Academic Innovation Photos: Emory University Commencement 2017 May 8, 2017 current / total Emory's 172nd Commencement honored the achievements of this year's 4,615 graduates before an audience of about 15,000.Emory Photo/Video Print Resources Commencement: Stories Top Stories Around Emory Emory’s newest Woodruff Scholars bring extensive academic achievements, leadership and service The latest cohort of Emory Woodruff Scholars, recipients of the university’s top merit scholarship, arrive with extensive accomplishments and a passion for exploration. Get to know the 24 outstanding students. Health Cancer medication helps reduce SIV reservoir, increases hope for HIV cure Emory University researchers have provided the first proof-of-concept in a nonhuman primate model for eliminating HIV-infected cells with venetoclax, a clinically approved medication for cancer. Two clinical trials are underway to test venetoclax in people living with HIV. Science & Technology Mellon Foundation awards Emory $1.8 million to expand ethical AI research The Mellon Foundation funds will help support the Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI Network and advance ethical, human-centered AI research related to community partnerships, education and more. Emory professor Lauren Klein is the grant’s principal investigator.
