Tennessee State Researchers help win $22 million grant from the Energy Department

Posted on October 15, 2015 by 28andjefferson

The UI research team will look at potential vulnerabilities in the nation’s power grid and develop cybersecurity tools to prevent intrusions and mitigate the impact of a successful attack.

The UI team consists of members of CREDC, including Argonne National Laboratory, Arizona State University, Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Rutgers University, Tennessee State University, the University of Houston and Washington State University. The consortium is also partnering with industry representatives, such as Illinois power company Ameren.

Tennessee State University Research Astronomy teams helps find planetary system 54 light years from Earth

Posted on April 30, 2015 by 28andjefferson

A ground based search for exoplanets featuring a new computer-run planet hunter has located a system of three “super Earths” orbiting a Sun-like star about 54 light years from Earth.

The team of astronomers who made the discovery used the Doppler method, in which “wobbles” resulting from the gravitational pull of orbiting planets on the parent star are measured.

That star, HD7924, is visible to the naked eye in the sky of Earth’s northern hemisphere.

All three planets are approximately six to seven Earth masses and orbit HD7924 closer than Mercury orbits our Sun, with periods of five, 15, and 24 days.

The research team, which included scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; the University of California at Berkeley; the University of California Observatories, and Tennessee State University, found the planets using three ground-based telescopes–the Automated Planet Finder (APF) Telescope at Lick Observatory in California; the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi, and the Automatic Photometric Telescope (APT) at Fairborn Observatory in Arizona.

New Breast Cancer Vaccine Developed at TSU Shows Promise

Posted on December 10, 2014 by 28andjefferson

Breast cancer vaccine shows promise in preliminary trial

HealthDay News – An experimental vaccine for breast cancer appears to be safe in a preliminary trial, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research.

Mammaglobin-A (MAM-A) is overexpressed in 40% to 80% of primary breast cancers, noted Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi, MD, PhD, of Tennessee State University, in Nashville, and colleagues. The vaccine prompts CD8 T-cells to track and eliminate the MAM-A protein.

To determine the efficacy and safety of the vaccine, the investigators conducted a phase I trial involving 14 patients diagnosed with advanced breast cancer.

TSU’s Glover stresses shared governance, search committees in filling key positions

Posted on March 8, 2013 by 28andjefferson

“It’s not so much that I’m going to put my stamp [on the school], it’s really an opportunity to enhance what the university stands for,” Glover told The City Paper.

“[We’re] making sure that we have the wherewithal to provide students opportunities to graduate and become meaningfully employed in the work place. So putting people in the right place at the right time, which is now, will help tremendously.”

Most of the positions have been vacant for less than a year. The VP of Institutional Advancement was formerly known as the vice president of University Affairs and Development. When the VP of Institutional Advancement takes office at TSU, it will be the third person in that post over the course of a year.

from the Nashville City Paper

TSU ranked 9th 2012′s Top 10 HBCU Endowments

Posted on February 5, 2013 by 28andjefferson

From HBCUmoney.com: Take a look at how an endowment works. Not only scholarships to reduce the student debt burden but research, recruiting talented faculty & students, faculty salaries, and a host of other things can be paid for through a strong endowment. It ultimately is the lifeblood of a college or university to ensure its success generation after generation.

2012′s Top HBCU Endowments

This past year was a tough year for HBCU endowments. The top ten HBCU endowments saw a combined decline of $100 million dollars this past year while their top ten HWCU competitors saw an increase of $100 million. The $100 million comprises 0.07 percent of top ten HWCU endowments but comprises a staggering 7.0 percent of top ten HBCU endowments.

Endowment in millions (Investment Return)

1. Howard University

$460 712 (-12.0%)

2. Spelman College

$309 139 (-5.4%)

3. Hampton University

$232 551 (-3.1%)

4. Meharry Medical College

$112 455 (4.6%)

5. Florida A&M University

$107 743 (-3.4%)

6. Morehouse School of Medicine

$66 925 (-8.2%)

7. Bethune Cookman University

$41 818 (-1.6%)

8. Texas Southern University

$37 962 (4.9%)

9. Tennessee State University

$37 987 (-0.6%)

10. Virginia State University

$33 290 (10.3%)

[Giving]The HBCU Endowment Feature – Tennessee State University

Posted on February 2, 2013 by 28andjefferson

photo from tnstate.edu

Story from HBCUMoney.com

School Name: Tennessee State University

Median Cost of Attendance: $24 125

Undergraduate Population: 7 105

Endowment Needed: $3 428 162 560

Analysis: Tennessee State University needs approximately $3.4 billion to allow all of its students to attend debt free annually. The HBCU with the eight largest endowment going into 2012 is poised with new leadership at the helm – and fair or unfair some would say a continuing identity crisis. Leadership has challenged alumni chapters to raise what could be an estimated $3 million which could put Tennessee State University in striking distance of seventh place but would need to double its current endowment of $38 million to make a run at sixth place.

[Alumni Highlight] Dr. Tiffany Oliver, Geneticist

Posted on January 15, 2013 by 28andjefferson

Tiffany Oliver, Ph.D.

B.S. (Biology) Tennessee State University
Ph.D. (Genetics and Molecular Biology) Emory University
Foundations in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Human Genetics, Emory University

Meiotic chromosome mal-segregation, henceforth referred to as nondisjunction (NDJ), is the leading cause of spontaneous abortion and mental impairment, the consequences of which can have long-lasting adverse health-related consequences. Unfortunately, the risk for meiotic chromosome mal-segregation increases for women as they age, this phenomenon is known as the maternal age effect.

The molecular biology underlying the maternal age effect has not been well characterized, however, age-related changes in reproductive hormone expression are hypothesized to play a role.

In my research approach, we are using a micro array-based approach to characterize changes in gene expression within oocytes that are elicited by age- related changes in reproductive hormone expression. It is expected that will enable us to understand the molecular biology underlying the maternal age effect.