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For Students | Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024

For Students

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024

Hi, Emory!

The Ideas Festival Emory is happening next month — and you’ll definitely want to see who the keynote speaker is.

In today’s edition, you’ll also meet the youngest student ever accepted to the School of Nursing, go behind the scenes of the latest Rose Library acquisition, discover how Emory is reducing borrowing for undergraduate students and more.

Happy reading and we’ll see you next week, Eagles!

This week’s top stories

Community

Grammy-winning producer Jermaine Dupri leads lineup of 40+ creative thinkers at Ideas Festival Emory Sept. 20-22

Jermaine Dupri will be one of more than 40 pioneering speakers at the inaugural festival designed to foster conversations, showcase eminent scholars and engage in idea sharing.

University

Meet the youngest student accepted into Emory’s School of Nursing

Faith Mason was accepted into Emory’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at age 17. As she prepares to begin her studies, read her story of growing up, following her ambitions and finding community in college.

Research

Emory’s new predoctoral training program builds next generation of drug discovery scientists

A new training program through the Biological Discovery through Chemical Innovation initiative offers a highly interdisciplinary approach for predoctoral students to become drug discovery scientists.

Perspective

Original Freedom Riders revisit their experiences during conversation at Emory

Joan Browning and Charles Person — participants in the 1961 Freedom Rides during the civil rights movement — joined members of the Emory community in conversation and browsed documents from the Rose Library and their personal collections.

Technology

Sharing the burden of bias when it counts most

As AI’s influence expands to high-stakes decisions, bias represents a huge risk. Dedicated data scientists like Goizueta Business School Dean Gareth James offer a new framework aimed at introducing guardrails and increasing fairness.

Impact

Emory Advantage program eliminates loans for eligible undergrads

The expanded Emory Advantage program is making tangible differences in the lives of current — and incoming — students. From allowing time to pursue marketable skills to more flexibility upon graduation, it’s making a preeminent education more attainable.

Other news and notes

Head to the Student Sustainability Showcase on Tuesday, Aug. 27, with the Emory Office of Sustainability Initiatives

Tune into a new Emory University and WABE public health radio show with Laurel Bristow of Rollins School of Public Health

Student permit parking registration for the 2024-25 school year is now open

GRA Eminent Scholar named to lead Georgia’s Solve Sickle Cell Initiative

Creativity

See these public art pieces with a walk around campus

Emory’s campus is home to stunning pieces of public art, from a mural highlighting iconic Atlanta imagery to a variety of sculptures. See where each piece is located and explore campus through this artistic lens.

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