Emory Report

for Faculty & Staff | September 30, 2026


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Artist makes Atlanta her canvas, with help from Emory’s Start:ME

Muralist Teresa Abboud’s designs brighten areas throughout metro Atlanta, including Emory’s Cox Hall. Watch her work and hear how participating in Goizueta Business School’s Start:ME program helped her see herself as an entrepreneur and mentor.

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Back after a terminal diagnosis: How a personalized procedure saved Charlie Renfroe’s life

After a devastating diagnosis, Charlie Renfroe was told to go home, gather his family and say his goodbyes. More than two years later, after a personalized — and minimally invasive — major blood vessel procedure at Emory University Hospital, he’s still going strong.

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Impact Day 2026 continues Emory’s tradition of service to community

Each fall semester, hundreds of Emory Impact Day volunteers reach out from the university’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses to spend a Saturday serving nonprofit organizations throughout the metro area. 



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