Emory University, recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts college, superb professional schools and one of the Southeast’s leading health care systems, is located on a beautiful, leafy campus in Atlanta, Georgia’s historic Druid Hills suburb.
Emory maintains an uncommon balance for an institution of its standing: it generates more research funding than any other Georgia university, while maintaining its traditional emphasis on teaching.
The university is enriched by the legacy and energy of Atlanta, and by collaboration among its schools, units and centers, as well as with affiliated institutions.
At the root of today’s racial troubles on campuses is the past, when most American universities were intimately connected to slave trade and slavery. Harvard, Princeton, Brown were no exception.
A bottle of Coke can help illustrate how small and big businesses alike affect the economy.
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While a surge in hiring by small companies is helping lower the jobless rate, larger firms paying higher salaries play a bigger role in keeping the recovery alive.
Implementing monetary policy is like treating a patient. A central bank needs the freedom to choose which instrument will work best.
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Scientists may have consigned fad therapies to the dustbin of pseudoscientific history, but that doesn’t mean the knowledge has filtered to the mainstream.
Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Birdman took home four awards, including Best Picture.
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Indies to the rescue, the quiet power of foreign language films, Gen-X’s crowning moment. All – and more – are covered by our experts, who weigh in on this year’s Oscars.
Health marketing materials used to promote measles vaccine during the 1960s.
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Before the vaccine, we thought measles was a ‘mild’ illness. This is because vaccines drive down the number of people getting the disease while increasing our awareness of the risks.
We need to rethink care for the elderly.
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By 2030, the last of the Baby Boomer generation will have turned 65 years old, putting the population of “senior boomers” in the United States at approximately 71 million. Currently, only about 7,000 certified…
Take the screen on which you are reading this article. When you look at it, you see one complete scene, but you know that this scene is composed of millions of pixels that only come in three colours: red…
The market for personal genome services is facing a reality check. While the most prominent and innovative company 23andMe has flourished so far, in the past few years many of its competitors have gone…
Father’s involvement in raising a child, on average, brings good news. It leads to lower child mortality and better social, psychological and educational outcomes. So why do some men choose not to invest…
Critics contend that psychology amounts to scant more than “common sense”.
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As a psychologist – I received my PhD in clinical psychology – I have long been concerned by the problematic reputation of psychology in the public eye. Our besieged public standing has made it difficult…
The US Endangered Species Act controversially lets ordinary citizens propose endangered species: would it work in Australia?
Doug Beckers
The US Endangered Species Act, which became law in 1973, was one of the first major pieces of national legislation for the protection of biodiversity. It is still one of the most stringent. It has also…