The Ellmann Lectures — which established Emory’s name in the world of arts and letters — will feature poet Natasha Trethewey and writer Fintan O’Toole, who will honor the 10th anniversary of the death of Seamus Heaney, the first Ellmann Lecturer.
In 2018, William Sanders got some bad news: His heart was failing and he needed a transplant. What followed was a journey of hope with Emory Heart & Vascular, bolstered every step of the way by the love of family and friends.
Emory paleontologist Anthony Martin and colleagues published their find of some of the oldest, positively identified bird tracks in the Southern Hemisphere, dated to between 120 million and 128 million years ago.
Veterans Day is a time to thank those who have served and for veterans to reflect on their military service and how it has shaped their lives. Meet seven Emory veterans serving across the university and gain insight into their experiences.
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.
82-year-old Elberta Jenkins was the first patient to successfully undergo a brand-new procedure pioneered by Emory’s structural heart team. Previously, Jenkins had been told that she was out of options for her failing heart.
Adelaide Miarinjara is a medical entomologist and a postdoctoral fellow at Emory. Her focus? To unravel some of the mysteries surrounding bubonic plague and its transmission in her homeland of Madagascar.
Learn about the outstanding students admitted to the undergraduate Class of 2027, whose experiences reflect an increased interest in community-mindedness and humanitarian efforts.
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.
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.
When Title IX passed in 1972, it banned discrimination on the basis of sex in higher education, including sports. Meet the women athletes who broke barriers at Emory then and now.
Emory biophysicists have gained new insight into how actin filaments can form and generate cellular movements. The breakthrough has implications for research ranging from the role of actin in infectious diseases to cancer cell growth.
In the new class “Human Flourishing: Imagine a Just City,” led by Emory biology professor Micaela Martinez and comedian David Perdue, science and creativity combine to imagine a place where everyone flourishes.
Drawn from the most diverse applicant pool in Emory’s history, members of the Class of 2026 bring creativity, passion and a unique sense of purpose to the university community.
Emory chemists have produced the first full quantum mechanical model of water. The breakthrough yields an open-source, universal tool for studying properties of water.
View comprehensive coverage, including keynote speaker Tyler Perry, video highlights, photo galleries and profiles of outstanding students and award recipients.
View comprehensive coverage, including keynote speaker Tyler Perry, video highlights, photo galleries and profiles of outstanding students and award recipients.
Learn about nine student projects supported by The Hatchery, Center for Innovation, including closing the diversity gap in cancer research and using Shakespeare to help kids explore emotions.
Learn about the outstanding students admitted to the undergraduate Class of 2026, drawn from the most diverse applicant pool Emory’s history.
Deborah E. Lipstadt, professor of modern Jewish history and Holocaust studies, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, a State Department position with the rank of ambassador.
At Emory, Chris Van Dusen learned to be true to his creative instincts. Years later, those same instincts led him to combine period romance, diverse casting and modern twists to create the powerhouse Netflix series “Bridgerton.”
Graduating Emory medical students experienced a rite of passage March 18, when they discovered where they are headed next on their journeys to become physicians. See the emotional moment when they learned where they matched to begin residency training.
A celebration of science will once again take metro Atlanta by storm with the return of the Atlanta Science Festival, set for March 12-26. Get the details on events at Emory, including "Conversations in Chemistry" and "HealthHacks 2022," as well as other events featuring Emory experts.
Emory and the Latin American Association have collaborated for more than two decades to inspire Latinx students to embrace higher education. This year’s Latino Youth Leadership Conference kicks off on Feb. 28.
Sounding Spirit — a one-of-a-kind, historic, sacred songbook library developed by Emory researcher Jesse P. Karlsberg — offers a unique opportunity to ask how people navigated race, religion, and place over a century ago.
Meet sixteen of Emory's best and brightest students — from undergraduates to PhD candidates — and find out how the university is helping them flourish by preparing them for a lifelong journey of transformation, contribution and service.
From research breakthroughs to a Rhodes Scholar, faculty, students and staff found many ways to flourish in 2021. Take a look back at 10 of the biggest stories, with more headlines so you can delve deeper into this year of impact and achievement.
Emory University hosted the 40th annual Carter Town Hall on Dec. 2, inviting first-year students to ask former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young some of the most pressing questions of our time.
Emory, Gilead and partners are addressing disparities in health care and advancing health equity for those most disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS in the U.S. South.
The Working Farms Fund, a partnership between Emory and The Conservation Fund, grows diversity in the ranks of farmers, boosts the state's economy, reduces the carbon footprint and puts local, sustainably grown food on campus tables.
Across Emory, students are reaching out to help themselves and others — from self-care and peer support to university mental health resources. Read more about their experiences.
Emory students and alumni are raising diverse voices on equity during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, now underway in Glasgow. From cohosting seminars to moderating discussions, students in Eri Saikawa’s “Climate and Society” class are making key contributions virtually.
