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JSU receives $14.5 million contract for heart study training center

By Sethanie Smith Feb 17, 2026 | 10:33 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson State University (JSU) received a 10-year, $14.5 million contract to extend the university’s Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities awarded the grant, renewing Jackson State’s role in the multi-institution collaboration supporting the Jackson Heart […]