Featured Image: ATC Alumnus Chef Das Continues Entrepreneurial Spirit with Grand Opening of All-Star Cafe By Atlanta Technical College From Henry Ford to Eli Whitney and Madame C.J. Walker to Herman J. Russell, the American entrepreneurial spirit has defined centuries of problem solvers and solution seekers. Simply stated, entrepreneurship is an American tradition that has […]
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Largest Individual Gift to Emory’s Oxford College Will Have Lasting Impact
By Emory University A newly received landmark donation will play a vital part in the student experience at Oxford College of Emory University and the preservation of its historic campus. The estates of Emy and Duane Blair have given funds to Oxford College in the amount of $8.4 million, the largest individual cash gift in […]
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Emory launches national dashboard to help visualize COVID-19 disparities
The COVID-19 Health Equity Dashboard, developed by Emory University, allows users to compare counties within the same state, aggregating key metrics that tell a story of a community’s social and economic health. By Emory University Although COVID-19 has swept across the entire country, its burden has not been spread equally. Some communities—particularly those with a large […]
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Emory, State of Georgia Collaborate on COVID-19 Response
Featured Image: Rollins School of Public Health and the state of Georgia will embark on a new partnership to increase public health resources to combat the COVID-19 crisis, including planning, response and research. Emory University Photo. By Emory University Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health will embark on a new partnership with the state of […]
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Heroes Train Here
By Atlanta Technical College We find ourselves in a time that rivals the challenges of the Great Depression and the anxiety brought on by the Great Recession. With the current downturn in our economic landscape, our communities are in a moment of vulnerability—a moment when the silver lining of hope seems a little more unobtainable. […]
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Transformative solar power agreement will help Emory reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Featured Image: The Peavine parking decks are among the 16 campus buildings currently slated for solar panel installation. Rendering courtesy of Cherry Street Energy. By Emory University Emory University will install more than 15,000 solar panels across 16 buildings on its Druid Hills campus, which will generate approximately 10 percent of Emory’s peak energy requirements […]
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To the Class of 2020: Seek success in the midst of a crisis
By Dr. Victoria Seals, President – Atlanta Technical College In a moment of brilliance, famed NCAA Division I basketball coach Pat Summit once declared that “life is what it is, but it will be what you make it.” In the weeks and months that we all have been dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 […]
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Emory, Georgia Tech students tackle COVID-19 problems in virtual hackathon
Featured Image: Emory student Alexandra Tuttle (left) and her sister McKenzie, a student at Georgia Tech, were part of one winning team in the virtual hackathon tackling problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event included 105 teams of Emory and Georgia Tech students. By Emory University From apps that help businesses operate under COVID-19 […]
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Atlanta Technical College Virtual Town Hall and Learning Opportunities
By Atlanta Technical College Atlanta Technical College (ATC) continues to embrace the current virtual environment to maintain proper social distancing practices and keep everyone safe. While we have to be apart, ATC is doing what it can to keep everyone together by organizing a virtual town hall to address issues facing our communities. In addition […]
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The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation donation helps Emory connect patients with families during COVID-19
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has donated $140,000 worth of Microsoft Surface tablets to Emory Healthcare to assist frontline workers, patients and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Emory University Atlanta Falcons team owner, Arthur M. Blank, has donated 120 new Microsoft Surface tablets to Emory Healthcare to assist with video calls to family, friends and […]
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Essential Training for the Essential Workforce
By Atlanta Technical College Atlanta Technical College provides essential training for essential services. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that our region, state, and nation have a critical reliance on nurses, healthcare technicians, first responders, supply chain technicians, and truck drivers. These are just a few of the newly identified essential workers. These career fields are […]
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Emory Healthcare operating drive-through donation site for critical COVID-19 supplies
Featured Image: Emory University’s drop-off donation site, which is set up to respect social distancing requirements, accepts unopened, sealed PPE and supplies Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. By Emory University To help gather much-needed materials during the COVID-19 pandemic, Emory Healthcare has been operating a drive-through donation site as part of […]
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Virtual Learning at Atlanta Technical College
By Atlanta Technical College As the students of Atlanta Technical College (ATC) continue to adapt to the entirety of an online learning environment, ATC’s dedicated faculty and staff are working around the clock to provide service and to maintain a productive learning environment for all. In addition to online resources, online courses, and virtual workshops […]
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Telemedicine use rises at Emory during COVID-19 outbreak
Featured Image: Emory has been an early adopter and leader in the telemedicine field. Telemedicine is especially useful in treating the elderly and those in rural areas of the state who have long distances to drive for an appointment. By Emory University The use of telemedicine has soared at Emory Healthcare during the COVID-19 outbreak, […]
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Online Learning Opportunities at Atlanta Technical College
By Atlanta Technical College In the face of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, Atlanta Technical College (ATC) has changed direction and gone fully virtual by expanding our current array of online courses, allowing our students and faculty to connect while maintaining proper social distancing. During this unprecedented time, ATC has empowered the student population with our […]
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Emory Helps Build Free Online Tool to Assess COVID-19 Risk
By Emory University Emory doctors have helped create a new online tool allowing people everywhere to assess how likely it is that they have contracted the novel coronavirus. C19check.com makes it easy for the general public to self-triage and is designed, in part, to prevent a surge of patients at hospitals and healthcare facilities. The free […]
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Atlanta Technical College “Stays Strong” in the Face of the Coronavirus
By Atlanta Technical College At Atlanta Technical College, our rallying cry for our students is “Start Strong. Stay Strong. Finish Strong.” We are with them through every step of their educational journeys working to ensure their success on campus and in the workforce. Atlanta Technical College is following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) news and is aware […]
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Emory among U.S. sites hosting new clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment
Featured Image: Nadine Rouphael, is interim director of the Hope Clinic, The Emory Vaccine Center. She is seen here providing treatment in an earlier clinical trial. Emory University is taking part in global clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of novel therapeutic agents in hospitalized adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The drug remdesivir […]
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Student Success Stories: Atlanta Technical College
By Atlanta Technical College As part of our Student Success series, the College is highlighting a number of students who have excelled in their advanced studies and career pursuits. These students are an example of the caliber of people who come to Atlanta Technical College seeking opportunities to make a positive change in their lives […]
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Emory hub aims to spur health care innovation
By Emory University It was a doctor in France who made the discovery: Place a wooden tube on a patient’s chest and you’ll hear the heart more clearly. It seemed simple, but some medical associations back in 1816 were skeptical of the new gadget. More than another century passed before the modern stethoscope was developed […]
