A new fund fueled by donors allowed more than 270 students across 47 majors to say “yes” to unique internship experiences — and discover the paths they’re meant to follow along the way.
Laura Finzi has earned a high distinction given to only about half a percent of the American Physical Society members. The award honors researchers who have made significant contributions to the application of physics to science and technology.
NIH has awarded $7.8 million to the Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point-of-Care Technologies (ACME POCT) to support inventors across the country in developing and testing point-of-care technologies to help improve patient care.
Regular, full-time Emory University faculty are invited to apply for funding for research and scholarly activity during the 2024-25 cycle. Applications are due by Jan. 17, 2024.
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing has received a $3.9 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the contribution of the oral microbiome to Alzheimer’s disease risk.
Nearly 300 members of the Emory community and their guests marched together in the Atlanta Pride Parade on Oct. 15. View photos and a video from the day.
A newly published study by researchers from Emory University and Harvard University found a connection between childhood exposure to air pollution and the age at U.S. girls experienced their first periods.
Emory’s Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), the only national data collection tool that connects pre-hospital cardiac arrest data with hospital outcomes, will receive $23.85 million in grant funding over the next five years from the CDC, a major return to public funding for the program.
A newly released study led by researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health was one of the first to find an emerging class of “forever chemicals” in the homes, drinking water and bodies of United States residents.
Emory women find inspiration in Faculty Women of Color in the Academy, a national organization whose conferences expand networks and encourage attendees to seek support from one another.
The Health Resources and Services Administration grant will increase the number of advanced practice nurses and licensed clinical social workers treating mental illness and substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder, in nine Georgia counties.
On Sept. 21, delightful memories surfaced of “The Letters of Samuel Beckett,” the acclaimed project advanced by Emory faculty and students since 1985. The project also looks to the digital future as it takes up residence at the Rose Library.
Seven Atlanta-based artists — including a poet, a playwright and a clown — are working with Emory faculty this semester to add a creative perspective to addressing social justice issues that surface within class conversations.
The National Academy of Medicine announced Monday that three individuals from Emory University have been elected to the Academy, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Three Emory students who participated in the Roots Down GreenHive Leadership Program reflect on their experiences and how it impacted their views on advocacy and sustainability.
In a notable advancement in the battle against ALS and frontotemporal dementia, Emory University, in collaboration with UMass Chan Medical School and the National Institutes of Health, has secured over $3 million in support from The ALS Association to establish a pioneering cloud-based central repository of genetic data, named ALS Compute.
Members of the Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital community recently collected more than $6,000 in basic hygiene necessities, as well as raised money, to help support Mercy Care’s outreach initiatives in the metro area to provide services to those in need.
Emory Healthcare has announced the creation of two new leadership roles to better align the continuum of care for patients across its 11 hospitals and enhance operational excellence for the health system.
Good things come in threes for Emory mathematician Cosmin Pohoata, part of a trio who completed a new proof for the Heilbronn triangle problem that breaks the record for the smallest triangle in a confined space.
On Sept. 12, more than 37,000 people who work within the Woodruff Health Sciences Center were invited to complete the inaugural WHSC well-being survey, marking the largest survey of its kind ever administered at Emory and nationally.
Emory environmental scientists are helping vegetable farmers in the Southern Piedmont navigate a changing climate while researching ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
A public art sculpture in the shape of a heart stands in the historic Orr Building courtyard at Emory University Hospital Midtown as a remembrance and reflection of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Representatives from health and well-being programs at Emory University and Emory Healthcare were on hand to accept the healthy employer award from the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
When former college athlete and Army veteran Michael Roberts first fell ill last year, he never could have imagined that he'd need to spend two weeks on life-saving support from ECMO, as his struggling heart healed from infection. Thankfully, he had the lifesaving support of a full team at Emory and the strength to prevail through the storm.
Emory professor Max Cooper’s historic discoveries forever changed our understanding of the adaptive immune system, fueling lifesaving advances in basic research and medicine. The annual award in his honor is open to national and international candidates across the spectrum of immunology.
As the cold and flu season approaches, and COVID-19 continues to be present in the community, Emory health experts explain how to stay safe through important reminders about testing, vaccines, awareness and information about the new COVID-19 variant.
Since President Fenves launched the $25 million matching funds initiative in late March, 10 new professorships have been established, with seven more in the pipeline. Generous donors have funded 66 professorships during 2O36.
Anne Spaulding, MD, an associate professor of epidemiology and global health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, answers five questions about a new Emory-led study that found a significant number of U.S. state prisons are failing to adequately address a curable disease.
The Hatchery received more than 50 applications for the 16 slots in its 2023-24 Incubator cohort. Learn about the students — and projects — selected from across Emory’s schools.
The new funding supports the expansion of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals Consultants Program, which provides research development services to minority-serving and emerging research institutions.
Emory Vaccine Center researchers have identified a potential Achilles heel within SARS-CoV-2. The vulnerable spot can be targeted with a peptide derived from wild boar, which maintains its antiviral activity across known variants.
Emory environmental scientist Eric Lonsdorf is developing data-driven methods to determine how much effort is needed to save golden eagles in order to offset the impact of wind-energy turbines on their populations.
For PhD students and postdoctoral fellows working in professor Philip Santangelo’s lab, as well as undergraduates invited to join the audience, Jill Biden’s campus visit proved to be an inspiring, “once-in-a-lifetime” moment.
