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The physics of snakeskin reveals the secrets of how sidewinders evolved an odd form of locomotion to move more efficiently over loose sand in desert habitats. The discovery by Emory physicist Jennifer Rieser may help improve the designs of robots that need to move in challenging environments.

A groundbreaking effort within Emory College of Arts and Sciences brings books by humanities faculty to wider audiences through open access publication, making the works freely available online to anyone in the world with internet access.

Emory physicist Stefan Boettcher describes a pattern for how record-sized "shaking" events affect the dynamics of a granular material as it moves from an excited to a relaxed state, adding to the evidence that a unifying theory underlies this behavior.

From a Pulitzer Prize to welcoming a new president, explore 10 of Emory's most-read stories of the year that were not about the pandemic.

Emory researchers discover the first known fossil iguana nesting burrow on an outer island of the Bahamas, filling in a gap of scientific knowledge for a prehistoric behavior of an iconic lizard.

Palliative care physician Joanne Kuntz knew how important it was for quarantined COVID-19 patients to see and speak with their loved ones, so she found a way.

Winship is expanding its research and clinical infrastructure to improve immunotherapy’s power, enhancing outcomes for a greater number of patients. And the cancer world is taking notice.

Despite new safety and health protocols, students returned to Emory campuses this fall with an unprecedented excitement to move forward with their academic journeys.

The Emory Healthcare Veterans Program marks five years of helping heal the invisible wounds of military service. In recognition of Veterans Day, join the Emory community Nov. 11 for an online discussion with Emory alumni service members.

As a first-generation student, Julio Medina first came to Emory through the QuestBridge National College Match. Now a professor in the dance program, he helps current students find community and connection through Emory’s QuestBridge Scholars Network, one of the largest in the nation.

Black communities have been hit hard by COVID-19. Here, four families share their experience with the novel coronavirus and what it’s like to come out on the other side, alive and grateful.

Dogs spontaneously process basic numerical quantities, using a distinct part of their brains that corresponds closely to number-responsive neural regions in humans, finds a study led by Emory psychologist Gregory Berns.

If one were to accept his modest view, in the course of a 34-year career, Gary Hauk 91PhD has merely been opening doors -- in his words, "smoothing the way and shepherding good ideas" through Emory.

Revisit some of Emory's most-read stories of the year

Could a common antiseptic help reign in cancer metastasis?

Emory anniversaries abound, adding landmark celebrations to other festivities during Homecoming and Alumni Weekend 2019.

Let us begin the Emory story with the oldest living inhabitants of the place—the trees. How old some of them are, it’s hard to say. Those whose age we know, however, have stories and legends worth sharing. Here is one.

Emory's School of Nursing doctoral students tackle the big questions

When the buzzing in my brain meant stroke

The partnership between Rollins and Georgia Tech fuels rich discovery

Ken Carter's new book delves into the minds of daredevils

Meet the people bringing Emory's strategic framework to life

A half-century ago, Emory immunologist Max Cooper made a discovery that forever changed our understanding of the human immune system. He recently received the Lasker Award, America's most prestigious biomedical honor, for his work that helped save countless lives.

Ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates Emory's new campus hub, which has earned the highest-possible rating for environmental sustainability

First 9/11 Scholarship recipient discovers the power of community

President Jimmy Carter fields questions from students at 38th annual Emory town hall

The Emory Student Center fully opened to welcome a surge of new and returning students, who’ll discover a bright, spacious facility designed especially with them in mind.

Emory President Claire E. Sterk discusses lessons from the Civil Rights Movement with Ambassador Andrew Young.

On Aug. 2, 2019, Emory welcomed Brantly and fellow missionary and Ebola patient Nancy Writebol back to campus as the university reaffirmed its commitment to fighting Ebola and other infectious diseases around the world.

10 books by Emory authors to add to your summer list

Children developing typically and those on the autism spectrum learn together at Early Emory.

In 2014, Kent Brantly, Nancy Writebol, Ian Crozier and Amber Vinson recovered from Ebola after being treated at Emory. Here's what they are doing now.

See the detailed steps needed to safely take off gloves and other personal protective equipment to avoid contamination.

Many Emory alumni choose to return to locations on campus when it's time to celebrate another life transition -- their marriage

Emory President Claire E. Sterk discusses ending HIV with Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who has advised five presidents on HIV/AIDS.

Emory anthropologist James Rilling interviewed 120 new fathers, finding most reported an increase in how enthusiastic, proud and inspired they felt after talking about their experiences as fathers.

The evolution of medical imaging, from shoe store X-rays to cancer-tracking nanoparticles.

Most people don't die how or where they want. But there are ways to make your voice heard near the end. Six Emory physicians share details of their own advance medical directives.

Forensic nurse Trisha Sheridan testifies in classrooms and courtrooms to help victims of violence.

After cancer treatment, this chef can taste them all. The Winship multidisciplinary head and neck team is changing the lives of survivors.

Emory's 174th Commencement celebrated the soaring achievements of the Class of 2019, as this year's talented graduates prepare to transform the world as tomorrow's leaders. Take a look back through videos, photos and more.

Take a first look inside the new Emory Student Center, now open to the community. Still undergoing finishing touches, the expansive space features a spacious dining center, recreation areas, student services, collaborative spaces and much more.

Hands-on learning is a hallmark of Emory's Oxford College, where students get the best of both worlds -- a small liberal arts college embedded in a leading research university.

Meet Finn and Beowulf, Emory's certified therapy dogs. Emory is among an early wave of universities to utilize animal-assisted therapy, bringing fluffy fun to campus events and a calming presence to counseling sessions.

