Author Archives: Emory University

A new exhibit at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum presents photographs of Atlanta soccer, football and basketball fans in the myriad places they converge, from stadiums to tailgate parties. Despite this, photographer Sheila Pree Bright does not consider herself a fan. “No, I don’t watch sports,” she says. “My family, they’re all cheering and everything, […]

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian will deliver the keynote address at Emory University’s 181st Commencement, scheduled for Monday, May 11. Bastian will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during the ceremony in recognition of his exceptional contributions to business and society. “Our graduates are entering a world that demands resilience, adaptability and […]

Emory Pre-College returns this summer with its typical range of courses, from astrophysics to creative writing and, for the first time, the Pre-Med Institute, a separate pre-health program for those interested in medical careers. The academic summer program from Emory College of Arts and Sciences provides hundreds of highly motivated rising high school juniors and seniors from around the […]

Emory University has received a grant of $10 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help transform the education of lay ministers. Based at Emory’s Candler School of Theology, the grant will further develop the school’s La Mesa Academy for Theological Studies and build a strong, sustainable network of institutions dedicated to the theological education of lay ministers. […]

Emory University has received the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification from the American Council on Education and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Emory is one of 237 U.S. colleges and universities so honored this year, according to the foundation. Emory also received Community Engagement Classification in 2015 and in 2006, when it was among the […]

For the first time, items from Emory’s Rose Library will be on exhibit at the world’s busiest airport, where millions of travelers coming through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport can take a break and explore materials about the history of hip hop in Atlanta and its torchbearer, EarWax Records. “Beyond the 50: Continuing Hip Hop’s Legacy” celebrates 50 […]

The power of story. That’s what Joey Seidman took away from one of his most meaningful classes at Emory, the Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project class, taught by Hank Klibanoff, teaching professor in the Creative Writing Program. “I think the biggest emotion that I got coming out of it was just, you know, how urgent this […]

Emory University purchased the properties at 1405 Clifton Road and 1712 Uppergate Drive from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, both parties announced on Thursday, November 13. Emory and Children’s have been in discussions about the former Egleston Hospital site since the opening of the Arthur M. Blank Hospital in September 2024. The property consists of two […]

Emory’s on-campus graduate student housing, known as “The Ridge,” broke ground in September 2022 and opened to residents in July 2024. Now, Phase II of the Graduate and Professional Student Housing Initiative is officially underway and slated to open in summer 2027. “Phase II of The Ridge will build on the success of Phase I, which provides […]

Badia Ahad will serve as Emory University’s next provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, beginning a two-year term on Nov. 1. Ahad is currently dean of Emory’s Oxford College, a position she has held since 2023. “Dean Ahad has been an extraordinary member of our community,” says Interim Emory University President Leah Ward […]

Students whose families earn $200,000 or less will attend Emory University tuition-free starting in fall 2026. This transformative scholarship, Emory Advantage Plus, represents a significant expansion of the university’s financial aid program and continues Emory’s longstanding commitment to support talented students by making a preeminent education more attainable.   All new and returning domestic undergraduate students who […]

Ideas Festival Emory, the flagship event of Emory University’s Center for Public Scholarship and Engagement (CPSE), returns for a second year on Saturday, Oct. 18, with a keynote conversation with Rosanne Cash. Building on the success of the inaugural Ideas Festival Emory in September 2024, this year’s edition will share the wisdom of more than 30 scientists, scholars, musicians, […]

Emory University recently welcomed senior leaders from four international institutions for the annual Global Universities for Societal Impact (GUSI) board meeting, hosted by Emory Global Engagement and the Halle Institute for Global Research and Learning in late June. The hybrid event brought together representatives from the University of Bonn, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of St Andrews […]

As revenues from the anti-aging market — riddled with hope and thousands of supplements — surged past $500 million last year, Emory University researchers identified a compound that actively delays aging in cells and organisms. A newly published study in Nature Partner Journals’ Aging demonstrates that psilocin, a byproduct of consuming psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, extended […]

Another cohort of Atlanta micro-business owners has graduated from Goizueta Business School’s Start:ME Accelerator. This free, four-month intensive program provides business training and mentorship, culminating in the award of grant investment capital. This year, 68 ventures completed the accelerator. The May graduation ceremony featured catering, photography, music, and other services provided by program alumni. The ceremony also included […]

Epilepsy is a persistent brain disorder that produces hard to control seizures and cognitive impairments in 1.2% of the U.S. population. It can be treated and sometimes controlled but never cured. Now, Emory University researchers have discovered genetic pathways to address the stubbornly difficult challenge of alleviating epileptic seizures. The researchers were part of a […]

Many behavioral studies suggest that using landmarks to navigate through large-scale spaces — known as map-based navigation — is not established until around age 12. A neuroscience study at Emory University counters that assumption. Through experiments combining brain scans and a virtual environment the researchers dubbed Tiny Town, they showed that five-year-olds have the brain […]

Excited graduates and their proud families and friends filled Emory’s campus May 9-12 to mark the university’s 180th Commencement, honoring the achievements of thousands of hardworking students in the Class of 2025. Undeterred by days of drenching rain, graduates celebrated their achievements at diploma ceremonies for each of the university’s nine schools and multiple degree […]

Approximately 37,855 students applied to Emory’s undergraduate Class of 2029 this year across all admission plans — an increase of almost 3,000 applicants over Emory’s last admission cycle. Students admitted  hail from 48 states, Washington, D.C., and five U.S. territories. The admitted class also represents 68 countries and 12% of the admitted students will be […]

If you had told a college-aged Kimberly Belflower that one day she’d have a play on Broadway while teaching promising young playwrights at Emory University, she might not have believed you.   “I’d have been like, ‘Uh, what do you mean?’” she laughs.  These days, the assistant professor of dramatic writing in Emory’s theatre studies and creative writing programs says she’s soaking […]