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The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Grant is the second largest award received by Meharry’s School of Applied Computational Sciences (SACS) will soon develop three short-term certificates in AI, cybersecurity and bioinformatics thanks to a $ 2 million Department of Education grant – Fund for the Improvement of […]
Community
Meharry Medical College hosted its biannual Oral Health Day on Saturday, Aug. 23, providing free dental services to more than 450 residents from underserved communities. The event, held on the campus of the historically Black health sciences school, brought faculty, volunteers, alumni, community dental professionals and dental students together to ensure participants received much needed oral health care. Services provided included screenings, cleanings, extractions and other treatments. For many patients, Oral Health Day is one of the few opportunities they have to receive dental care.
Historic Alumni
One of Meharry’s most esteemed icons, Frank Spencer Royal Sr., M.D. ’68—Chairman Emeritus of Meharry’s Board of Trustees spanning 30 years—passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026.
Faculty
Meharry Medical College School of Applied Computational Sciences is proud to announce that Dr. Uttam Ghosh, professor of cybersecurity, and his team of co-investigators, Meharry SACS professors Dr. Sajid Hussain, Dr. Puspita Chatterjee, Dr. Asmah Muallem, and Dr. Lei Qian, have been awarded a significant grant through the Minority Serving – Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) Research Catalyst Program.
Initiatives
Thanks to support from NASA, a new Meharry SACS project will use advanced drone and computing technologies to address healthcare delivery disruptions in Middle Tennessee caused by natural disasters. The $742,286 grant funds CAMPUS (Community Air Mobility for Public Utilization in Support of Healthcare).
Students
Kafayat Kareem, a fourth-year medical student (MS4) at Meharry Medical College, is passionate about dermatology, technology, and global health. She recently presented her research at the 2025 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society International Conference on Body Sensor Networks in Los Angeles. The global conference brought together researchers and […]