Organizers of the Special Olympics Summer Games encourage the Emory community to help fill the stands and cheer on athletes this weekend; the event is part of a full slate of events bringing visitors to campus during the summer.
Biotech and the Ethical Imagination: A Global Summit (BEINGS), organized by Paul Root Wolpe, director of the Emory Center for Ethics, convened 135 delegates from 25 countries to create global guidelines for the use of biotechnology breakthroughs.
On a 10-day trip to Seoul, professor and public theologian Robert Franklin and students from Candler School of Theology will meet with leaders dealing with issues such as normalizing relations with North Korea and the Sewol Ferry disaster.
"I'm challenging the very idea of the Islamic state," says Emory Law's Abdullahi An-Na'im about his new blog, "The Future of Sharia," which provides a forum for public debate on complex issues of government secularism and Islamic law.
During Staff Fest, the university's annual employee appreciation day, we asked attendees what is good about working at Emory. Answers range from tangible benefits such as health care to broader ideals including diversity and community service.
Need chairs, desks, file cabinets — or even a salad bar? Get deals on these items and more at Emory’s big Memorial Day Surplus Sale, running Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Emory’s Briarcliff Property, Building B. Chairs are $5 and everything else is $10. Checks and money orders only.