Extracts from the seeds of the ginkgo tree show antibacterial activity on pathogens that can cause skin infections, according to a study that started as Emory biology major Xinyi Huang's senior thesis and drew inspiration from an ancient text in the theology library.

Days after writer Jerry Grillo had an MRI for a story about the aging brain, he suffered a cerebellar stroke. In the new episode of "Your Fantastic Mind," delve into Grillo's story, new treatments for sleep apnea, and a personal tale of love, loss, baseball and Alzheimer's.

As Emory and Georgia Public Broadcasting's "Your Fantastic Mind" returns with the second half of the first season, discover how migraines differ from headaches, some common triggers and how a "numbing" treatment for hemiplegic migraines helped a young soccer player.

Graduating Emory medical students experienced their "rite of passage" on Match Day, when they discovered where they are headed next on their journeys to become physicians.

Anthropologists have long made the case that tool-making is one of the key behaviors that separated our human ancestors from other primates. A new paper by an Emory anthropologist, however, argues that it was not tool-making that set hominins apart -- it was the miniaturization of tools.

Driver behavior -- from speeding to distraction -- causes most auto accidents. What can be done to reduce the risk?

Follow along as Emory partners with Georgia Public Broadcasting on "Your Fantastic Mind," a weekly TV series that features compelling stories on brain-related health and wellness.

In the spring of 2016, after picking up a stomach bug on a family vacation to London, political broadcast journalist Jamie Dupree lost his ability to speak. He was later diagnosed with oromandibular dystonia.

Emory interventional radiologist David Prologo has found that freezing a "hunger nerve" that connects the brain and the gastrointestinal tract might help people lose weight.

As Atlanta welcomes the Super Bowl, Emory's sports doctors, faculty experts and alumni take their positions.

The Oxford Organic Farm is both a source of fresh, healthy food and an outdoor classroom that serves the campus's unique approach to education

Emory Eye Center's Soroosh Behshad and Natalie Weil are two physicians making a difference to Syrian refugees in Jordan. Over the last year, both have made visits to Jordan to provide surgical and clinical eye care for refugees and also to educate Syrian providers.

In 2018, Emory forged new collaborations, celebrated stellar rankings, and welcomed the Class of 2022. Take a look back at 18 of the stories that drew the most readers to the Emory News Center in 2018.

Throughout the year, Emory's staff photographers document accomplishments, breakthroughs and extraordinary moments across the university. As 2018 draws to a close, take a look back at 20 of their best photos of the year.

Christell Victoria Roach, winner of this year's Hurston/Wright Foundation Award for College Writers, finds inspiration for her poetry through research in Emory's extensive archives on African American history and culture.

Emory is home to two successful migrant health programs. Both can be life-changing for students and farmworkers alike. See how students in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and the School of Medicine's Physician Assistant Program find life-changing experiences in the fields.

Veteran Timothy Banik struggled with PTSD after his military service, but an innovative Emory program helped him get his life back. Explore how Emory supports veterans through health care, legal aid, education benefits and more.

At Emory, theater majors are not just acting. They are building cross-disciplinary skills that enhance performance in almost any career pursuit.

In a lively meeting of generations, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter joined first-year Emory students for the 37th annual Carter Town Hall, a long-standing tradition that offers the university's newest class a firsthand glimpse into the mind of the global humanitarian.

The newest Emory Scholars, recipients of the university's top merit scholarships, bring extraordinary achievements and exceptional promise.

From teaching reading to refugees to drafting policy at City Hall, Emory students spend the summer making an impact in Atlanta.

Bridging academia and the business world, Emory's Goizueta Business School has created initiatives to offer mentoring, business incubation, and, potentially, actual investment money for students, faculty and the broader community.

A national opioid epidemic is driving people from pills to heroin, filling emergency rooms with overdose cases, and killing tens of thousands of Americans every year. What are we doing about it?

Emory medical student Justine Broecker was volunteering in Haiti when she met an infant, Sara, with a rare birth defect. With Broecker's help and determination, Sara would come to Atlanta for the complicated surgery she needed.

If an Atlanta Hawks player gets injured at practice, he can walk right across the hall to the Emory Sports Medicine Complex, adjacent to the team's front office and practice facility. And it's not just for elite athletes -- staffed by Emory sports medicine specialists, the medical and rehabilitation complex is open to the public.

With a keynote address by trailblazing entrepreneur Michael Dubin, Emory's 173rd Commencement honored the accomplishments of 4,857 graduates. From the opening procession to the final notes of the alma mater, take a look back through video, photos, audio and more.

As Emory University¿s study abroad students travel around the world, they demonstrate a talent for capturing their experiences through a camera lens. See the contest-winning photos of 15 students.

Letters by Harper Lee acquired by Emory's Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library shed new light on the beloved and now controversial character of Atticus Finch.

Where do Emory researchers go when they need some room to think? Find out in this photo essay from Emory Magazine's special research issue.

What happens when the heart, the body's most important muscle, short circuits? Meet three Emory patients who survived unexpected cardiac emergencies.

The heart of Emory is the people who come here to learn, teach, work, help and heal. Meet just a few of the individuals and families who inspired us this year.

An emeritus professor finds commonality with Impressionist masters when his vision begins to fail due to cataracts. Take an in-depth look at the surgical advances that help restore his clarity.

Letters from Barack Obama to his college girlfriend, now part of the collection of Emory's Rose Library, reveal a young man grappling with his place in the world.

They're young, they're smart, and they're making their mark. The first-ever class of "40 Under Forty" outstanding young alumni gives all 140,000-plus Emory graduates forty new reasons to be proud.

From the sidelines, team physicians respond to emergencies including concussions, broken bones, and cardiac arrests.