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Overview of Fisk UniversityOverview of Fisk University

N. Horace Mann IIIN. Horace Mann IIIProfessorProfessor

Department of Mathematics andDepartment of Mathematics andComputer ScienceComputer Science

Fisk UniversityFisk University

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Description and DemographicsDescription and Demographics

Small, historically-black institution Small, historically-black institution founded in 1866founded in 1866

Academic emphasis in liberal arts and Academic emphasis in liberal arts and sciencescience

Approximately 850 students from more Approximately 850 students from more than 40 states (70% female)than 40 states (70% female)

Forty (40) percent are science majorsForty (40) percent are science majors

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History of AchievementsHistory of Achievements

First HBCU to be awarded university statusFirst HBCU to be awarded university status First HBCU to gain accreditation by the Southern First HBCU to gain accreditation by the Southern

Association of Colleges and Schools (1930)Association of Colleges and Schools (1930) First HBCU to charter a chapter of Phi Beta First HBCU to charter a chapter of Phi Beta

Kappa (1952)Kappa (1952) In proportion to enrollment, more Fisk graduates In proportion to enrollment, more Fisk graduates

earn PhD’s than any other schoolearn PhD’s than any other school One-in-six of all African-American physicians is a One-in-six of all African-American physicians is a

Fisk graduateFisk graduate

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Science Academic Programs (1)Science Academic Programs (1)

Division of Natural Science and MathematicsDivision of Natural Science and Mathematics Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and

Mathematics and Computer ScienceMathematics and Computer Science Dual degree in engineering through Dual degree in engineering through

Vanderbilt University and Howard University Vanderbilt University and Howard University Cross-enrollment with Vanderbilt in all areas Cross-enrollment with Vanderbilt in all areas

including engineeringincluding engineering Internationally-renown NASA Center for Internationally-renown NASA Center for

Photonic MaterialsPhotonic Materials

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Science Academic Programs (2)Science Academic Programs (2)

Strong support for biology from the Strong support for biology from the Howard Hughes InstituteHoward Hughes Institute

Several funded research and education Several funded research and education projects for Computer Science from projects for Computer Science from NSF, NIGMS, and the DOENSF, NIGMS, and the DOE

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Medical Informatics/BiocomputingMedical Informatics/Biocomputing

SF-36 Core Survey

End User

Lumbar Spine Outcome Explorer(LSOE)

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Student Example #1Student Example #1

Physics graduate student earning a second BS Physics graduate student earning a second BS in Computer Sciencein Computer Science

Teamed with a Meharry microbiologist whose Teamed with a Meharry microbiologist whose work is related to the Genome Projectwork is related to the Genome Project

Student uses the physical concept of entropy to Student uses the physical concept of entropy to quantify the information content of strands of quantify the information content of strands of DNADNA

Student is taking a sequential program that Student is taking a sequential program that performs this calculation and is “parallelizing” itperforms this calculation and is “parallelizing” it

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Potential Benefits ofPotential Benefits ofMSI AvailabilityMSI Availability

Graduate students at Fisk may receive distance Graduate students at Fisk may receive distance learning courseware from the MSI projectlearning courseware from the MSI project

Participate in the Summer Institute to be offered Participate in the Summer Institute to be offered at Purdue at Purdue

Resources of the MSI may be integrated into Resources of the MSI may be integrated into upper-level undergraduate courses to introduce upper-level undergraduate courses to introduce students to state-of-the art concepts of students to state-of-the art concepts of computational sciencecomputational science

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Student Example #2Student Example #2 Senior undergraduate student earning a BS Senior undergraduate student earning a BS

degree in Computer Sciencedegree in Computer Science Teamed with a Meharry microbiologist whose Teamed with a Meharry microbiologist whose

work is related to the Genome Projectwork is related to the Genome Project Student is configuring a data warehouse for Student is configuring a data warehouse for

mass storage of DNA sequences and mass storage of DNA sequences and developing a pattern recognition module that will developing a pattern recognition module that will identify sequences of interestidentify sequences of interest

Must apply database technology, software Must apply database technology, software engineering, along with implementing pattern engineering, along with implementing pattern recognition algorithmsrecognition algorithms

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Potential Benefits of MSI Potential Benefits of MSI AvailabilityAvailability

Resources from the MSI may be integrated into Resources from the MSI may be integrated into upper-level undergraduate courses to introduce upper-level undergraduate courses to introduce students to advanced networking and data students to advanced networking and data storage technologystorage technology

Graduate students and faculty involved with the Graduate students and faculty involved with the MSI may help in developing learning MSI may help in developing learning courseware for computer science courses and courseware for computer science courses and serve as TA’sserve as TA’s

Increase Fisk computer science students Increase Fisk computer science students likelihood of pursuing graduate degrees in likelihood of pursuing graduate degrees in computational sciencecomputational science

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Possible Long-term Benefits to Possible Long-term Benefits to Fisk Due to the MSI (1) Fisk Due to the MSI (1)

Increased access to resources of Carnegie Increased access to resources of Carnegie Research I class institution(s)Research I class institution(s)

Development of an MSI node at Fisk and Development of an MSI node at Fisk and attachment to regional gridattachment to regional grid

Better preparation and increased likelihood for Better preparation and increased likelihood for success at major research institutions on the success at major research institutions on the graduate levelgraduate level

More potential to develop funded research and More potential to develop funded research and education projects at a small, teaching-oriented education projects at a small, teaching-oriented universityuniversity

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Possible Long-term Benefits to Possible Long-term Benefits to Fisk Due to the MSI (2) Fisk Due to the MSI (2)

Supports solicitation of funding from the Supports solicitation of funding from the National Library of Medicine Office of High National Library of Medicine Office of High Performance Computing and Communications Performance Computing and Communications program in Biomedical Applications of the Next program in Biomedical Applications of the Next Generation Internet (RFP NLM 99-106/RMC)Generation Internet (RFP NLM 99-106/RMC)

Supports solicitation of funding from the Supports solicitation of funding from the National Science Foundation Minority Institution National Science Foundation Minority Institution Infrastructure of the CISE directorateInfrastructure of the CISE directorate

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Closing RemarksClosing Remarks