Faculty, staff and students gathered on the Quad to celebrate the public launch of 2O36, a campaign focused on investing in people for the benefit of people. Learn more about 2O36, named for Emory's bicentennial.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Emory epidemiologist Lauren McCullough investigates why outcomes for Black women with breast cancer are so much worse than their white counterparts in Georgia.
Emory sits on land that belonged to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and enslaved people constructed buildings on the university’s original campus. “In the Wake of Slavery and Dispossession,” a symposium Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, examines Emory’s history and journey towards restorative justice.
Though their main campuses are located less than six miles apart, Emory University and Georgia Tech have combined forces and complementary strengths to make Atlanta — and the world — a better place.
A ribbon cutting and open house on Sept. 8 marked the reopening of updated identity spaces for several groups on campus, plus a new center for Asian Pacific Islander Desi/American students.
A new technique probes a phenomenon important to a range of industrial and natural processes. Graduate student Dana Harvey used it to explain the robustness of vapor layers that make water drops levitate over a superheated surface.
Former NCAA standout swimmer and new athletics director Keiko Price brings Division I experience to Emory — and a drive to help student-athletes succeed in sports and life.
Emory student-athletes return to full UAA conference play this fall. Read a breakdown of upcoming seasons for all varsity sports teams, including anticipated highlights and updates on some notable Eagles alumni.
Campus resources expand with the hiring of Rabbi Jordan Braunig in the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life and Paul Entis in the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies.
Steeped in ceremony and tradition, Convocation marks the official start of the academic year. View photos and learn more about Convocation on Emory's Atlanta and Oxford campuses, as well as a tree-planting to commemorate the university’s response to COVID-19.
The 26 bright minds arriving at Emory University’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses this fall as the Emory Woodruff Scholars Class of 2025 come from as far away as the former Soviet Republic and three countries in eastern Africa.
Hundreds of students turned out Tuesday, Aug. 24, to celebrate the new academic year with a festive carnival on the university's Clairmont Campus.
Drawn from the largest and most diverse applicant pool in Emory’s history, the Class of 2025 brings a unique blend of achievement, perseverance, awareness and compassion to the university community.
A team of six Emory computer science students have developed a chatbot capable of making logical inferences that aims to hold deeper, more nuanced conversations with humans than have previously been possible. Christened "Emora," the chatbot has been designed to help first-year college students navigate a new way of life.
Nurse midwife and researcher Alexis Dunn-Amore and master's student Katiana Carey-Simms take on the maternal mortality crisis.
Deborah Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies, has been nominated by the White House to serve as the State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, a position with the rank of ambassador.
As Emory prepares for a full return to campus in the fall, the university hosted two events Monday, July 19, to thank essential staff for their commitment and dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic attended by hundreds of essential staff members.
Andrew Wilson is the first NCAA Division III swimmer to represent Team USA, competing in the Tokyo Olympics in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke. Learn more about his athletic and academic achievements at Emory.
Location, convenience, friendly faces: Each of these elements counts a great deal, and Emory Healthcare has carefully seen to those critical details as Emory makes vaccinations as widely available as possible.
As COVID-19 took hold, a pandemic of racial injustice, social inequity and political divisiveness shook our nation. Emory experts grapple with what comes next.
Emory researchers Chunhui Xu and Kevin Maher join forces with NASA to turn stem cells into beating heart muscle cells, offering potential to increase the chance for better treatment options for patients.
How can we bounce back from the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic? What will our new workplaces and workdays look like? Emory economists and business leaders weigh in on these questions and more.
After a rejection from Emory’s School of Medicine more than 60 years ago because of his race, prominent physician M. Gerald Hood tells his story of resolve and triumph.
With a seed gift from the Kenneth Cole Foundation in 2002, Emory launched the CBSC program, which soon became a national model for integrating research and classroom learning with community engagement.
Emory scientists tap big data to target a tiny predator and the viral diseases it spreads, including dengue fever and Zika.
The forced experiment of remote learning served as a prime opportunity for Emory faculty to rethink and retool their teaching. Technology improved the experience, but faculty and students agree that an in-person, experiential education is difficult to replace.
Abdallah Al-Obaidi and his family fled violence in Iraq, eventually coming to the U.S. as refugees. He became a citizen during his sophomore year at Emory and is now headed to medical school as a way to give back.
On June 18, alumni of Emory’s Voices of Inner Strength will gather for an online reunion to celebrate friendships and faith. Learn how the choir has built a sense of community and belonging at Emory since 1985.
Emory infectious disease experts and epidemiologists dissect the nation’s COVID-19 response to help fix systemic problems and show how we can be ready for future public health emergencies.
From equal rights to voting rights, from health care to the environment, the causes that Emory students align themselves with are as diverse as the students themselves. Get to know a few graduate and professional students making a difference on campus and beyond.
Ice mélange, the mass of floating sea ice that buttresses many tidewater glaciers, plays a major role in the timing of calving icebergs, finds a new study co-authored by Emory physicist Justin Burton.
The next pandemic could be averted if we better understand why viruses spill over from wildlife to humans. Emory researcher and PhD candidate Amanda Vicente-Santos is looking at bats for answers.