New research led by Hanjoong Jo, a professor of medicine and biomedical engineering at Emory, looks at how better understanding the complex dynamics of blood flow may help treat some heart disease.
A team of leading clinicians, engineers and neuroscientists has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of treatment-resistant depression published online in the journal Nature on Sept. 20.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Tuesday that Emory University is one of 13 funded partners that will work alongside the CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) to establish an outbreak response network that uses data to support decision makers during public health emergencies.
Emory University researcher and inventor Dennis Liotta, PhD, has been named to the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s inaugural “Faces of American Innovation" for helping to transform HIV from a death sentence into a manageable illness.
Residents of Atlanta’s majority-Black and low-income neighborhoods have significantly less access to fresh produce than residents of the city’s non-majority-Black and higher income neighborhoods, according to a new surveillance report released Tuesday by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health
To better address nursing workforce challenges and opportunities in Georgia, the Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition (GNLC) and Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University announce a partnership to house the Georgia Nursing Workforce Center at Emory School of Nursing.
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing’s Bachelor of Science (BSN) program is now ranked No. 3 in the nation, according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. This ranking accompanies our No. 1 master’s program ranking and our No. 6 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program ranking.
On Oct. 12 and 13, events on both the Oxford and Atlanta campuses will bring the university together around the histories and experiences of the diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
First lady Jill Biden toured the lab of Emory professor Philip Santangelo, the first recipient of funding from a new federal agency supporting the Biden Cancer Moonshot, and discussed his groundbreaking research to train the immune system to treat and cure cancers and other diseases.
Two teams of Emory researchers have discovered proteins in human cerebrospinal fluid that can serve as early indicators that the patient may develop Alzheimer's disease in the future.
An Emory University-led study into the exposures of pregnant women to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” is believed to be the first to detect PFAS in newborns and show that exposure to these chemicals during pregnancy increases the likelihood of preterm or early term births.
As an academic research institution, Emory’s faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities. From using artificial intelligence to accurately detect breast cancer to creating new programs to address disparities in mental health services, this compilation of published research findings and the newest grant awards illustrates how Emory researchers are cutting a path toward groundbreaking discoveries.
As executive director of Science Gallery Atlanta, Alexis Faust will oversee strategic vision and development of gallery initiatives, including partnerships, community engagement and seasonal exhibitions.
Google.org has selected safe+natal at Emory University and its partners to receive a $1.8 million grant to equip midwives with an AI-powered application that will help detect problems earlier in pregnancy.
Joe Depa, a global leader in data operations, analytics and artificial intelligence, has been named Emory University’s inaugural chief data and analytics officer. He began his new position on Sept. 11.
Experiments show that a tannin found in a plant used by traditional healers in the Amazon inhibits the growth of Candida fungus, opening a new potential path to treat deadly Candida auris.
Joe Depa, a distinguished leader in data and artificial intelligence, has been named Emory University’s inaugural chief data and analytics officer. Depa began his role Sept. 11.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the Center for AI Learning’s official opening during a ribbon-cutting and open house Sept. 19. Part of Emory's AI.Humanity initiative, the center serves as a community home for AI literacy and integration.
Emory leads biomedical research into a new era through an NIH center to advance technology for cellular mechanics, developed in the lab of chemist Khalid Salaita.
International Student and Scholar Services and campus partners led the Passport to Emory program in Seoul, South Korea, and Mumbai, India, to welcome new international students prior to their arrival in the U.S.
Begun in 1985, “The Letters of Samuel Beckett” project has achieved a worldwide audience, producing four volumes of selected correspondence. Upcoming events will underscore the project’s continuing life online and in the archives of the Rose Library.
We’re highlighting one exemplary student from each of Emory’s nine colleges and professional schools. From investing in their communities to making new discoveries, these students are ready to take on the world.
The National Institutes of Health has selected researchers from Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and School of Medicine to partner on the creation of a Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence.
Emory’s nationally distinguished Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) will use a new three-year grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to expand its reach into eight largely rural states: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The funding will also bolster efforts to improve regional data sharing, coordination, and response efforts through the creation of a Midwestern Helmsley CARES Collaborative.
Valeda Dent and Geoff Goodman’s long-term study of literacy and school readiness demonstrates that libraries, community engagement and accessibility are powerful tools for learning.
Emory is among several Atlanta universities to receive sponsorship from Delta Air Lines to support its free passport program for students. Applications for the fall 2023 cycle are now open.
Justin Burton’s research will work to bridge the communication gap between scientists and allow the lab to investigate problems at the intersection of physics and geoscience — which have a direct impact on climate change.
Researchers at Emory University and Rutgers are gaining new insights into how schizophrenia develops by studying a genetic factor that increases the risk for the condition by about 40-fold.
A group of organizations, including the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, has released a joint brief titled, “Heat is Here, Let’s Protect Workers,” on the prevention of heat-related illness, injury and death among workers in the construction and agriculture industries in the United States.
As COVID-related hospitalizations once again increase across the U.S., experts are researching the newly identified variants, their transmissibility and possible mutations. How concerned should the public be about these new variants? What is a good time to get fall vaccines? Can we expect the reinstitution of mask and social distancing regulations?
Three Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing doctoral students have been awarded the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
