Georgia Tech received about $2 million in federal grants to support two projects designed to improve high school computer science lessons by making the material more interesting to students and by giving their teachers more training. About half the money will go toward a program that encourages students to study computer science by allowing teens to remix hip hop music by writing computer code. The remaining money will go toward a three-year project to produce and train more high school computer science teachers. LAURA DIAMOND
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The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $6.1 million grant for diabetes research to a team that includes scientists from Emory University and Georgia Tech. The researchers are working to re-program cells taken from the bone marrow or peripheral blood of patients to treat neurovascular complications, including neuropathy and blocked arteries in the legs and feet, which can lead to amputations in advanced cases. Lead researchers are Emory University scientists Young-Sup Yoon and Xiaodong Cheng. CARRIE TEEGARDIN
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Minorities are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease, yet fewer count among medical school graduates.
The American Heart Association, in partnership with Macy's and as part of its "Go Red For Women" awareness campaign, is offering scholarships to multicultural women interested in healthcare careers.
Sixteen women will each receive a $2,500 scholarship to help them in their studies. The program is designed to increase the diversity among nursing and medical students and increase cultural competence in healthcare.
For information go to: www.GoRedForWomen.org/GoRedScholarship. SHELIA M. POOLE
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