Category: Higher Education

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 […]

A promising cancer therapy developed by Georgia State University researchers and biotech startup Da Zen Theranostics is taking a major step forward, entering Phase 2 clinical trials. The treatment, which harnesses targeted radiation to destroy tumors with precision, could mark a turning point in how cancer is treated — and in the lives of patients […]

A historic $100 million bequest from the late Georgia Tech alumnus John W. Durstine will forever transform the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. The landmark gift — the largest single gift in Tech’s history — will establish endowed chairs, professorships, and faculty awards, ensuring that the Institute continues to recruit, develop, and retain […]

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, […]

 Megan Connors, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Georgia State University, has been elected co-spokesperson of a major international physics experiment designed to uncover new clues about how the universe began. Connors is helping to lead sPHENIX, a large scientific collaboration based at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, N.Y. She shares the […]

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 […]

Ensuring the value of a degree is a key component in restoring public trust in the higher education system, following a period of fluctuation — 42% of Americans express confidence in the system today compared to nearly 60% a decade ago. The value of a Georgia Tech degree continues to be demonstrated through a strong […]

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 […]

At a university known for innovation, Georgia State’s Brains & Behavior (B&B) area of focus is making its mark by connecting research from across the institution into a powerful, collaborative hub free from traditional silos. At the program’s recent annual retreat, at which it celebrated its 20th anniversary, more than 250 experts and students showcased […]

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 […]

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, the largest biomedical engineering program in the country, began as a partnership between Georgia Tech and Emory University intended to maximize research and educational opportunities in fields of intersecting biomedical interest. Today, its labs are producing innovative technology with the potential to change lives while fostering the […]

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 […]

At Georgia State University, instilling the skills and competencies that employers value is baked into its DNA. And just as Georgia State pioneered the tools and techniques that have made it a national leader in getting students from all backgrounds to graduation day at equal high rates, it’s also focused on ensuring those graduates are […]

For Atlanta to be considered among the nation’s top tech hubs, its higher education system must play a pivotal role in unlocking its potential technological advancement and entrepreneurial investment.   A study by the Boston Consulting Group revealed that increasing the number of local startups while retaining the talent graduating from Georgia Tech and other research […]

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 […]

Emory University’s pioneering work with a class of small molecules known as JAK (janus kinase) inhibitors continues to generate interest into how HIV might be cured after a second patient who received the treatment was declared to be in long-term remission.  The use of JAK inhibitors against HIV began with a ground-breaking discovery led by Christina […]

For the ninth consecutive year, Emory University is one of the top producers of recipients of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the government’s flagship international exchange initiative. Emory University has again earned the distinction as one of the country’s top producers of students selected for the prestigious U.S. Fulbright Awards. A total of 177 Emory students […]