The grand opening of a facility as innovative as the new Chemistry Center addition calls for more than a mere ribbon-cutting. See the thermite reaction that severed the ceremonial ribbon in a display of sparks, smoke and globules of molten iron.
Steady rain couldn't soak the spirits of hundreds of students, alumni, staff and family members who turned out for Homecoming Weekend 2015. View photo albums from Saturday's Homecoming parade and concert featuring Indigo Girls and the Shadowboxers.
Emory biologist Shozo Yokoyama describes how the African clawed frog demonstrates the "most bizarre, and sophisticated, case of color vision evolution" he has ever seen. Learn how it compares to human vision.
Blending pop, jazz, bluegrass and everything in between, music legends Chick Corea and Bela Fleck kick off this year's Candler Concert Series on Oct. 3. Arts events this month also include theater, films, literary readings and more music.
Mentored by Emory professor and pediatric nurse practitioner Sharron Close, a team of Georgia Tech biomedical engineering students developed a mechanized stuffed animal to comfort sick babies. Close came up with the idea in nursing school after caring for a toddler with AIDS.
You can still sign up for the Winship Win the Fight 5K to help defeat cancer. Online registration continues through Thursday, Oct. 1, at 8 a.m. The race, which raises funds for Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute, steps off Saturday, Oct. 3, at 8:30 a.m. from McDonough Field. You can also participate virtually by raising funds as a “Sleep-In Warrior."
