Emory Report
Weekly Edition | June 23, 2026
Hello, Emory friends!
This week, we’re introducing Sean Clarke, the incoming dean of the School of Nursing. His term begins Aug. 1.
We’re also sharing recommendations from Emory faculty about their favorite summer reads, insight into how diseases move between animals and people, photos from EmoryThanks events on campus and more.
Head to Emory News for all the latest information around the university and we’ll see you next week.
— The Emory Report team
This week’s stories
Sean Clarke named dean of Emory’s School of Nursing
Joining Emory from the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, Sean Clarke is an internationally renowned nursing leader, researcher and educator. He will begin his term Aug. 1.
Searching for clues about animal-human disease transmission
Emory professor Thomas Gillespie is going to the ends of the earth to find answers to a big question: How does global environmental change impact the way disease moves between animals and people?
Emory Law elevates environmental program with new concentration
The new Environmental Law concentration, launching this fall, will give students a recognized credential in environmental law — a rapidly expanding field spanning climate change, energy regulation, environmental justice, natural resources and emerging pollutants.
Emory faculty share their favorite summer reads
Whether you're looking for a mystery set in Victorian London, a gothic tale at a seaside Irish estate, poetic reflections on the American West or something else entirely, these summer page-turners recommended by Emory faculty transport readers to other lands.
Emory experts in the news
Students share gratitude during 11th annual EmoryThanks celebration across campus
Students across Emory shared gratitude with supporters during the 11th annual EmoryThanks celebration this spring. The initiative engaged more than 500 participants in a campuswide reflection on philanthropy and impact.