Emory Report
For Students | July 1, 2026
This week’s stories
Where are Emory students spending summer?
This summer, you can find Emory students all over the world. Rising junior Brendan Vasquez says he has learned a lot about himself while studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with classmates. Follow @EmoryUniversity on Instagram to keep up with more students around the globe.
Hours of staring at screens is leading to ‘tech neck’
You’re doing it right now: slouching your neck forward and looking at your screen. On average, American adults spend five to six hours every day on their phones in addition to the hours spent at our computers. Here are expert tips to combat long-term effects.
Deep-sea extremophile yields protein that forms super stable biofilm
Emory’s Vincent Conticello, professor of chemistry, and PhD candidate Andres Gonzalez Socorro discovered a protein secreted by a deep-sea extremophile — an organism adapted to extreme environmental conditions — that self-assembles into a biofilm and is highly stable, boosting its potential for biomedical applications.
Everybody’s sport: What soccer really asks of the body
Soccer is the chess of sports — a physical and mental workout that demands a lot from players, even at the recreational level. Three Emory sports medicine physicians share what players, parents and fans need to know about the “beautiful game.”