Atlanta & Georgia

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Arts & Culture

Decoding the walls: What graffiti can teach us about our world

The roots of street art run deep, from the scribblings of ancient Romans to modern-day “style writing.” Julia Tulke, assistant teaching professor in Emory’s Institute for Liberal Arts, shares its significance and Atlanta connections with the Emory community. 
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Science & Technology

Mellon Foundation awards Emory $1.8 million to expand ethical AI research

The Mellon Foundation funds will help support the Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI Network and advance ethical, human-centered AI research related to community partnerships, education and more. Emory professor Lauren Klein is the grant’s principal investigator. 
Emory women's soccer players group photo at Decatur square watch parrty
Atlanta & Georgia

Atlanta and Emory embrace World Cup spirit

As enthusiasm for the World Cup sweeps through Atlanta, members of the Emory women's soccer team are getting in on the fun, going to watch parties and attending matches in person. The festivities have the team inspired for the season ahead, when the Eagles hope to build on their historic run as the 2025 NCAA Division III national runner-up.
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Science & Technology

New digital mapping project lets users explore layers of Atlanta history

The OpenWorld Atlanta Research and Learning Hub, built by Emory University with partners in Germany and South Korea, uses archives and interactive technology to connect the city’s past with its future. At the heart of the project is a desire to make history more comprehensible through visual tools.

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Emory expands presence at Northlake Mall
Collection of attendees and campus partners in front of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Annual excursion teaches about Atlanta and civil rights movement
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Course focusing on arts in Atlanta helps students gain new perspectives

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Oxford exhibit unfurls ‘Continuum’ of Indigenous Georgia

Game changer: ‘Footwork’ exhibit tells Atlanta’s soccer story
Chemistry demonstration

Atlanta Science Festival opens doors to discovery for all
Ribbon cutting

Opioid settlement funds and philanthropy expand adolescent addiction care in Georgia

Emory Healthcare performs Georgia’s first innovative dual organ procedure known as HALT, heart-after-liver transplant
Students at Google

Site visits will give Emory undergraduate students direct access to Atlanta employers

Tasting Georgia’s Indigenous history

Emory’s Rose Library partners with Atlanta airport for EarWax Records hip hop exhibit
Stock photo of a MARTA Train

Pilot project connects graduate students with Atlanta by increasing subsidy for MARTA transit passes
GA Tech stadium

Emory Healthcare becomes official team health care provider of Georgia Tech athletics
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Emory researchers define priorities in diabetes care for rural Georgia during Top 10 Problems workshop
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Turn to these resources for voting in Georgia elections

Emory student art featured in High Museum education center exhibit
Nursing students in simulation lab

Emory’s School of Nursing and Georgia Institute of Technology partner to strengthen Georgia’s nursing workforce

Atlanta United opens $25 million expansion, including Emory Healthcare Studio

Ethics in action: Servant Leadership Summer interns learn to lead with purpose

Emory Saint Joseph’s and Archdiocese of Atlanta announce agreement to preserve hospital’s Catholic identity
The Emory Healthcare Studio is part of a larger 20,000-square foot expansion to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground, which will bring the total facility footprint to 50,000 square feet.

Atlanta United unveils new renderings for Emory Healthcare Studio