The Praise House Project at Emory, an art installation and immersive digital experience culminating a multiyear engagement between artist-activist Charmaine Minniefield and the university, is modeled after small wooden structures commonly used for worship by enslaved African Americans in the coastal South.
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.
A new housing option for Emory graduate and professional students is on track to open in fall 2024. The new building will feature 535 beds, plus spaces where residents can build community.
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.
Renovation of the Woodruff Library’s lobby will take place this summer. Improvements will include making the entrance ADA compliant and remodeling the waiting areas.
DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management will host a virtual town hall on Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m. to update the Emory community about scheduled sewer line work near the Atlanta campus.
The Graduate and Professional Student Housing Initiative will increase the supply of competitively priced apartments located within a 15-minute walk or less to all graduate programs.
Emory Healthcare and the Atlanta Falcons held a ribbon cutting today, officially opening the doors to a new musculoskeletal and sports medicine clinic, located at the IBM Performance Fields, home of the Atlanta Falcons.
In 1915, architect Henry Hornbostel drafted Emory’s first master plan, establishing the foundation for strategic growth that continues today. The new framework plan will improve student experiences, invest in more interdisciplinary facilities and develop a stronger connection with Atlanta.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University at Emory Johns Creek Hospital has opened a new state-of-the-art infusion pharmacy and is expanding the infusion center to better serve patients.
Emory Johns Creek Hospital recently broke ground on its expansion for the medical office building at Physician’s Plaza and a new parking deck.
Construction begins this month on a 10-story facility to significantly expand Emory's Rollins School of Public Health. Site preparations include the installation of safety fencing and the carefully regulated process of tree removal and replacement.
Emory broke ground on Health Sciences Research Building II, a state-of-the-art research facility that will focus on innovation, synergy and impact for biomedical research.
Emory broke ground this week on a new Winship facility in Midtown. The 17-story tower will put patients at the center of specialized care communities in order to deliver personalized cancer care.
Emory Johns Creek Hospital broke ground on the facility's $61 million expansion, including the addition of two new floors and 40 beds to the existing hospital.
Emory Healthcare celebrated today the groundbreaking of the new Emory Musculoskeletal Institute to continue its commitment to develop innovative treatments and provide solutions for health care challenges facing the local communities.
Created through a partnership between Emory and the PATH Foundation, two new sections of a traffic-restricted, multi-use trail system expand options for cyclists and pedestrians.
The Emory Student Center pulsed with music, lights and laughter, as the campus community came together for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the innovative new space.
The Emory Student Center fully awakens this week to welcome a surge of new and returning students, who will discover a bright, spacious facility designed to foster community. Check out all of the amenities and innovations in this new campus hub.
The pedestrian bridge that crosses Eagle Row will be closed on Saturday, Aug. 10 and Sunday, Aug. 11 for maintenance.
The front entrance to Emory University Hospital and the pedestrian bridge across Clifton Road will be closed through July 2 due to construction.
After renovations to be completed this summer, the modernized Clifton Tower -- once a Howard Johnson hotel -- will blend the best features of residence hall and apartment-style living.
Originally constructed more than 100 years ago, one of the first buildings on Emory's Atlanta campus is now open after an extensive renovation, ready to again serve as a hub for community, leadership and scholarship. An open house is slated for Feb. 7.
Through a partnership between Emory and Atlanta's PATH Foundation, two new bicycle-pedestrian pathways will be constructed this year that will connect the South Peachtree Creek PATH trail system to the heart of campus.
In a recent ceremony, Oxford College celebrated the completed renovation of Emory's oldest academic building, Phi Gamma Hall. The process gave prime importance to the historic significance of the building while also making it a useful space for contemporary needs.
The final section of the South Peachtree Creek Trail is now open, linking Emory's Clairmont Campus with nearby parks and neighborhoods. From there, pedestrians and cyclists can continue along traffic-restricted Starvine Way onto Emory's main campus.
Known as the Campus Life Center during initial planning phases, the university's new community hub has now been named the Emory Student Center. Slated to open in May 2019, it will provide dining options, recreational spaces, event locations and much more.
A partnership between Emory and the PATH Foundation has created a new bike/pedestrian path that will expand the local trail network and offer a safer alternative commute option. The new path officially opened April 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony April 20 will mark the opening of the PATH at Emory, a new bicycle and pedestrian trail that links Emory's Clairmont Campus to Mason Mill Park and points beyond.
As the rising profile of the new CLC takes shape this semester, Emory students will be invited to weigh in on interior design elements.
As construction continues on Emory's new Campus Life Center, students had the opportunity Dec. 5 to have their messages and signatures become a permanent part of the new campus landmark.
The demolition of the Dobbs University Center (DUC) brought the end of DUC Day celebrations, but the fun returned Friday, Sept. 22, with "Run AMUC" outside of the Alumni Memorial University Center (AMUC).
The renovated Learning Commons has opened on Level 1 of Emory's Woodruff Library, with booths, movable seating, study pods and plenty of power outlets.