From equal rights to voting rights, from health care to the environment, the causes that Emory students align themselves with are as diverse as the students themselves. Get to know a few of today's student activists.
After last year's Commencement had to be held virtually, graduates in the Class of 2020 came together May 15 to commemorate their achievements.
View comprehensive coverage of Emory's Commencement ceremonies, including keynote speaker Anthony Fauci, photo galleries, profiles of outstanding students and more.
Led by Emory's new Buddhist chaplain, staff and students are replanting the living mandala, a vibrant round garden in front of Cannon Chapel. View their progress, and learn how you can attend Emory’s Buddha Day virtually on May 6.
Sophomore Jamal Hilaire first connected with the university through EPiC, the Emory Pipeline Collaborative, which prepares underrepresented high school students for college and health careers. Now, he says, “I wouldn’t be me without it.”
Bioengineering and higher education pioneer Ravi Bellamkonda returns to Emory on July 1, eager to lead the university’s academic affairs and share wisdom learned from science, the humanities — and his goldendoodle, CJ.
When Emory environmental scientist Eri Saikawa and her student tested soil samples from Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood, what they found was “shocking and heartbreaking.” Learn more about Saikawa’s work in the series “I am an Emory Researcher.”
During a year when so many activities were canceled, Emory’s dance faculty found ways to continue in-person classes and performances — including the annual spring concert set for April 29 to May 1.
See how Emory Healthcare transformed a former department store at Northlake Mall into a bustling COVID-19 vaccination clinic, thanks to a dedicated team of hundreds of health care professionals and volunteers.
Emory celebrates the stellar admitted Class of 2025, drawn from the largest and most diverse applicant pool in the university's history.
In his first address, President Fenves praises the perseverance of faculty, staff and students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and provides updates on actions to support racial and social justice, faculty eminence and student experiences across the university.
Emory hosted President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on March 19 for a meeting with Asian American community leaders in the wake of the Atlanta-area spa shootings. View student reactions to the visit.
The traditional tearing open of envelopes was replaced by a special email, but the excitement was the same as Emory’s graduating medical students discovered where they will begin their careers as doctors.
Musa Abdus-Saboor credits Emory’s Start:ME program with giving him confidence to start his own electrical business. The university’s new community engagement strategy will amplify Emory’s impact in areas of social and economic mobility; health and well-being; and arts, science and cultural enrichment.
Chaplains representing Hindu, Jewish and Buddhist faith traditions have joined the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life, and Muslim and Christian chaplains are also being hired.
The Iditarod, the largest sled dog racing event in the world, began March 7. Emory epidemiologist Jodie Guest is the 2021 Iditarod COVID-19 czar, working to plan and adapt for every scenario.
On March 11, 2020, Emory leaders informed the community that all classes would transition to remote learning. Through photos and headlines, take a look back at an extraordinary year, as students, faculty and staff met unprecedented challenges.
For Emory researcher and physician Zanthia Wiley, the fight against COVID-19 health disparities is deeply personal. Learn more about Wiley and her work in the new series "I am an Emory Researcher."
Goizueta Business School marks the next phase of its social impact initiatives with a new institute dedicated to transforming business to solve society’s most pressing challenges, including inequality and climate change.
A new consortium will ensure the future of the SlaveVoyages database, which was created at Emory and has become the most widely used online resource for information about slavery across the Atlantic world.
“Hygge” refers to the Scandinavian way of creating a cozy, vibrant, comfortable environment that evokes feelings of wellness and contentment. A new Oxford College initiative brings the concept to life for students living on and off campus.
Physicians and alums Kevin L. Gilliam II and Iesha Galloway-Gilliam will discuss COVID-19 and systemic racism for the annual Hamilton E. Holmes Lecture, part of Emory’s packed schedule of Black History Month events.
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.
The Emory campus gained renewed energy Jan. 25 as most spring semester classes got underway. Face coverings and physical distancing are required for students, faculty and staff on campus, while many continue to learn, teach and work remotely.
Emory’s new Arts and Social Justice Fellows program brings together Emory students and faculty members with Atlanta artists to explore how creative thinking and expression can inspire change.
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.
Emory chemists have developed a nanomaterial that they can trigger to shape shift — from flat sheets to tubes and back to sheets again — in a controllable fashion.
Through photos and headlines, see how Emory students, faculty and staff responded to an extraordinary year with resilience and resolve.
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.
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.
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.
In this pivotal year of racial reckoning, Black leaders at Emory speak out on how our society and our university community can move toward a future where equity and justice burn brightly.
In this pivotal year of racial reckoning, Black leaders at Emory speak out on how our society and our university community can move toward a future where equity and justice burn brightly.
Research by Emory neuroscientists gives the first detailed view of human ventral striatum activity during three phases of effort-based decision-making — the anticipation of initiating an effort, the actual execution of the effort and the reward, or outcome, of the effort.
Audrey Ruan, a student at Emory’s Oxford College, and professor Sarah Higinbotham planned to spend a few days conducting research in Yale’s rare book library. Neither expected Ruan to find an unpublished manuscript by poet and physician William Carlos Williams.