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For Students of Emory University
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
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YEAR IN REVIEW
 
COMMUNITY
Our stories of resilience and resolve
Watch how Emory senior Prerna Advani dances past the pandemic’s isolating impact in the first video in a new series showcasing how Emory students, faculty, staff and frontline health care workers have demonstrated incredible determination this year.

 

REFLECTION
2020: Photos from the pandemic
Through photos and headlines, see how Emory students, faculty and staff responded to an extraordinary year with resilience and resolve.

 

INSPIRATION
2020: Beyond COVID-19
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.
 
VACCINE TOWN HALL
 
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COVID-19 vaccine information: With the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine arriving in Georgia this week, Emory hosts a virtual town hall on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 12 p.m. for university faculty, students and staff to provide information and answer questions. Join via Zoom here
 
NEWS
 
NATURE
Digging into the deep past
A class field trip as part of the course “Modern and Ancient Tropical Environments” led to discovery of 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. Co-authors of the work included two former undergraduates from the class (photo from a 2015 trip).

 

ACHIEVEMENT
Emory debaters finish fall season among the nation’s best
Woodruff Debate Scholars Grace Kessler and Eu Giampetruzzi gained notice during their first season as a debate team, accumulating enough points to battle for the national title in the National Debate Tournament next March.

 

ENVIRONMENT
Grants help advance Emory’s sustainability vision
Winners of the most recent round of sustainability grants will put their funds toward a wide range of green initiatives across campus, including enhancing the biodiversity capability of The Complex residence hall’s green roof.

 

CONNECTIONS
Emory sociologist explores links between lethal police violence and neighborhood health
By examining New York City vital records, Alyasah Ali Sewell found a greater risk of high blood pressure and obesity for all neighborhood residents where lethal police violence occurred, and a greater risk of obesity for women.

 

RESEARCH
Some women with breast cancer may forgo chemotherapy
Some postmenopausal women with early stage breast cancer can safely forgo chemotherapy, according to a national study from the director of the Glenn Family Breast Center at Winship.
 
NOTE TO READERS
 
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Today's edition concludes Dooley Report's publishing schedule for 2020. To keep up with university happenings, please visit the Emory News Center. Look for the next Dooley Report when regular publication resumes in January 2021. Best wishes for the winter break and the new year!
 
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President Gregory L. Fenves discusses Atlanta, Emory and COVID-19 on 'Revisionist History' podcast
President Gregory L. Fenves discusses Atlanta, Emory and COVID-19 on 'Revisionist History' podcast

Build your transcript with free courses from Emory Continuing Education and other departments; sign up through Dec. 31
Build your transcript with free courses from Emory Continuing Education and other departments; sign up through Dec. 31

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Women of Excellence Awards; submit yours by Jan. 6
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Women of Excellence Awards; submit yours by Jan. 6

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff
Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff

Watch last week’s conversation on compassion with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Watch last week’s conversation on compassion with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
 
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