The swift demolition of the DUC over the summer laid the groundwork for the rise of Emory's new Campus Life Center, which will offer more space to connect, recreate and collaborate.
Emory's Class of 2021 arrives this week from across the nation and the world. Along with impressive grades, test scores and artistic and athletic endeavors, they bring diverse stories of their academic journeys.
As first-year students move into residence halls this weekend, they will be greeted by hundreds of staff and fellow students who devote thousands of hours to help them feel at home on Emory's Atlanta and Oxford campuses.
The Clifton Streetscape project that began in early June of 2016 is nearing completion. The past 15 months have seen dramatic changes improving access, pedestrian safety and aesthetics.
A large number of Emory employees and physicians got a sneak peek of the new Emory University Hospital Tower, 11 days before the first two floors open to the public.
Before construction begins on Emory's new Campus Life Center, viewers can get a sneak peek at what the completed structure will look like by taking a soaring digital tour.
A 90-ton piece of equipment called a cyclotron was delivered and installed Thursday, July 13, at the Emory Proton Therapy Center. The cyclotron will be the source of the proton beam at the state of the art facility located in Midtown Atlanta.
One of the first two buildings on Emory's Atlanta campus, the former home of the Pitts Theology Library will be transformed into space for the Office of the President and other university leaders.
Take a look inside Emory's new interim dining facility, now serving food for a variety of summer programs and gearing up to offer upwards of 3,600 meals per day when students flock back to campus this fall.
Demolition of the Dobbs University Center is now under way in earnest, clearing the way for construction of Emory's new Campus Life Center.
Renovations begin June 13 on Level 1 of Emory¿s Woodruff Library, which will be redesigned for undergraduate use. The space will be updated with new furniture and carpeting, additional seating and more power outlets.
By the time students return to campus for the fall semester, the Dobbs University Center will be gone, making way for the construction of Emory's new, state-of-the-art Campus Life Center.
The Dobbs University Center will close the day after Commencement, with demolition beginning shortly after, to make way for Emory's new Campus Life Center.
Just five days after the new Emory University Hospital bridge opened to pedestrians, the old bridge, which connected Clinics A and B to the hospital, was removed from service and taken down.
A proud group of Emory Healthcare employees, faculty and patient and family advisors were the first ones to cross the new Emory University Hospital pedestrian bridge that spans over Clifton Road to the new hospital tower.
Emory University Hospital Midtown is opening a new 18-bed, state-of-the-art intensive care unit (ICU), complete with e-ICU technology, a team theater and spacious rooms designed with the patient and family in mind.
Emory University Hospital Midtown is opening a new 18-bed, state-of-the-art intensive care unit (ICU), complete with e-ICU technology, a team theater and spacious rooms designed with the patient and family in mind.
Work starts Oct. 3 on an interim student dining facility in the courtyard in front of the Woodruff PE Center. The facility will serve student diners during the construction of a new Campus Life Center.
A new interfaith sanctuary is now open to patients,families and staff at Emory Johns Creek Hospital (EJCH).
Hospital construction and streetscape improvements will continue along Clifton Road this fall, while work is also underway on a variety of new amenities for the Emory and Oxford College campuses.
Now that the frame and roof is in place, the finish work can begin on the Emory University Hospital addition. Slated to open its doors in 2017, the 450,000 sq. ft. structure has nine levels and will represent and major enhancement for the hospital.
A 'topping out' ceremony was held on Thursday, Aug. 4, for the newest addition to Emory University Hospital, as construction reached the ninth and final level of the new building.
This past weekend Gay Construction erected the super-structure of the new pedestrian bridge that spans Clifton Road.
Watch as Emory's behemoth new boiler is lifted into place by a 550-ton crane, after spending weeks traveling from Canada to Atlanta welded to a train. Five central boilers provide steam for campus heating systems and other key functions.
Due to bridge construction July 18-22, vehicles will be limited to single lane traffic in either direction on Clifton Road between Eagle Row/Haygood Drive and North Decatur Road.
By this time next year, Clifton Road will be a wide, tree-lined corridor welcoming students, faculty, staff, patients and other visitors to Emory University and Emory Healthcare facilities. Construction on the Clifton Streetscape project begins this month.
From academic innovation to new and renovated campus facilities, retiring Dean Stephen Bowen has led Emory's Oxford College through more than a decade of growth and change.
Houston Mill Road between Logans Knoll and North Gatewood Road will be closed to through traffic for weekend repair work during the remainder of the month of May. Each Friday, the bridge will close at 8 p.m. and reopen on Monday at 5 a.m.
Emory Johns Creek Hospital will hold a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on its new sanctuary on Mon., March 7 at 3 p.m.
Expect sparks when the Chemistry Center celebrates its grand opening this week. Events include a "ribbon immolation" with molten iron, befitting the spirit of the space designed to foster innovative research and education.
Construction continues on several major projects on Emory's campus designed to provide cutting-edge facilities for teaching, learning, research and patient care.
After nearly two years of construction, the Atwood Chemistry Center addition opens to reveal a fluid, dynamic space designed to support new and better ways to educate science students.
