Contact:
Marilyn Dillihay, Press Secretary, 202-225-3265
Charlie Gerber, Communications Assistant, 202-225-3265
The National Eye Institute, a division of HHS, granted the new award to Dr. Mitchell A. Watsky, an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology at the UT-HSC College of Medicine. This grant will fund Dr. Watsky’s research into corneal disease.
“I am very pleased that HHS has awarded these monies to Dr. Watsky at the UT Health Science Center,” said Congressman Cohen. “There are more than four million cases of corneal disease reported every year, and I am thankful that HHS and the UT-HSC are devoting their time and resources toward eradicating this problem.”
Event: Downtown Rotary Club Meeting
Where: Memphis Cook Convention Center
When: Tuesday, December 16th. 11:30 a.m. CST.
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Contact:
Marilyn Dillihay, Press Secretary, 202-225-3265
Charlie Gerber, Communications Assistant, 202-225-3265