David Lockett and Courtney Quarterman, Meharry SACS Data Science Ph.D. students, have been selected for the George Mason University National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps NextGen Technology Cohort. The regional program will provide them infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunities and training to transition their research towards the marketplace or into becoming...
Every parent, teacher, and student wants safer schools. Cameras and other surveillance systems add an important layer of security but also raise serious privacy concerns. Researchers at the Meharry School of Applied Computational Sciences (SACS) have engineered a solution: a safety system that spots potential threats in real time—without streaming...
Pam Djan is committed to the fight against cancer. That passion fuels both her doctoral studies in biomedical data science at Meharry Medical College’s School of Applied Computational Sciences (SACS) and her work as a clinical research professional at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. In September 2026,...
Meharry Medical College researcher named a 2026 Nashville Tech Studio Civic Tech Jam winner, earning $40,000 to help make Nashville’s buses run on time When people think of Meharry Medical College, they think of a legacy — 150 years of training the physicians, dentists, and scientists who have transformed health...
Every millisecond counts when a self-driving car needs to brake for an unexpected obstacle or avoid a sudden collision. Today’s connected vehicles generate massive streams of sensitive trip and location data, but sending all that information up to remote cloud servers can cause dangerous lag times—and leaves drivers open to...
This summer, the Meharry School of Applied Computational Sciences, in partnership with Fisk University, hosted the 2026 MS-CC Undergraduate Summer Research Internship. The program introduced 15 undergraduate students from across the U.S. to research applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced computational techniques. “The internship is a great opportunity...
The Meharry Medical College Center for Women’s Health Research is mobilizing African American women with a mother, daughter or sister who has been diagnosed with breast cancer to participate discussion groups. Did you know Black women have a 31% mortality – the highest among any U.S. racial or ethnic group?...
