The Marcus Foundation announced Tuesday that Dr. Jonathan W. Simons will join its team as its full-time medical director and chief science officer on Aug. 1
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Whirlwind of pandemic, immigration issues face future leader of Hispanic Chamber
The first orders of business facing the incoming leader of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce may involve helping to manage inflection points as the economy recovers from the pandemic, and as two federal immigration lawsuits are resolved in Texas.
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After election dust settles: Transit expansion continues in Atlanta, Clayton County
Transit expansion in metro Atlanta will continue in Atlanta and Clayton County. The region will go without eye-popping transit projects once envisioned in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties, nor will Newton County pilot a transit system, in the foreseeable future.
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Woodruff Foundation grants $90 million to Children’s-Emory for pediatric research
The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation is making a $90 million grant to solidify Atlanta’s role as a center for pediatric research.
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Addiction Alliance of Georgia launched as part of ‘historic’ partnership
In an effort to address a growing need to serve people who suffer from substance abuse, the Addiction Alliance of Georgia was officially launched on Wednesday.
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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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Emory University to borrow $2.1 billion with support from Georgia
Georgia has agreed to issue up to $2.1 billion in bonds on behalf of Emory University. The money is to help fund new construction and refinance existing debt.
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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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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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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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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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UT Austin’s president – Gregory Fenves – named Emory’s next president
Emory University has selected Gregory L. Fenves as its 21st president.
Emory’s Board of Trustees announced Tuesday that Fenves, president of the University of Texas at Austin was selected in a unanimous vote of the board. He will begin his tenure at Emory on Aug. 1.
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Experts: Coronavirus pandemic demands ’emergency housing response’
Many leaders in the housing realm have long argued that most social issues revolve around whether people have a roof over their heads.
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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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Emory seeks corporate donations to fund human testing of pill to treat coronavirus
Emory University is requesting donations from Atlanta’s corporate community to fund research into a treatment for the coronavirus.
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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 […]
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Column: Metro Atlanta charter school operator lands big grants to fuel ambitious growth plans
KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools is going through a rapid growth period. Already it is the largest charter school operator in the state of Georgia.
And thanks to its relationship with the Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County, it has ambitious plans to grow even more.
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Next stop for Atlanta transit: Jobs
By Guest Columnist BETTY WILLIS, president of the Clifton Corridor Transportation Management Association
As far back as 1961, transportation planners at the predecessor of the Atlanta Regional Commission had the foresight to anticipate where MARTA rail lines would best serve the metro region’s transit needs, years before construction began in 1975 on the heavy rail system.
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Briarcliff Road to be partially closed to replace water pipes, boost fire fighting capacity
Beneath the rolling hills of the Druid Hills area is public water system that dates to 1909 and has such low water pressure that fire suppression is a major concern. DeKalb County on Sunday started the process of replacing 8.5 miles of pipes that likely will cause intermittent bottlenecks along Briarcliff Road and neighborhood streets for two years.
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Atlanta opens door to future Druid Hills’ annexations, affirms preservation rules
Atlanta has put the force of city law behind promises to protect the historic integrity of the Druid Hills neighborhood and not seek to annex adjacent properties for 10 years. Of note, the city specifically held the door open for future annexations in the area, according to legislation adopted Tuesday by the Atlanta City Council.
