Nearly 200 college students from as far away as Afghanistan visit Emory this weekend to take up one of the world's greatest health threats: antimicrobial resistance. Drawing on Emory's strengths in the field, the conference helps students focus on international public health issues.
Since its formation, the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center has been battling a foe that threatens many of the modern miracles of medicine: the rise of bacterial strains resistant to multiple forms of antibiotics, including so-called "drugs of last resort."
As voters nationwide try to make sense of the 2016 presidential election, Emory College faculty are teaching courses to help students understand the history and context of current political battles.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded the Task Force for Global Health with the Hilton Humanitarian Prize, which includes $2 million in funding. An affiliate of Emory, the Task Force is a pioneer in global health and currently reaches hundreds of millions of people in 151 countries.
What do history and poetry reveal about ourselves and our times? English professor and former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and history professor Joe Crespino offer captivating insights.
Candler's Pitts Theology Library has been selected as one of just three U.S. sites to exhibit items related to Martin Luther in celebration of the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
The Emory Dance program and Candler Concert Series welcome a host of Israeli guest artists Oct. 13-29 as a part of "EXPOSED," a six-week contemporary dance and physical theater festival.
Author ZZ Packer will give Emory's annual Phillis Wheatley Reading on Oct. 17, kicking off the Creative Writing Program's series of free readings by leading contemporary writers.
Deborah Lipstadt and Emory President Claire E. Sterk offered insights after a special Oct. 5 screening of "Denial," a new feature film based on the Emory professor's legal battle against a Holocaust denier. Find out what it was like for Lipstadt to work with Rachel Weisz, the Academy Award-winning actor who portrays her in the film.
A large, colorful contingent from Emory joined in the Atlanta Pride Parade on Sunday, Oct. 9, taking to the streets of Midtown Atlanta to celebrate the fight for LGBT equality. View more photos from the parade.
End of the outdoor swimming season: You have a few days left to take a dip in the outdoor pool at the Student Activity and Academic Center on the Clairmont Campus. The pool is open until Nov. 1 and is heated to a minimum of 78 degrees. Membership in the SAAC is free for full-time students.
Mark Mulligan and Jessica Fairley from the School of Medicine will discuss the film, which examines the increase in the spread of disease from animals to humans.
Hear music written for Shakespeare's plays performed by the University Chorus and Concert Choir, with guest artists William Ransom, piano, and members of the Emory voice faculty.
When: Oct. 15, 8:00 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
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