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Episode 2, Part 2- Sleep Pregnancy and Your Baby’s Health: Better Sleep and Support During Pregnancy

https://youtu.be/k86cLQsRaXc How can pregnant women get better sleep? How can others help? Host Keith D. Terry continues his conversation with Dr. Sanika Chirwa of Meharry Medical College about how poor sleep and high blood sugar may affect the health of mothers and babies. Dr. Chirwa explains how high blood sugar […]

Episode 2, Part 1- Sleep Pregnancy and Your Baby’s Health: Why Sleep During Pregnancy Matters

https://youtu.be/zxJZKuB0jis How does poor sleep affect a woman’s health during pregnancy? Host Keith D. Terry speaks with Dr. Sanika Chirwa of Meharry Medical College about how poor sleep may affect the body’s ability to control blood sugar. Dr. Chirwa also explains why sleep quality matters during pregnancy and why his […]

Meharry Expands Women’s Health Services to Two Nashville Locations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Meharry is expanding access to comprehensive women’s health care with services at two new locations in South Nashville and East Nashville, providing more convenient options for women seeking specialized care. At the South Nashville location, 330 Wallace Road, Suite 4, Dr. Leslie Appiah and Dr. Ronald Dudek […]

Part 2: The Research, Findings & What We Can Do Begins with: Dr. Osoka

The Research, Findings & What We Can Do Begins with: Dr. Osoka discusses her study and findings, including perspectives from service providers, barriers to care, trust, resources, and practical actions.

Three Meharry SACS students receive 2026 Novartis Beacon of Hope Fellowships

Meharry School of Applied Computational Sciences (SACS) doctoral students Olayinka Ajao, LaPorchia Davis, Ph.D. and Ebony Weems-Oluremi, Ph.D., received a 2026 Novartis Beacon of Hope Fellowships at Novartis Biomedical Research. This was the second fellowship for both Dr. Davis and Dr. Weems-Oluremi. The program is an opportunity for historically Black […]

Quarterman receives Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship

Courtney Quarterman, a data science Ph.D. student at Meharry Medical College School of Applied Computational Sciences, has received a Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship. The Watson Institute manages the fully funded program designed to help promising community leaders scale local solutions in Google data center communities. Quarterman, who represents […]

Who Will Make Decisions for You When You Cannot?

Why Financial and Health Care Powers of Attorney Belong in Every Estate Plan Most people think about estate planning in terms of what happens after they die. However, some of the most important decisions concern what happens while they are still living, particularly if illness, injury or cognitive decline leaves […]

Expanding STEM Access for Underrepresented High Schoolers Through NASA Partnership

Looking to inspire the next generation of aerospace and technology leaders, the Meharry Medical College School of Applied Computational Sciences, known as SACS, hosted its Collaborative Interactive Data Science Academy this summer, running July 13-24. The free, two-week residential program introduced 25 high school students to NASA applications of data science, robotics and artificial intelligence. 

The Conversation We Are Not Having: Sexual Health Disparities Among Adolescents

Sexual health disparities among young people are a public health crisis — and silence is making it worse. In this episode of the Meharry Research Connect Podcast, host Keith D. Terry sits down with Dr. Chioma Kas Osoka of Meharry Medical College to tackle one of the most underaddressed topics […]

Meharry’s G.O.A.L.S. Celebrates Five Years of Inspiring Young Minds Through Science and Health

Nashville, Tenn. – For five years, Meharry Medical College has been planting seeds of possibility in young minds through G.O.A.L.S.—Go Out and Love Science—an immersive, hands-on experience designed to introduce middle school students to science, medicine, dentistry and health-related careers. Recently, nearly 200 sixth, seventh and eighth graders from Haynes […]