Emory Report
Weekly Edition | September 28, 2026
Hi, Emory friends!
Fall weather has officially arrived on campus and Eagles have been busy capturing the gorgeous skies. See some of our favorite photos on Instagram and follow @EmoryUniversity for more.
Also happening around Emory? A new dual-degree program that will train graduates in healthcare technologies, a new center to prepare students for democratic citizenship, a nationwide study on links between environmental factors and Alzheimer’s disease, and more.
Have a great week! We’ll see you soon with more news.
— The Emory Report team
This week’s stories
Emory launches Center for Civic Reasoning to foster constructive dialogue
Emory University’s new Center for Civic Reasoning will prepare students for democratic citizenship through courses that study how to engage in constructive disagreements around issues related to politics and daily life. Political science professors Zachary Peskowitz and Pablo Montagnes are leading the effort.
Graduate student Temi Alao receives award to study Black immigrant experiences in France
Doctoral candidate Temi Alao is one of 25 graduate students nationwide selected to receive this year’s Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant from the American Sociological Association.
Emory School of Medicine and Georgia Tech launch new MD/MS dual-degree program in robotics
One of the first of its kind in the U.S., the dual-degree program will train graduates to design, evaluate and lead the development of new healthcare technologies — preparing physician-innovators who can build the technology that medicine will need next.