Meharry Medical College receives $1.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is donating $15 million to 10 historically Black colleges and universities, including Meharry Medical College. Meharry will receive $1.5 million to increase access to Covid-19 testing, according to the foundation’s website. The grant is part of a Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) initiative, The Just Project, according to the Nashville Post. In August, Thermo Fisher announced their plans to provide $15 million in test kits and supplies to HBCUs to…