Doctors from the Emory Heart & Vascular Center are joining forces with the Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, to find and more widely treat undiagnosed patients living with a common genetic condition that causes the body to produce extremely high levels of unhealthy cholesterol.
With 19 new faculty onboard this fall, Emory’s AI.Humanity initiative is shaping a distinctively Emory vision, culture and infrastructure that helps AI scholars maximize their contributions as researchers, teachers and mentors.
Theoretical chemists at Emory have developed an open-source toolkit that can speed the creation of large, high-quality datasets needed to make advances in everything from renewable energy to human health.
The Georgia Hospital Association presented Sharon Pappas, chief nurse executive of Emory Healthcare, with the prestigious Hospital Hero Award for her outstanding contributions to the health care field.
Vikas P. Sukhatme will step down as dean of Emory School of Medicine and chief academic officer of Emory Healthcare in March 2023. He will remain at Emory as a full-time faculty member.
AI tool for CT scans developed by researchers from Emory University and University Hospitals Cleveland shows link between fatty liver disease and COVID-19 infection severity
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded a $2.46 million grant to Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers to develop a multi-sensor biopatch for farmworkers that can predict symptoms of heat-related illness, dehydration, and acute kidney injury.
The recent Reimagining Health Science Education: Design-Thinking Workshop brought together faculty, staff, students and clinicians from Emory’s three health professional schools and Emory Healthcare to participate in 12 interprofessional teams.
Emory researchers are on the cusp of seeing in real time how brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and autism spectrum disorder affect a patient’s brain function.
A delegation of Emory students traveled to Egypt to help raise the profiles of youth activists during this year’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. They were led by Eri Saikawa, associate professor of environmental sciences.
Emory biophysicists have gained new insight into how actin filaments can form and generate cellular movements. The breakthrough has implications for research ranging from the role of actin in infectious diseases to cancer cell growth.
A $1.34 million NIH grant-funded Winship program will study whether using community case studies to engage Georgia middle schoolers in STEM studies will reduce health and biomedical research workforce disparities.
Dan Owens, CEO of Emory University Hospital Midtown, was installed as chair of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) on Nov. 10.
Emory’s 2022 Veterans Day ceremony focused on serving your neighbor, both in and out of the military. Attendees reflect on their time in the military and on their future goals.
Veterans Day is a time to thank those who have served and for veterans to reflect on their military service and how it has shaped their lives. Get to know 13 Emory veterans serving across the university and gain insight into their experiences.
Emory celebrated the newest addition to campus last week: the R. Randall Rollins Building. The facility further expands the footprint of Rollins School of Public Health and supports its mission of improving the world’s most pressing public health issues through learning, collaboration and research.
The program, one of fewer than 60 in North America and the only one in Georgia, turns 10 this year. As demand for this expertise increases, Emory is looking to strengthen support for its students.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
Getting an annual flu vaccine is the best way to reduce your risk of getting sick with seasonal flu and spreading it to others. Get answers to common questions and learn the current policies for Emory University and Emory Healthcare employees.
The Emory community will gather Nov. 11 to honor veterans and their contributions. The event includes a flag ceremony with Emory veterans and ROTC cadets, as well as a guest speaker and moment of silence.
New findings from a meta-analysis published in Nature Immunology examine the biological mechanisms responsible for why some people’s immune systems respond differently to vaccinations.
Emory University has been recognized for having some of the world’s best health sciences programs, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2022-23 rankings of Best Global Universities.
New ancient DNA analyses provide the most complete genetic evidence to date for ancient Central American and South American migration routes, while also adding surprising twists in the story of early human settlement of South America.
Emory Healthcare is the first in the Southeast to employ a novel comprehensive robotic system for interventional radiology procedures that guides physicians toward suspected cancerous growths much sooner and more accurately than ever before.
Winship member Sharon Castellino, MD, MSc, and colleagues from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Roswell Park led a pediatric multicenter study showing targeted therapy for high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma reduces relapse.
