Emory Report
Weekly Edition | November 2, 2026
Hi, Emory friends!
We hope you had a fun and safe Halloween weekend. Don’t miss hearing students’ take on what costumes their majors would choose.
This week, find out how students say the Emory Advantage Plus program is enhancing their Emory experience and making an impact on their financial futures.
Plus, get insight from Emory experts about football, the midterm elections and more.
Thanks for reading and we’ll see you next week!
— The Emory Report team
This week’s stories
Emory Advantage Plus makes dreams more achievable and the future more stable for students
Emory Advantage Plus took effect this fall, providing free tuition to undergraduate students from families with incomes up to $200,000, with typical assets. Get the latest numbers on the program and find out how students say it’s enhancing their Emory experience.
Physicists use light to pinpoint anyons for quantum computing research
Emory physicists discovered a way to use light to detect the “spectral fingerprints” of anyons — exotic quasiparticles that emerge from the collective behavior of many electrons. Physical Review Letters published the discovery.
New ‘You Affirming You’ workshops help students confront self-criticism
“You Affirming You” interactive workshops empower students to recognize and challenge self-criticism by creating realistic and compassionate self-affirmations. The workshops are offered by Emory’s Counseling and Psychological Services.
From Legos to space: José Gomez-Marquez’s mission to democratize innovation
From medical devices to space-based research, Emory innovator José Gomez-Marquez is challenging conventional approaches to design and empowering students to experiment, collaborate, and turn unconventional ideas into groundbreaking solutions.
Emory experts in the news
Students’ studies take on Halloween
We asked students to get creative and tell us what their majors would be for Halloween. Here’s what they had to say! 👀🎃👻 Be sure to follow @EmoryUniversity on Instagram for all the latest updates from around campus.