About Emory

About Overview

Emory University is an inquiry-driven, ethically engaged and diverse community whose members work collaboratively for positive transformation in the world through courageous leadership in teaching, research, scholarship, health care and social action.

The university is recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts college, superb professional schools and one of the Southeast's leading health care systems.

This is a time of dynamic change on campus, where the future is being guided by an ambitious strategic plan, Where Courageous Inquiry Leads.

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.

Community Spotlight

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$30 million grant to pediatric research

Children's Healthcare

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has received a $30 million grant from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, a charity focused on supporting organizations and programs that benefit children and youth in metro Atlanta. The grant consists of $25 million to help fund a new pediatric research building located on the Emory campus, and the remaining $5 million will support the Marcus Autism Center and its strategic vision of delivering excellence in clinical care, expanding research efforts and advocating for improved outcomes for children with autism and related disorders.

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Community: Emory Healthcare

Faculty Spotlight

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Global health patients

Hubert Dept. of Global Health

HIV specialist Carlos del Rio bridges patients and populations as chair of the Hubert Department of Global Health. Del Rio teaches courses on international infectious diseases and AIDS' public health implications. And he's Emory site leader for the NIH-sponsored HIV Prevention Trials Network, a worldwide collaborative that develops and tests non-vaccine interventions designed to prevent HIV transmission.

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Community: International