The Lillian Carter Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility has named Jacob Kariuki, PhD, assistant director for global health research, effective November 1.
Students’ narratives about COVID-19 and self-reported measures of their well-being show that those who began their college careers in fall 2019 report significantly higher rates of anxiety, depression and academic distress compared with prepandemic samples of first-year students.
“The Mold That Changed the World,” now being performed at Science Gallery Atlanta, describes the discovery of penicillin and, amid the dancing and singing, delivers a serious message about the rise of antimicrobial resistance.
ORCID iDs are free, easy-to-establish digital identifiers that ensure researchers are credited for their work and help meet new federal requirements. All faculty, postdocs and graduate student researchers should create an ORCID iD and connect it to Emory.
Nominations for this year’s Albert A. Levy Award for Excellence in Scientific Research are open through Dec. 9. Recognize a faculty member who is outstanding in their field.
The newest Emory Libraries exhibit, “Connections: The Power of Objects,” highlights objects displayed by libraries, museums and other organizations to increase knowledge, spark curiosity, encourage discovery and promote creativity. An event celebrating those connections will be Nov. 17.
Camara Phyllis Jones has been elected to the 2022 NAM class. Known for her work on health disparities and race and racism, she holds positions at the Rollins School of Public Health and the Morehouse School of Medicine.
A large-scale review of data from Emory-run national health registry, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that Black and Hispanic adults were less likely than white adults to receive CPR regardless of racial and ethnic makeup or income strata of neighborhoods where heart patients collapsed.
A record number of faculty from the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing have been named award winners by the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR). The annual awards recognize national nursing research leaders who have made significant contributions to nursing science.
Two years after launching the Addiction Alliance of Georgia, partners Emory Healthcare and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation are celebrating the official opening this week of the Emory Addiction Center.
Ravi I. Thadhani discusses moving frequently during childhood, why he became a doctor, his research in the seemingly disparate areas of kidney disease and preeclampsia, and what drew him to Emory.
Ravi I. Thadhani will oversee Emory’s academic health center, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, and shape the next era of research, training and health-care delivery innovation. He comes to Emory from Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham.
In a keynote address at The Hatchery’s fall kickoff party, entrepreneur and best-selling author Rohit Bhargava encouraged attendees to become “speed understanders,” able to spot patterns across the stories and data they ingest.
Among observers, questions long swirled about the extent to which Parkinson’s disease versus repeated hits to the head contributed to Muhammad Ali’s progressive tremor and cognitive impairment. Now, three neurologists who provided direct care to the boxing legend describe evidence in a new JAMA Neurology Viewpoint article supporting a primary diagnosis of young-onset Parkinson’s disease over a form of dementia from repetitive head trauma.
One year ago, the Emory community gathered on the Quad for the launch of 2O36 — a campaign focused on making investments today for Emory to become a university without peer by our bicentennial. President Gregory L. Fenves shares exciting updates on the campaign’s progress.
Carlos del Rio, MD, has been announced as the new president of IDSA beginning Oct. 24. Three other Emory physicians are also receiving IDSA awards and honors.
Emory ethnobotanist Cassandra Quave is being honored for her commitment to public science outreach. She will receive an inaugural Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communication by a Research Scientist on Nov. 11.
NAM has honored Michael Johns with its prestigious Walsh McDermott Medal, which is awarded to a member for distinguished service to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine over an extended period.
Dollie Durden has worked for 45 years as a custodian in Campus Services. Her daughter, Kechia Williams, has worked in Campus Services for 25 years. Their work ethic is unrivaled, as is their love of Emory.
Researchers at Emory University have synthesized a novel molecule designed to target advanced melanomas, which are often resistant to existing treatments.
Emory Healthcare is grateful to DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners for supporting Emory Hillandale Hospital in the wake of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center’s impending closure.
Emory's Heart and Vascular Center hit a major milestone this year, reflecting deep expertise and pioneering history with the LVAD, a lifesaving procedure that can serve as a critical alternative for heart-failure patients who don’t qualify for a transplant.
