<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>News Releases</title><link>http://news.emory.edu/press/more_releases.xml</link><description>Latest Emory University News Releases</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><generator>Cascade Server</generator><item><title>Scheinberg earns Saint Joseph's Hospital highest honor </title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/jj_burson_award_scheinberg/index.html</link><description>Paul J. Scheinberg, MD, has been named the 2013 recipient of Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta's E. Napier Burson Jr., MD Award of Distinction.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/jj_burson_award_scheinberg/index.html</guid></item><item><title>Children's physical activity linked with friends' influences</title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/friendship_influences_on_kids_physical_activity/index.html</link><description>According to a review article by researchers at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health, friends are an important source of support for children's physical activity.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/friendship_influences_on_kids_physical_activity/index.html</guid></item><item><title>First Atlanta Science Festival set for 2014</title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/upress_atlanta_science_festival/index.html</link><description>Atlanta residents of all ages will celebrate the science and technology of the region and its impact on our daily lives during the inaugural Atlanta Science Festival, March 22-29, 2014.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/upress_atlanta_science_festival/index.html</guid></item><item><title>Rollins receives $2 million for endowed chair in cardiovascular research </title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/rollins_receives_endowed_chair/index.html</link><description>Rollins School of Public Health received a gift of $2 million from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation and the Rollins family to fund the Wilton Looney Chair of Cardiovascular Research.  The endowed chair is named in honor of Wilton Looney, honorary chair of the Genuine Parts Company Board and long-time director of Rollins Inc.  The gift is the most recent expression of the Rollins family's extraordinary investment in the school that bears their name. </description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/rollins_receives_endowed_chair/index.html</guid></item><item><title>A more precise blood test for prostate cancer outperforms traditional PSA screen</title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/more_precise_prostate_cancer_blood_test/index.html</link><description>Emory's Martin Sanda, MD, an internationally recognized prostate cancer scientist, delivered big news about better prostate cancer diagnosis, at the American Urological Association's 2013 Annual Meeting.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/more_precise_prostate_cancer_blood_test/index.html</guid></item><item><title>New, minimally invasive procedure benefits patients with swallowing disorder</title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/cai_minimally_invasive_swallowing _disorder_surgery/index.html</link><description>A new, minimally invasive procedure being performed at Emory University Hospital is helping patients who suffer from achalasia, a disorder of the esophagus that causes swallowing difficulties. </description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/cai_minimally_invasive_swallowing _disorder_surgery/index.html</guid></item><item><title>White matter imaging provides insight into human and chimpanzee aging</title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/yerkes_white_matter_imaging/index.html</link><description>Yerkes scientists have discovered that white matter -- the wires connecting the computing centers of the brain -- begins to deteriorate earlier in the human lifespan than in the lives of aging chimpanzees.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/yerkes_white_matter_imaging/index.html</guid></item><item><title>Macular Degeneration: NEI study provides clarity on supplements for protection </title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/macular_degeneration_supplements_study/index.html</link><description>Emory Eye Center clinical research contributed to the recent findings of a multi-year National Eye Institute (NEI) study, AREDS2 (Age-Related Eye Disease Study).</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/macular_degeneration_supplements_study/index.html</guid></item><item><title>Media advisory: Logistics for Emory's 2013 Commencement Monday, May 13</title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/upress_media_advisory_commencement/index.html</link><description>Information for the media regarding Emory's 2013 commencement ceremony.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/upress_media_advisory_commencement/index.html</guid></item><item><title>168th Commencement celebrates Class of 2013</title><link>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/er_commencement_overview/index.html</link><description>The Class of 2013 will convene on the Emory Quadrangle Monday, May 13, at 8 a.m. to participate in Commencement exercises that are both steeped in time-honored tradition and enhanced with new, crowd-pleasing technology.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/05/er_commencement_overview/index.html</guid></item></channel></rss>