Across campus, Emory has transformed its structures and open spaces to support innovations in teaching, research and ways people come together to create an intellectual community.
Construction on Clifton Road will require lane closures Aug. 6-8 and Aug. 15. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained throughout the project to minimize traffic congestion. Roadwork will generally take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
At a campus presentation, the architectural firm chosen to design Emory's new Campus Life Center outlined initial concepts for replacing the west portion of the current Dobbs University Center with three pavilions connected by a trellis-like roof. Learn more about the project.
The Emory community is invited to an open house July 29 to offer input on early concepts for a new Campus Life Center slated for the site of the current Dobbs University Center.
Ciannat M. Howett, director of sustainability initiatives, wrote an op-ed for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about Emory's accomplishments and continuing work in creating a sustainable campus.
Campus Services is planning to repave and repair the west side of Eagle Row near Oxford Road, part of Dowman Drive and Dickey Drive beginning the evening of Thursday, July 23.
Completing the university housing master plan, the outdated residence hall is being torn down to help provide additional space for the future renovation of the Dobbs University Center.
When Earth Fare, a North Carolina-based organic and natural foods grocery store, opens a new retail space at Emory Point on Wednesday, July 8, it will come with a groundbreaking new look.
What do you do with dirt generated from digging space for a nine-level, 450,000-square-foot building with 500 underground parking spaces? Emory Healthcare decided to donate 78,000 cubic yards of dirt to Fugees Academy in nearby Clarkston, where it will be used for a soccer field.
With Emory's Commencement activities completed, road construction has resumed along Clifton Road requiring some lanes to be closed intermittently through early June for street improvements related to the new Emory Point Phase II development.
The major renovation of Robert W. Woodruff Library Level 10 for the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library is on track for completion by the fall semester. The construction fencing around the Library plaza will be removed in time for Emory University¿s commencement on May 11.
Some lanes of Clifton Road will be closed intermittently through late May for road improvements related to the new Emory Point Phase II development.
Emory's WaterHub, the first water reclamation facility of its kind in the country, celebrated its official dedication with a ceremony and ribbon-cutting April 17.
Members of the Emory community can provide feedback through Friday on concepts submitted by five architectural firms for a rejuvenated university center to serve as a focal point for campus life.
Long before Emory's innovative new water reclamation facility began harnessing the power of nature to clean and recycle wastewater for non-potable uses on campus, the system was already serving as a living laboratory.
Two public meetings set for early December are among the next steps in a multi-year effort to bring light rail to the Clifton corridor, including stops for Emory and the CDC.
Aerial utility lines along Clifton Road will be moved underground during a multi-month Georgia Power project starting Nov. 10 that is expected to continue until at least May 1, 2015.
Multiple construction projects continue this fall as Emory University and Emory Healthcare strive to provide even better facilities for learning, living and working, all with an eye toward sustainability.
Beginning Monday, Aug. 4, Eagle Row will not be accessible to cars traveling into campus via Clifton Road, and will be closed in the westbound direction into campus between Clifton Road and Peavine Creek Drive.
Pedestrians who use the Woodruff Library Plaza need to plan new routes to avoid construction closures from library renovations.
Earth Fare, a North Carolina-based organic and natural foods grocer, will anchor new retail space opening up in Emory Point¿s Phase II development along Clifton Road.
Library renovations include flexible furniture to encourage collaboration, fewer fixed workstations to make room for more mobile device-friendly areas, and an increase in seating and power sources.
As MARBL prepares to undergo a major renovation, Emory employees are invited to have a last look and tour of the wraparound balcony on the 10th floor that has provided a dramatic view of the campus and the city skyline.
Currently under construction, the new Emory University Hospital bed tower will have nine levels, 210 beds, and approximately 500 parking spaces. The hospital expansion is expected to open in 2017.
Emory's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) will undergo a major transformation over the coming year, creating a dynamic, inviting space with dramatic views throughout its 10th floor home atop the Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Oxford's dean says the new building will have a big impact on the college's thriving science curriculum.
An expanded Emory Hospital Emergency Department will bring improvements to the patient experience in 2014.
Phase II of Emory Point, the mixed-use development on Clifton Road, is expected to bring an additional 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 307 apartment homes when complete in 2015.
A new five-story, 200,000-square-foot Health Sciences Research Building will be dedicated Thursday, Oct. 24 at Emory University.
Oxford College students will enjoy a new learning center with greater square footage, usability and technology capabilities this year.
Construction projects abound at Emory this fall, strengthening opportunities for education and engagement at the liberal arts research university.
Work continues on a Georgia Power substation to serve the growing Clifton Corridor community, including the Emory University Hospital expansion project.
Candler School of Theology makes room for its new building, expected to open in 2014. It will contain Pitts Theology Library and the Wesley Teaching Chapel and will be connected to the Rita Anne Rollins Building with a glass atrium.
The dream of bringing together faculty offices, classrooms and the library at Candler School of Theology is under construction.
Researchers began moving into labs in the new building on Haygood Drive, which features a two-story working bridge and environmentally friendly design.