On March 27, Alistair Erskine will join Emory in the newly created positions of chief information and digital officer for Emory Healthcare and vice president of digital health for Emory University.
Emory alumna and wildlife biologist Rae Wynn-Grant is a featured speaker to launch this year’s Atlanta Science Festival, set for March 10 to 25. The festival is bigger and more expansive than ever.
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.
Julie Swann, vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer (CNO) at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, has been elected to serve as a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Board of Directors and Nominating Committee.
Four Emory Healthcare hospitals have been named top Georgia and U.S. hospitals, and one has been named a top global hospital, in Newsweek’s lists of World’s Best Hospitals 2023.
Many studies have found that inflammation contributes to several psychiatric disorders but developing drugs that target inflammation as a treatment for these conditions is proving to be difficult.
Dozens of undergraduates from Emory College and Oxford College discovered concrete next steps for their college careers and beyond at the first-ever Sophomore Summit, an intensive two-day retreat.
Published in PLOS One, Dr. Gari Clifford and his research team at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology used the MC10 Biostamp patch to analyze the movement and cardiac activity of people living with Rett syndrome.
Emory is participating in STAT Madness, a “March Madness”-style bracket competition featuring innovative scientific research instead of basketball teams.
Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics is the largest recipient of federal research dollars from the National Institutes of Health in 2022 for pediatrics departments.
A new grant from the Mellon Foundation will allow Emory to develop and advance the Imagining Democracy Lab, a teaching and research model for civic engagement and democratic participation. Carol Anderson and Bernard Fraga will lead the effort.
Families with children affected by a rare mutation in the CTCF gene formed a new community, with the goal of providing others with accurate information and facilitating their care.
An Emory University study published in Aging shows brain lesions, known as white matter hyperintensities (WMH), are associated with premature brain aging.
Emory University’s Global Safety and Security team offers helpful recommendations for those preparing for university-sponsored international travel. The team provides guidance to ensure the safety and well-being of travelers, address health and security concerns, and provide emergency response tools.
Critical care patients at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia, and Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Georgia, are receiving access to additional care and remote monitoring through Emory Healthcare’s eICU (electronic Intensive Care Unit) services, based in Atlanta.
A new genomic study led by Emory anthropologists finds that Indigenous populations in present-day Ecuador adapted to the tuberculosis bacterium around the time that agriculture began proliferating in the region and thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.
The IPECP Project Awards provide WHSC faculty with the opportunity to create new or refine existing interprofessional programs across Emory’s three health professional schools and their health care partners.
Emory University continues to be ranked among the nation’s top universities for research funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to an independent ranking. The individual schools that make up Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center all ranked in the top 20 in their categories, with two in the top 10.
Emory College junior Hasset Nurelegne is one of only 12 recipients selected to receive the prestigious National Institutes of Health undergraduate scholarship for 2022-23.
Emory College alumna Layan Ibrahim has been named to the 2023-24 cohort of Luce Scholars. She will expand her research into neuropsychiatric disorders and the role religious cultures place in diagnosis and treatment.
New analysis by Emory sociologist Heeju Sohn and colleagues finds undocumented Mexican immigrants who are men and young, single and less educated appear to consistently be at higher risk for deportation even under different presidential administrations and policies.
The Goizueta Institute @Emory Brain Health and Emory Healthcare are collaborating with digital health company Linus Health to implement innovative digital cognitive assessments for primary care patients.
Attendees from across the Emory community gathered in Cannon Chapel Feb. 15 to share resources, actions and support for those locally and beyond who were affected by the earthquakes.
“Buried Truths,” the award-winning podcast based on Emory’s Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project course, devotes its new season to two 1958 police killings of Black men in Terrell County, Georgia. It will be available starting Feb. 22.
The Emory Center for Health in Aging has announced three innovative pilot projects, designed to spark new collaborations to promote well-being among older adults.
With this year’s Fulbright Award recipients, a total of 135 Emory students have received the award. Find out more about the flagship international academic exchange program and the deadlines for 2023 applications.
In the first major screening of botanical extracts to search for potency against the virus that causes COVID-19, Emory researchers found two common wild plants that inhibit the virus’ ability to infect living cells.
The newly founded grassroots organization Frontline Immunity works to educate and mentor young students, who in turn become health and vaccine ambassadors in their own communities.
Diana Carter is now vice president and chief audit and risk officer for Emory University and Emory Healthcare, a role that took effect Feb. 1. She previously served as vice president of risk management and interim chief internal audit officer.
What began as a simple question years ago led to a program through Emory’s Urban Health Initiative known as the Rolling Suitcase Drive. Anyone can donate suitcases to benefit people helped by the Atlanta Mission.
Lauren Klein, whose research focuses on the digital humanities, data science and data studies, has been awarded the Chronos Faculty Fellowship in Emory College of Arts and Sciences.
Emory employee Wade Moricle and his family are awaiting official certification from the Guinness World Records Company for their 625-pound sticker ball. The multiyear project helped them stick together through the pandemic, a cancer diagnosis and treatments.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named six Emory faculty members as 2022 Fellows because of their efforts toward advancing science applications.
