About Emory
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.
Telling Emory's story with new website
You can now catch up on all of Emory's stories and news through the new visually bold and engaging Emory News Center. Our new website combines content and resources from across the university into a single, easily searchable site. The News Center features topic-based RSS feeds that provide content tailored to consumer preferences. It offers an enhanced campus news focus that leverages our flagship Emory Report publication as a primary news source for faculty and staff. And the new site has a special section devoted to media-specific resources.
"The News Center provides a space for us to combine the best of Emory's news and events channels into a single, dynamic site that presents a compelling picture of Emory," says University Marketing Executive Director Jan Gleason.
Election combo hot-button: Politics and religion
A political candidate's faith can be a hot-button election issue. From Mitt Romney's Mormonism to Michele Bachmann's comments about being a submissive wife, this year's presidential campaign is no exception.
What does it mean when personal faith becomes a political touchstone? Our flagship alumni publication, Emory Magazine, asks the experts: Candler School of Theology Dean Jan Love says candidates shouldn't be given a religious litmus test. Religion department chair Gary Laderman explains his term "Republicanity." Associate professor Brent Strawn (right) talks about ancient texts and contemporary society. Stories: Running on faith | Divine debate
Emory improves treatment for depression, PTSD
Emory, a recognized leader in mental health research, is pursuing advances in the treatment of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. A new study, led by Emory School of Medicine professor Helen S. Mayberg, shows deep brain stimulation is effective for some types of treatment-resistant depression. Fellow professors Barbara Rothbaum and Ursula Kelly are leading research to help veterans adapt once they have returned home from the front lines.
To lessen the stigma of mental illness, Emory is partnering with the Atlanta Braves to reach out to veterans through the BraveHeart initiative. Watch YouTube video | And Emory is participating in First Lady Michelle Obama's Joining Forces initiative to combat PTSD and traumatic brain injury.
Archives connect student with family history
Emory College of Arts and Sciences senior Christy M. Turner took a study break, clicked on an Emory blog about an old scrapbook, and found an ancestor. "It was very exciting," says Turner (at left in photo). The scrapbook, preserved by the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL), honors the late Rev. Ollie James Turner, an African American minister. The document served as the focus of a recent Turner family reunion, with relatives representing four generations gathering at MARBL.
Rare scrapbooks documenting African American life from 1890-1975 are being preserved with support from a federal grant. African American history is one of the specialties at MARBL, where students, scholars and other visitors can scan more than 800 years of archival documents.
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