Author Archives: Emory University

A team of six Emory computer science students are helping to usher in a new era in artificial intelligence. They’ve developed a chatbot capable of making logical inferences that aims to hold deeper, more nuanced conversations with humans than have previously been possible. They’ve christened their chatbot “Emora,” because it sounds like a feminine version […]

In 1905, the philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” More than a century later, people across the world are reckoning with shared histories and working to tell wider truths to set the historical record straight. The Emory University community is invited to explore its own past […]

Next Generation Classrooms Elevate Student Experiences and Extend GlobalReach Emory University’s Goizueta Business School is celebrating the opening of three next generation global classrooms that deliver a truly immersive, dynamic experience to students from anywhere in the world. The fully renovated spaces and innovative technology will connect students with each other and faculty in new ways, elevate classroom experiences, extend global reach, and […]

Emory University’s Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) recognized its faculty entrepreneurs and their discoveries at its 15th Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation. The event was held virtually on June 30. The winners in the four categories were:  Innovation of the year Serological test for SARS-COV-2 Mehul Suthar, PhD; Jens Wrammert, PhD; John Roback, PhD; Rafi Ahmed, PhD The […]

President Gregory L. Fenves met with leaders of the student-led initiative Plastic Free Emory Project on June 15 and signed the “Break Free from Plastic Pledge,” which outlines a five-year plan for reducing unnecessary single-use plastics on Emory’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses. By 2026, Emory University and Oxford College pledge to: A nationally recognized sustainability leader, Emory […]

For Mikail Albritton, it comes down to three words: “visible, tangible and lasting.” He is describing the impact that he wants to have serving Atlanta’s Edgewood community this summer as an Emory Community Building and Social Change (CBSC) fellow. Albritton, a junior in Emory College of Arts and Sciences, hopes to pursue a career in […]

In an academic year in which the pandemic completely upended the extracurricular routines of campus life, Genevieve Wilson found novel ways to continue to enlist in service and allow her fellow Emory students to do the same. But it’s really Wilson’s indelible imprint on Volunteer Emory, the work she has undertaken to provide food to […]

By Cassandra Maddox Suman Malempati was not your traditional Emory Law student. He had a whole career behind him before he even began filling out his application. Malempati was a pediatric oncologist, researcher, and associate professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science when he applied to Emory University School of Law.  This past weekend, […]

As an Emory Pipeline Collaborative (EPiC) graduate, Emory University sophomore Jamal Hilaire appreciates the in-depth view of health care that the program provided and for which it is principally known. However, his participation yielded so much more. “I associate so much of what EPiC is with who I am today,” Hilaire says. “I feel pride about what […]

The discovery of lead contamination in Atlanta’s mostly poor, largely Black, Westside neighborhood began innocuously. Two years ago, Emory environmental science professor Eri Saikawa, wanting to help her then-graduate student find a thesis topic, suggested looking at soil samples in a community where urban agriculture was proliferating. What Saikawa and her student found in the […]

A little over a year ago, Emory’s 15,000-square-foot student innovation center, The Hatchery, opened its doors to provide programs and space to fuel creativity and support Emory innovators and entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. The opening of The Hatchery kicked off an exciting start to the 2020 spring semester, but COVID-19 soon hit. […]

Throughout its history, Emory has sought to live up to the highest ideals of the word when engaging with external partners. The university’s new, centralized community engagement strategy will bring even greater coherence to this important work. “So much of Emory’s work in the city and state has been done for the right reasons and […]

Emory University received more federal research dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) than ever before and continued to climb in an independent ranking of peer institutions. The Fiscal Year 2020 rankings from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research compare schools and departments across the United States on the basis of NIH funding. Overall, Emory […]

Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease every year, and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with the disease, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have received a landmark commitment to accelerate the scope and impact of Parkinson’s disease studies and to position Georgia […]

Dr. Aneesh Mehta stood in the still hallway outside the hospital room where his patient lay dying. Just days earlier, Mehta had discussed treatment options with the vital and alert elderly businessman who came in with COVID-19. The patient was interested in Emory’s clinical trial of the antiviral remdesivir, which Mehta was leading.   Now he […]

By Emory University The Emory Healthcare Veterans Program (EHVP), which is celebrating its five-year anniversary during November’s National Veterans & Military Families Month, is expanding its virtual telemedicine services to include 13 states across the country. EHVP psychologists are now credentialed through the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), allowing them to provide telemedicine services to warriors (post-9/11 veterans […]

By Emory Univeristy Witnessing the gaps in local medical care in his South Texas border town, Fabian Robles was left with a single, crystallized vision — he would go to college, become a pediatrician, return home and serve his community.  Just how he would pull it off wasn’t so clear. As a high school student […]

By Emory University Science Gallery Atlanta at Emory University will explore the twin themes of addiction and recovery in its inaugural exhibition, topics of particular relevance as mental health concerns climb because of the pandemic. The exhibition titled “Hooked,” is made possible by a $126,500 grant from Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation. […]

By Emory University Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Emory University School of Medicine and the Georgia Institute of Technology have received an additional $18.2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue their verification of COVID-19 diagnostic tests. The funding is from the NIH’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program, an initiative designed to […]

“Buried Truths,” the award-winning podcast based on Emory University’s Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project course, devotes its new season to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The seven-episode series, based on research by students and professor Hank Klibanoff, is now available. By Emory University “Buried Truths,” the award-winning podcast based on the Emory College course […]