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By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 23, 2020 8:12 AM CT | Published: July 23, 2020 4:00 AM CT

The $5.9 million investment from NIH builds on $10.8 million the University of Memphis and its partner universities received in 2014 to make better use of medical data collected by sensor devices.

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Jane Roberts

Jane Roberts

Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.


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