Emory Report
Weekly Edition | August 17, 2026
Hello, Emory friends!
First-year students participating in pre-orientation and International Student Welcome programs are arriving on campus today and tomorrow, while other first-year and returning students will join campus over the weekend. If you’re working on some last-minute packing, check out these tips from fellow Eagles on what to bring and what to leave behind.
Over the summer, more than 130 undergraduate students conducted independent research and worked with experts across disciplines. See photos from the recent symposium where they shared their findings.
Keep reading for more news from around campus and check out Emory News for all the latest stories. See you next week!
— The Emory Report team
This week’s stories
Undergraduate exploration and discovery get the spotlight at research symposium
More than 130 Emory undergraduate students conducted research and built their professional networks with world-renowned researchers and peers across disciplines through the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program. Students shared their findings during a recent symposium.
Make the most of move-in: Top tips from fellow Emory students
From residence hall living to off-campus housing, fellow Eagles share their best tips on what to pack, what to skip and how to make the most of being at Emory.
How mice learn to think out of the box — a neuroscience surprise
Emory biologists show how the prefrontal cortex, a brain region associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability to adopt a better way to solve a problem.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Emory hospitals as best in Georgia and Atlanta
Emory University Hospital, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown and Emory Rehabilitation Hospital have been recognized in this year’s U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals’ rankings. For the fifteenth consecutive year, Emory University Hospital was ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Georgia and metro Atlanta.
Emory student Nikki Boon earns bronze at Women’s Decathlon World Championships
Emory graduate student Nikki Boon recently returned to the Women’s Decathlon World Championships to defend her title as the “World’s Greatest Athlete.” Competing for the Netherlands, her homeland, Boon earned bronze.
Emory experts in the news
Remembering Emory President Emeritus James T. Laney
As president from 1977 to 1993, James Laney led Emory’s “quantum jump … to become one of the great universities of the world.” His legacy includes the transformational Woodruff gift, recruiting leading faculty such as President Jimmy Carter, elevating student life, and much more.