Grants and Gifts

• Cornell University received a $1.7 million research grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for genetics research to develop new maize and sorghum varieties that will be better suited for the climate in sub-Saharan Africa.

• The University of Maryland Eastern Shore received two grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $393,713 to increase the number of black and other minority students seeking degrees in scientific, engineering, and mathematical fields.

• Meharry Medical College, the historically black educational institution in Nashville, Tennessee, received a $6.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund a program seeking to increase the number of primary-care physicians, dentists, and nurses who practice in underserved, low-income areas.

• Virginia State University, the historically black educational institution in Petersburg, received a $1.5 million grant from the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation for student and faculty support programs.

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