https://news.emory.edu/tags/category/service_and_volunteering/index.htmlService and Volunteering news from the Emory News CenterWed, 05 Jan 2022 03:28:07 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/er_mm_emory_cares_day_16-11-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/er_mm_emory_cares_day_16-11-2021/index.htmlHundreds of members of the Emory community participated in the 18th annual Emory Cares Day of Service on Saturday, Nov. 13, helping with a wide array of community projects in the Atlanta area and beyond.Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/er_emory_cares_day/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/er_emory_cares_day/campus.htmlEmory students, alumni, faculty and staff will come together Saturday, Nov. 13, for the annual Emory Cares Day. Project opportunities are available in Georgia, across the country and around the world.Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/10/er_landis_award_outstanding_mentorship_sober/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/10/er_landis_award_outstanding_mentorship_sober/campus.htmlHonored for outstanding mentorship, Emory biologist Samuel Sober says his research into how the brain controls muscle movement has long been a collaborative effort.Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/09/er_emory_open/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/09/er_emory_open/campus.htmlA new online platform, Emory OPEN (Opportunity, Partnership and Engagement Network), facilitates collaboration between community partners and Emory faculty, students, staff and alumni. Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/07/er_educational_gardens/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/07/er_educational_gardens/campus.htmlVolunteers from across Emory plant, tend and harvest food in eight small gardens on the Atlanta campus. Their work makes food more accessible locally and reinforces Emory’s commitment to sustainability.Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://news.emory.edu/features/2021/07/emory-inspired-vaccinations/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/07/er_emory_inspired_vaccinations_special_feature/campus.htmlLocation, convenience, friendly faces: Each of these elements counts a great deal, and Emory Healthcare has carefully seen to those critical details as Emory makes vaccinations as widely available as possible.Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://news.emory.edu/features/2021/05/emory-inspired-cbsc/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/06/er_emory_inspired_cbsc_special_feature/campus.htmlWith a seed gift from the Kenneth Cole Foundation in 2002, Emory launched the CBSC program, which soon became a national model for integrating research and classroom learning with community engagement.Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/05/er_commencement_award_brittain_undergrad_wilson/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/05/er_commencement_award_brittain_undergrad_wilson/campus.htmlFrom organizing numerous service opportunities through Volunteer Emory to helping fight food insecurity on campus and beyond, senior Genevieve Wilson embodies just the kind of student leader the Brittain Award honors.Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/05/er_commencement_awards_teaching_bussey_jones/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/05/er_commencement_awards_teaching_bussey_jones/campus.htmlThroughout her career as a physician and professor of medicine, Jada Bussey-Jones has worked to empower future doctors to understand health disparities and treat each patient as "a person and not a disease."Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/05/er_commencement_award_jefferson_parker/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/05/er_commencement_award_jefferson_parker/campus.htmlThis year’s Jefferson Award winner, Ruth Murphey Parker, long has led efforts to advance the progress of health literacy, resulting in improved outcomes for the most vulnerable patients. Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400