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[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement in response to a new U.S.
The University of Memphis on Thursday vaulted into a class of the nation’s top-tier universities seeking to harness the power of “big data” in biomedical research by landing a $10.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
A computer scientist at the Memphis university, Santosh Kumar, will lead one of a dozen new collaborative “centers of excellence” established by an NIH initiative called Big Data to Knowledge, or BD2K.
The University of Memphis on Thursday vaulted into a class of the nation’s top-tier universities seeking to harness the power of “big data” in biomedical research by landing a $10.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
A computer scientist at the Memphis university, Santosh Kumar, will lead one of a dozen new collaborative “centers of excellence” established by an NIH initiative called Big Data to Knowledge, or BD2K.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – After Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera challenged both Michael Jordan and Tony Allen to charity one-on-one matches that have not yet materialized, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today suggested that the Grizzlies owner to put his skills to the test against three-time NBA All-Star Detlef Schrempf by launching the #DetlefVsPera social media campaign urging a matchup between the two.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – While speaking at today’s 8th annual University of Memphis Freight Conference, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the University has been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) as the Southeast Regional Surface Transportation Workforce Center, along with nearly $1 million in federal funding to help launch the new Center. Congressman Cohen, who supported the University’s application for this prestigious selection that will help create jobs, is a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will open a new Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Memphis tomorrow to assist citizens who were affected by the flooding that took place in the region on September 11, 2014. The Shelby County outreach center will provide one-on-one assistance to citizens applying for disaster damaged real estate recovery loans of up to $200,000 and disaster damaged personal property loans of up to $40,000.
A U.S. Small Business Administration outreach center will be open Wednesday through Oct. 14 to process disaster loan applications from residents affected by September flooding, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, announced.
The center will operate in Building C, Room 133 of the Shelby County Emergency Operations Center, 1075 Mullins Station.
Greater Memphis received as much as 9 inches of rain on the morning of Sept. 11, with floodwaters hitting areas of Bartlett, Frayser, Millington and elsewhere.
A U.S. Small Business Administration outreach center will be open Wednesday through Oct. 14 to process disaster loan applications from residents affected by September flooding, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, announced.
The center will operate in Building C, Room 133 of the Shelby County Emergency Operations Center, 1075 Mullins Station.
Greater Memphis received as much as 9 inches of rain on the morning of Sept. 11, with floodwaters hitting areas of Bartlett, Frayser, Millington and elsewhere.
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This week marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I announced funding to address and prevent youth violence in Memphis, I welcomed the Deputy Agriculture Secretary to our city, and I also announced more than $7 million for new job training programs that will help improve the Memphis economy. Keep reading to learn more about what happened this week.
[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a total of $834,460 in federal funds to fight and prevent youth violence in the Ninth District. The funding, which comes just days after Congressman Cohen announced $850,000 to fight youth violence in schools, was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) through two individual grants to the City of Memphis as well as to Shelby County.