A Keck Foundation Award will allow Emory physicists Minsu Kim (left) and Justin Burton to explore how microbes adapt to living in the Earth’s atmosphere and the broader role that these organisms may play in the planet’s ecosystem.
Carlos del Rio, an internationally known clinician and epidemiologist, has been named interim dean for Emory School of Medicine. He will begin his appointment on March 1.
An Emory University study shows levodopa, a drug that increases dopamine in the brain, has potential to reverse the effects of inflammation on brain reward circuitry, ultimately improving symptons of depression.
Emory has created residency opportunities for four artists, providing studio space in buildings across from Emory University Hospital Midtown as part of the Midtown Heart of the Arts Residency Program.
Students in Emory political scientist Bernard Fraga’s class worked in real time to crunch midterm election data and translate the numbers into credible analysis ready for the public eye.
Machelle T. Pardue — a translational scientific researcher with a career portfolio of more than $18M in funded work — has been appointed vice chair and director of research for the Department of Ophthalmology/Emory Eye Center.
After working with the Obama Presidency Oral History Project, the LA Lakers and more, scholar Karida Brown is focusing on the Department of Sociology’s research apprentice program, overseeing undergraduate students on a variety of projects.
Simuvaction celebrated its “day of action” at Emory with students from around the world bringing diverse disciplines together to ensure that artificial intelligence is used as a tool to reduce health disparities.
At the invitation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Emory’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics co-hosted a conference in Dharamsala, India, to highlight programs aimed at ‘educating the heart and mind.’
As Emory community members start the spring semester, COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other viruses remain prevalent. Here’s what you need to know to start the new year.
The Healthy New You Expo returned Jan. 10 and 12, with employees enjoying exhibits and demonstrations centered on healthier living. See photos and learn about ongoing wellness programs at Emory.
Manoj Jain is the inaugural recipient of the Emory Global Health Institute’s Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award, named in honor of EGHI founder Jeff Koplan. Jain was recognized for his efforts to address tuberculosis in India.
Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is launching a Master in Cardiovascular Perfusion Science program with the inaugural cohort slated to start in Fall 2023.
In a career spanning several continents and just as many advanced degrees, Emory cardiologist Azizul Hoque, MD, has made it his life mission to bring as much care to as many people as possible, on a pay scale they can afford. When not practicing cardiology or teaching as a distinguished physician and assistant professor at Emory, for instance, he’s leading a telemedicine healthcare project in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, one of the world’s most crowded cities.
A new and improved Trust Line experience from Emory University and Emory Healthcare allows all members of the Emory community to confidentially report ethical concerns.
The nine schools that make up Emory University have plans for new programs, inspiring events and more during the spring semester. Read a roundup of what’s in store.
Baby Julien and Baby Quincy were welcomed to the world just after the calendar rolled over to 2023 — the first babies born at Emory hospitals in the new year.
Winship Cancer Institute researchers and colleagues from several health care systems and universities have discovered a new AI-derived biomarker that uses routine imaging scans to help predict which patients with lung cancer will respond to immunotherapy.
Long recognized for articles and books chronicling the grip of race on the past and present, Carol Anderson explored documentary filmmaking with “I, Too,” which examines what’s at stake for American democracy.
In an award-winning book, “The Anatomy of Loneliness: Suicide, Social Connection, and the Search for Relational Meaning in Contemporary Japan,” anthropologist Chikako Ozawa-De Silva explains social structures fueling the world’s growing epidemic of loneliness and offers a vision for an inclusive society.
Atlanta Falcons legend Alge Crumpler must overcome his biggest challenge after retiring from the NFL. After four years of dedication, sacrifice, effort and support by Emory Healthcare, he’s back to living his best life.
As a PhD student, Elizabeth Lonsdorf worked with renowned naturalist Jane Goodall while studying tool use by the Gombe chimpanzees. Now an Emory faculty member, Lonsdorf’s research continues to focus on chimpanzee health and development.
As 2022 winds down, take a look back at 10 of the most-read stories from the Emory News Center — with more headlines so you can delve deeper into this year of ambition, achievement and service.
Emory faculty and staff are frequently recognized for their work locally, nationally and internationally. Read a sampling of recent accolades, including awards for professional contributions and leadership appointments.
While Erick Martínez Juárez was growing up, he and his family received health care through the Emory Farmworker Project. The experience helped inspire him to become a doctor, and on Dec. 16, he shared his story with the Physician Assistant Class of 2022 as their commencement speaker.
Emory’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing celebrated the accomplishments of its students Friday, December 9 during the school’s annual winter graduation events.
Emory’s Office of the Provost will provide up to $1.4 million in funds over the next three years to launch creative projects focused on advancing social justice.
In November, President Gregory L. Fenves and members of Emory senior leadership visited Seoul to strengthen university partnerships and engage with Korea-based alumni.
The Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory University, Grady Health System and collaborators at the University of Michigan have been awarded a five-year, $4.4 million project to continue studying motor vehicle crashes in metro Atlanta that result in injuries treated at Grady.
Returning to the Robert W. Woodruff Library for the first time since the pandemic, Feast of Words, the annual celebration of faculty authors, reinforced Plato’s notion of what books do, which is nothing less than “give life to everything.”
